Kate quickly followed in her mum's footsteps starting to ride on Dylan the donkey and competing at local shows in fancy dress as 'Noddy and Big Ears'. To this day we still laugh about the lady who could see Noddy but not Big Ears!
It all began over 75yrs ago with Peggy's first pony. A subsequent lifetime with horses has left a firm love and appreciation of many native breeds, not least the Shetland.
Her first pony was Shetland cross Doodle, who provided a somewhat 'spirited' introduction to both hunting and the show ring. Although it was many years before Shetlands became a part of life again the rest, as they say, is history