Matilda the mule meets her namer after competition

A newborn mule has its own identity after being given a new name in a competition held by Waitrose Brackley.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th May 2016, 10:40 BST
Updated 4th May 2016, 13:34 BST
Competition winner Miya Walton (10) to name newborn mule foal Matilda. Pictured with mum Tina Walton, Jacqueline Cavalla and Helen Goldstein NNL-160205-195942009Competition winner Miya Walton (10) to name newborn mule foal Matilda. Pictured with mum Tina Walton, Jacqueline Cavalla and Helen Goldstein NNL-160205-195942009
Competition winner Miya Walton (10) to name newborn mule foal Matilda. Pictured with mum Tina Walton, Jacqueline Cavalla and Helen Goldstein NNL-160205-195942009

Waitrose staff member Helen Goldstein, who is currently writing a book about horse whispering, owns a donkey and a horse on her farm in Hinton-in-the-Hedges, which have recently given birth to a mule.

The branch ran a competition inviting the children of staff members to name the mule, which was won by 10-year-old Miya Walton, who named her Matilda.

Miya also won a toy mule and got a chance to meet Matilda.