Follow UK Investment Immigration to learn about life in the UK: For dog owners, a daily routine involves taking their dogs for a walk. However, for Elizabeth Cullen, who lives in Whalley Range, Manchester, it is a different story. She walks two miniature ponies while riding a small motorcycle.
According to the Daily Mail on April 26, Cullen, 59, previously participated in various competitions as a long-distance rider but had to give up her competitive career due to being overweight. To continue enjoying time with horses, Cullen purchased two miniature ponies for about £8,500 from a stud farm. Since then, she has frequently taken her 8-year-old Tinkerbell and 12-year-old Jezebel to nursing homes and charitable organizations. Due to their small size, Cullen cannot ride them like a typical rider, so she came up with the idea of riding a small motorcycle to walk the ponies. Now, Cullen on her motorcycle alongside the ponies has become a unique sight in the area. Local adults and children particularly enjoy watching Cullen walk the ponies, especially during Christmas when she dresses her ponies as reindeer to mimic the arrival of Santa Claus.
In addition to the two miniature ponies, Cullen also has five pet dogs. Cullen says, “Every morning, it is these lovely animals that motivate me to get out of bed.”
