Billie Faiers has defended her decision to buy her eight-year-old daughter a horse. The former The Only Way is Essex star revealed over the weekend that Nelly had become the proud owner of her own horse saying that she and her husband Greg Shepherd had "made our little ladies dreams come true."
She shared a string of snaps of the schoolgirl beaming alongside her new four-legged friend after finding a love for horse riding, which has featured in the family's ITVBe reality show, The Family Diaries.
"Welcome to the Shepherd family Bambi… Today we made our little ladies dreams come true," Billie penned alongside the sweet snaps. "Horse riding has become one of the biggest parts of Nelly’s life, she has learnt so much over the past few years and become more confident, and most importantly made the most wonderful friends.