Doncaster animal lover has this zebra as a pet - and he's best friends with her donkey

Bev Griffiths, who runs Equine Dreams Equestrian Centre near Bawtry, purchased the majestic black and white mammal from a racing trainer last year.

Since then the 13.3-hand high animal has made himself fully at home, thanks to Bev's care and his best friend Jenny, a donkey, from whom he is inseparable.

Post-lockdown up to three groups a day will be able to visit Ziggy in his stable, where visitors will be able to pet him and even feed him his favourite food.

Bev thinks her star attraction is the tamest zebra in Britain.

Zebras are native to the grasslands of Africa but it's thought Ziggy was born in Belgium before being brought to the UK by racing trainer Bill Turner as a foal.

According to news reports from the time, he wanted to learn how to ride a zebra like a horse.

Bev fulfilled a lifelong dream last year when she bought Ziggy and she hopes that one day she will be able to ride him too.

She said: “When I open the barn doors and see him, it’s amazing, just breath-taking.

“I’ve put hours and hours of training into him, but he’s not a horse with stripes.

“It’s phenomenal how far we’ve come. At the beginning I couldn’t get anywhere near him.

“We’ve just grown together. He’s chilled and relaxed.

“I’m so proud of him – he is something special.”