Giddy up! Cat loves taking countryside treks on the back of a pony

Like something straight from a Disney movie, this is the amazing moment that a cat giddied up on the back of a pony for a scenic countryside ride.

Despite being the unlikeliest of duos, Comet the Pony enjoys pairing up with Louis the cat as the two four-legged friends go on treks near their home in Devon.

The adorable video was shot by professional horse trainer Emma Massingale, who often finds the two friends nuzzling up together after a day’s riding.

Emma has owned Comet, a five-year-old Connemara Pony, for three years and Louis, a six-year-old Siamese cat, for about a year.

She filmed the video in woodland about 10 miles from her home in Holsworthy, North Devon.

In the video, the loveable pair are seen hanging in the stables before Louis jumps on Comet’s back as they head out on a walk.

They are seen on a leisurely stroll through woodland, crossing a bridge and tackling a stream before eventually heading home.

Emma, 35, said: ‘It all started when I was riding Comet and I would just tap my leg and Louis would jump on.

‘Now all I have to do is tap Comet’s back and Louis is straight there. He doesn’t need anymore encouragement than that.

‘Louis rides whenever he likes really, sometimes just in the arena sometimes he comes out for a longer wander.

‘He is a bit of a fare weather rider though as doesn’t like riding in the rain.’

Describing their loveable friendship, Emma said: ‘I often find them nuzzling up together. I think horses like cats because they’re so playful but Comet really likes Louis.

‘It’s nice for them to be able to take in the scenery together and Louis is really confident up there.

‘When he has had enough he’ll just jump off. People often do a double take when they see him out but lots don’t notice him, until he meows.’

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Emma is also the first British person to have developed a language that is so well understood by horses that she can communicate with herds at anyone time and can carry out complex exercises and manoeuvres working as a team.

‘I have had horses all my life, my godmother gave me my first pony at six months old, a welsh mountain pony called Minnie’, Emma said.

‘Like many young girls I started riding before I could walk.’