Horses

Eleven rare equine breeds, including the only black Percheron in the country, are on display in a quiet and sunny corner of the Canterbury A&P Showgrounds. Audio

Having previously explored musical depictions of chickens, goats, cats and dogs on Nine to Noon, this week it behooves Ian Chapman to turn his attention to horses. In doing so he finds… Audio

Hitching posts are long gone from the Manawatū town of Feilding.

But the clip clop of horses hooves returned to its centre today as part of a campaign to ensure riders aren't forgotten in plans for… Video, Audio

Dedicated horseman Hone Smythe can usually be found guiding tourists through the Tongariro National Park on horseback. Now he's now putting his experience into a new project, working with inmates at… Audio

A proposal to rein in horses roaming a small eastern Bay of Plenty town has some residents gee'd up.

Hoiho have been wandering freely in Ōpōtiki for years, but the council recently proposed stamping… Audio

A touch of the wild west has the East Coast town of Ōpotiki contemplating a horse ban.

Overwhelmed with the number of horses roaming the streets, councillors this week voted to stop them grazing on… Video, Audio

Life in the four storey Residence of the Ambassador of Spain to Argentina - her husband Javier Sandomingo - is a world away from Megan Adams' upbringing in rural Southland. She's Calling Home this… Audio, Gallery

Last month thoroughbreds, station hacks and ponies were saddled up for the annual horse races at Castlepoint Beach. The races started back in 1872 and apart from wartime and stormy years when the… Video, Audio

Southern woman Casey Evans has managed to combine her love of horses and music into a truly unique career. After travelling the world working as a horse trainer in the US, Australia and Canada, she's… Audio

People tend to think of the Kaimanawa ferals when the subject of wild horses in New Zealand comes up, but there is a significantly larger number of wild horses in Northland. Kelly Wilson's new book… Audio

Ilana Cheiban has managed to figure out how to use wool to make traditional reins called Mecates. She talks to Jesse about how she's developed her craft.  Audio

Richard Logan has buried "anything on two legs or more" – from emus, huge bulls and llamas to racehorses, Clydesdales, sheep, donkeys and dogs. Audio

Sir Michael Morpurgo's best known book, War Horse, comes to life on the stage for the first time in New Zealand this month. Audio