Everything Horse magazine Everything Horse magazine, September 2015 | Page 16

Lilly Ahern Going Places! There are times raw talent is there for all to see. Is it due to the family genes? Is it due to starting to ride when so very young? Who knows, both are certainly true for Lilly Ahern-Lee, the Black Country Saddles sponsored tot with a big personality. A t just three-years-old Lilly Ahern-Lee already has a fan base! With her Lead Rein Show Hunter Pony – Caridines Little Lord - she has taken the show season by storm and captured the hearts of many spectators around the ringside. Certainly full of life and with her own character, it was her personality that also secured her sponsorship from Black Country Saddles. Lilly makes regular visits to their stand at the shows where she chats away with owner Wendy Hartley who couldn’t resist supporting this tiny talent. Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Lilly is a member of Team Ahern, well known for their successful Aireview Equestrian Centre and she has many people to turn to for advice not least her mum Alex and auntie Kirsty who leads her in the ring. Says Kirsty: “We decided from the outset it might be better if I was on the end of the lead rein as maybe she would focus more with her auntie doing the running.” With Caridines Little Lord and her other pony the Lead Rein Show Pony Barkway Sweet William - turned out to perfection in their Poppy Black Country Saddles, it was then down to Alex to 16 source riding attire that would fit Lilly for the season. “We had