Stunt goals fulfilled

EVER since I was a little girl, I have wanted to be a stunt rider. My mum could never afford the expensive (and well-trained) ponies, so we always had the naughty ones that needed training and lots of work. As a result, I have never seen riding as easy and never been taught in an arena (with the safety of fences). My sister’s and my training was on wild ponies on the downs, and I think this is where my love for the more adventure style of riding developed.

When my mum said she was working with Ben Atkinson, I was over the moon. I begged to meet him, but