Holly, who lives in Burgess Hill and is a pupil at London Meed School, and her horse Jasper were sharing a tender moment and Holly's mum, Emily, thought it would make a perfect picture.

They then entered the picture into a competition run by Pony Magazine which offered a range of Bluechip horse products for Jasper and the chance to feature in the company's advertising campaign.

Emily said: "We just sent it in on the off chance as we thought it was a great photo and it's not something you can catch every day.
"Holly wrote a few words about Jasper, how he was cute, caring and cuddly. We didn't think we would win."

Holly was delighted when she opened the letter. She said: "I shouted out 'I have won'. I was really excited because it gets put in all the magazines in the world. It is really cool and a great achievement."

Jasper and Holly will soon be attending a photo shoot to create more shots for the advertising campaign.