A young and new local equestrian combination has beaten the odds and will compete for New Zealand this year.
Phoebe Burns, 12, and her pony Beau have been selected for the FEI Children's International Classics after only competing together for six months.
"I wasn't aiming for it this year with a new pony but because I went from jumping 1.2m to the Pony Grand Prix I decided to enter just because I could."
Phoebe got the response she never expected making the team of four as the youngest combination with the second best results.
She is the only girl from Hawke's Bay to compete in the 12-14 years age group.