Horses
Racing industry hopes for $15m of govt funding
The horse racing industry is a step closer to getting Government funding for several wet weather tracks. As we reported earlier, thirty-million-dollars of contingency funding in the Provincial Growth… Audio
New racecourses to be paid by Provincial Growth Fund
New Zealand First's loyalty to the racing industry has galloped beyond tax breaks for good looking race horses to include not one but several all-weather race tracks for the industry. Racing Minister… Audio
Horses show unbridled enthusiasm for Bach
Watch a stable of horses being treated to the a-mare-zing sounds of Bach. Video
Lotto's humble millionaire
When Lou Te Keeti won 10.3 million dollars in the Lotto Powerball this year, he made a couple of unlikely decisions - one was to go public, and the other was to stay put. There have been no lavish… Audio
Winners and losers of the Melbourne Cup
British horse Rekindling has won the 2017 Melbourne Cup - the first Cup victory for Australian jockey Corey Brown. Anthony Niterl from the TAB joins Checkpoint live. Audio
British horse Rekindling wins Melbourne Cup
Horse racing personality Des Coppins talks to John Campbell from the Melbourne Cup, where Rekindling broke the mould, winning the race. Audio
War horses immortalised
A full-size statue of a horse leaning down to sniff its fallen rider's hat will commemorate the role of the animals in war.
Horses' role in WWI commemorated in Hamilton
The role of the horse in war is to be finally commemorated with a statue in Hamilton. New Zealand sent 8,000 horses to the South African War and 10,000 to the First World War. Of that number, one… Audio
Wild horses couldn't drag her away
With her two sisters, writer and photographer Kelly Wilson made wild Kaimanawa horses a household name via the TV series Keeping up with the Kaimanawas. She says it's time the Australian public began… Audio, Gallery
Horses invited inside during Hurricane Irma
Video of two horses brought inside to weather Hurricaine Irma safely in Florida has been viewed more than two million times. Video, Audio
Casino and school fraudster sent to jail
Tessa Grant, 41, stole and defrauded her employers to feed an equestrian, was today sentenced to seven years and eight months in jail. Video, Audio
Do you understand your dog?
Dogs are complex, social animals who are better at reading us than we are at reading them, says veterinarian and author Paul McGreevy. Audio
Woman injured by tourist driver calls sentence a joke
Journalist Karen Rutherford says the disqualified driving sentence given to a man who hit her while out riding her horse is redundant as he will soon return to China. Peng Wang was also ordered to pay… Audio
On The Wagon
The 25th Goldfields Cavalcade kicks off on Saturday. Coordinator Terry Davies says nearly 500 participants will trek over Central Otago's high country on horseback, by carriage and on foot, all aiming… Audio
David Livingstone Smith: creepiness
Kim Hill talks to Dr David Livingstone Smith, professor in philosophy at the University of New England, director of the Human Nature Project, and author of the 2011 book, Less Than Human. He wrote A… Audio
Andrew Froggatt, The Horse Whisperer
Andrew Froggatt uses his unique talent of horse whispering to get the animals to teach people about their own behaviour, with stunning results. He speaks to Lynn Freeman about his business Lead the… Audio
Dressage downer
A type of equestrian noseband is causing animal welfare concerns in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics. An Australian study has highlighted the stress response of horses fitted with restrictive 'crank'… Audio
Shoeing horses
Jason Wood's a farrier (and ex-cowboy!) based in Manawatu. We join him on his daily rounds, ensuring the region's horses stay well shod. Audio, Gallery
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: three Newbery winners
Kim Hill talks to Kate De Goldi about children's books Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson, and The War That Saved My Life by… Audio
Fort McMurray Wild Fires Are Horror for Horses
Clearwater Horse Club scrambled to find enough vehicles to evacuate over 100 horses, as fires sweeping through Northern Alberta came close to the equestrian centre where they lived. Some horses that… Audio