Mum-of-five Penny Palmer has always loved horses - but never in a million years did she think her dream would one day materialise and make her a living.
Unemployed for nine years, busy raising her children, setting a business was the last thing on 39-year-old Penny’s mind. Being unemployed meant that Penny has regular contact with her local Jobcentre, and it is here that the fairytale started to take form. During one consultation, Penny confided her dream to Jane Simpson, a New Deal for Lone Parents adviser.
“After nine years of caring …

Hands up all those who bemoan the fact that people these days just turn a blind eye when someone is in trouble! well now we have a good example of someone going out of their way to help, and then getting punished for it!
It was a random act of kindness that should have been rewarded.
But Julie Colclough’s decision to help an injured pensioner ended up costing her £100.
The 27-year-old doctor had arrived early to catch a train when she saw an elderly man fall outside the station.
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No Government reforms can ‘make good the evil’ that happened to Baby P, Children’s Secretary Ed Balls said today.
He was speaking on GMTV this morning as the government prepares to put forward legislation to protect vulnerable children.
It follows the case of Baby P who died after suffering more than 50 injuries.
Mr Balls is expected to install new bosses in the crisis-hit department in Haringey when an urgent inquiry is completed into the toddler’s violent death.
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Concern is growing over the safety of a mother who fled with her five daughters after learning they may be taken into care.
Natalie Bracht, 35, vanished from her home in Sunderland along with her children aged between five and 13.
Miss Bracht, who suffers from a personality disorder, was told she would almost certainly lose them after medical experts expressed concern for their welfare while in her care.
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Hmmm… well who said getting old means you have to dress like a granny anywway, but there is showing cleavage and there is showing cleavage!
Her TV career is on a definite high. But when it comes to Lorraine Kelly’s necklines, just how low can she go?
The presenter left little to the imagination as she showed off rather more of her decolletage than usual in a plunging white gown.
She was appearing at the Bafta Scotland Awards, in Glasgow,  where she collected the prize for most popular presenter.
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