A young disabled girl will soon be able to take her dog for a walk and look after her pony thanks to generous family and friends raising money for a wheelchair that can cope with all terrains.

Issy Rose, seven, has quadriplegia, a severe form of cerebral palsy, and needs a wheelchair to get around but her current chair struggles on mud and grass.

It means she cannot bring Dolly the pony in from her field in Cobham or walk her best friend, chihuahua Elsa, anywhere that is not paved.

Earlier in the year we reported that a group was preparing to climb Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, to raise £9,800 for a custom-built all-terrain electric wheelchair, made by Alex Thomas of Access4Wheelchairs.

On Sunday they trekked to the summit and back in six hours, collecting £150 in donations up there and bringing the total raised to more than £6,000.

They can now put down a £5,000 deposit for the wheelchair.

On the same day, Mr Thomas rode almost to the top of the mountain in one of his chairs to demonstrate how it works.

Kerrie Owen, who owns Knightsplace Farm Equestrian Centre in Cobham, where Issy rides, took part in the expedition, organised by her husband, Mark.

She said: “It was hard but we all did it. It was 20 degrees
and absolutely beautiful.

“Issy is a very happy girl, nothing gets her down.”

Issy’s brother, Samuel, 17, who also climbed Snowdon, raised an additional £110 doing a sponsored leg wax at Tantalize Salon, Dene Holm Road, Northfleet, owned by Mr and Mrs Owen.

Mum Tracey Rose, who lives with her family in Rochester, said: “Dolly and Elsa are Issy’s best friends. She helps groom Dolly with her better arm and has a little plastic broom she tries to sweep the stable with. But she can’t get Dolly in from the field or take Elsa for a walk in the woods.

“She also can’t go on some school trips, for example to Capstone Farm Country Park.

“Horse riding has really helped Issy and she can now sit up unaided on the floor, due to having to hold herself up in the saddle.

“It’s so nice everyone is doing this for her.”