This girl wasn’t allowed a horse, so she taught her COW to show jump

The say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but that is absolutely NOT the case for 18-year-old Hannah Simpson.

 

Just another day loving life Lilac jumping about 1 meter. #summer #christmasday #lovinglife #cowgirl #cowriding #nzfarming #farmgirl #cows #brownswiss #summerfun #outdoors #fun #riding #nz #ruralnz #nzfarmer #fedphoto #431am #dairynz #farmersweeklycomp #lifeofafarmer #dairyfarming #southland #lifeoflilac #farmlifeisthebest #redbands

A photo posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Dec 25, 2016 at 2:45am PST

Hannah always wanted a pony, and when her parents refused to get her one, her brother suggested she start riding a cow. (yep, we're serious!)

 

Bush walks with Lilac #lovinglife #cowgirl #nzfarming #farmgirl #cows #brownswiss #summerfun #outdoors #fun #nz #ruralnz #nzfarmer #bushwalks #fedphoto #431am #dairynz #lifeofafarmer #nzbush #dairyfarming #southland #farmlifeisthebest #lifeoflilac #redbands #canterburyclothing

A photo posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Jan 1, 2017 at 3:03pm PST

Seven years ago, Hannah started riding Lilac, who was a calf on her family farm at the time. 

 

Here's a video of Lilac jumping about 1 meter. #lovinglife #cowgirl #cowriding #nzfarming #farmgirl #cows #brownswiss #summerfun #outdoors #fun #riding #nz #ruralnz #nzfarmer #fedphoto #431am #dairynz #countrygirl #farmersweeklycomp #lifeofafarmer #dairyfarming #southland #lifeoflilac #farmlifeisthebest

A video posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Dec 28, 2016 at 1:24am PST

Fast forward to 2017, and Lilac has become somewhat of a jumping pro… and we are obsessed.

 

This cow is totally the best cow ever#cowriding #lovefarming #summer2k16 #brownswiss #nzfarming #cows #summerfun #farmgirl #nz #summer #outdoors #lovefarming #fun #fedphoto #farmersweeklycomp #431am #lifeoflilac #dairyfarming #dairynz #lifeofafarmer #lovinglife

A photo posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Mar 1, 2016 at 10:51pm PST

Hannah posts videos of her and her cow bff on Instagram, where they can be seen jumping over walls and tree trunks. 

 

 #lovinglife #cowgirl #cowriding #nzfarming #farmgirl #cows #jumping #brownswiss #summerfun #outdoors #fun #riding #nz #ruralnz #nzfarmer #431am #dairynz #lifeofafarmer #dairyfarming #southland #farmlifeisthebest #skellerup #redbands #lifeoflilac

A video posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Jan 12, 2017 at 3:55pm PST

The duo also go for rides on the beach, and go galloping in fields… and it's all pretty epic! 

 

 

I love this cow #christmasday #lovinglife #cowgirl #cowriding #nzfarming #farmgirl #cows #brownswiss #summerfun #outdoors #fun #riding #nz #ruralnz #nzfarmer #fedphoto #431am #dairynz #farming #farmersweeklycomp #lifeofafarmer #dairyfarming #southland #lifeoflilac #farmlifeisthebest #summer

A photo posted by Hannah Simpson (@hanney_simpson) on Dec 25, 2016 at 2:55am PST

All of a sudden, we really want a pet cow… anyone else?