Leona's surprise birthday gift, a pony

London (ANI): Leona Lewis friends gave her a rather 'galloping" surprise present for her birthday a sponsored horse.

The 'Bleeding Love" hit-maker"s parents, mates and boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa travelled all the way to LA to give her a surprise on her big day. They, then took the thrilled singer to a Thai restaurant, and gave her a sponsored horse as a gift.

"Leona is besotted with horses. It's a bit pricey to splash out one of her own so they did the next best thing and donated money to sponsor one for her in LA," The Mirror quoted a pal as saying. The friend added: “She was overwhelmed by everyone's efforts."