Former Spice girl Victoria Beckham enraged the internet after posting a happy photo of her daughter, Harper, horse-riding with a crown shaved onto the pony's hair.

She shared a snap of and captioned it:

"Riding in the sunshine ☀ kisses from Harper and her prince 🐎 x #mummytime x"





However, Harper's pony had a crown shaved into its hair - prompting mixed reaction from social media users, many speculated that the crown had been cruelly branded onto the animal.





One user wrote:

"Is this horse branded with hot iron?! 😱😱😱😱 I don't know if is the case, but if it is this is so cruel!"

Another wrote:

"Poor poor horse you are disgusting shame on you."

Another wrote:

"What 😶 in the hell is that ?!! Oh Lord , poor horse 🐴 Stupid Rich people 🤦🏻‍♀️ a crown 👑? Really !"

Referring to the Harper's pony, Prince, another angry user wrote:

"Poor prince . What is that crown 😡😡😡😡😡."

In the 43-year-old's defense some wrote:

"IT'S SHAVED HAIR NOT A BRAND. Y'all people dumb as hell."

Another wrote:

"If you knew anything about horses you'd know it's not a brand, just shaved hair."