Youngest jockey lands sponsorship deal
The worlds youngest show-jumper has landed a sponsorship deal - at the age of four.Arron Butterfield first sat on his pony aged 18 months, won his first riding-show prize aged two and received over 25 rosettes in 2007.
Now he has achieved what many show-jumpers dream of, a sponsorship deal which will see him receive thousands of pounds over the next ten years.
Arron if often in competitions against people twice his age and can jump, canter and trot on his pony "Pickles" - all without any assistance.He has been practising show-jumping throughout the winter, and hopes to compete in as many as he can of the 25 contests around the country this year.
Pickles, a Welsh mountain pony, is 11.2 hands, and Arron hopes to ride him for three or four more years.
The first of Arron's sponsorship money has gone on buying a horse trailer worth £3,000.
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