Jet was a Shetland pony owned by the McCartney family and was one of the inspirations for the 1973 Wings hit song “Jet.” These photographs were taken near Abbey Road Studios in London, where The Beatles famously shot their album cover in 1969. The McCartneys were at the studio during this period.
The photos were notably used by their daughter, Mary McCartney, as one of the key images in her 2022 documentary about Abbey Road Studios, If These Walls Could Sing. She has mentioned that the images of her mother, Linda, with the pony on the crossing was a special inspiration for her.
“Jet was our pony for a very long time,” Mary said. “He was named after the song. He was a feisty little pony who we rode and loved. But it all comes back. I mean, that’s a very unusual photo. And I loved the idea that by doing this documentary, I have been able to show the world one of my favorite photographs, which is my mother taking our pony across the zebra crossing to the studio. I just think it shows her character to a T and what a rule-breaker she was.”
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