Horses
Terry King and the Anzac 100 Years 100 Horses Ride
Country musician, director and returned serviceman, Terry King from The Peaks in North Canterbury is organising a special Anzac day event called the Anzac 100 Years 100 Horses ride. Audio
War Report - 2 November
While the public supplied funds for motorcars and motorcycles to be bought for the Main Body, the army relied on horses for transport. Percy Lowndes and another veteran recall the shipping of the… Audio
Horse racing industry under pressure
Andrew McRae explores the horse racing industry and what it needs to survive Video, Audio
Playing Favourites with the Topp Twins
Jools and Lynda Topp have been performing as the Topp Twins for over thirty years, and go on tour across New Zealand in October and November with The Grand Ole Topp'ry show. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Mongol Derby
Chloe Phillips-Harris is a horse riding adventurer. Last year she did the gruelling Mongol Derby, and this year she went back for seconds, but this time as a helper. She's also ventured to meet some… Audio
Spectrum Sunday 13 July
A group of Kaimanawa horses, which once roamed wild over the Central Plateau, are proving how adaptable they can be by learning to bow, use a seesaw and perform to music. With these skills, Robin… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien discusses Horse with Hat by Marty Smith, and Edwin's Egg & Other Poetic Novellas by Cilla McQueen Audio
Mongol Derby horse race
Kawakawa resident Chloe Phillips-Harris loves horses so much that she is going to compete in the 1000km Mongol Derby horse race across Mongolia to raise money for two charities. Chloe will be racing… Audio
Weta horses
Weta Digital, the people who did the special effects in Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Avatar, approached Massey University vets to try and create the most realistic horses possible for a movie… Audio
Open Wide
Equine Dentist Warwick Behrns spends his days working on the mouths of horses, donkeys and sometimes even zebras. He says when he's watching horses race, he can tell immediately which ones have dental… Audio
Turning lives Around
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes heads into Canterbury's iconic high country in search of a horse trek run by the Christchurch based 180 Degrees Trust, that operates development programmes for teenagers who have… Audio
The Last Colonial
Doug Wallace uses horses to pull a bush-tram through his plantations near Taupo. Audio
Kids' Favourite Things - Ailsa
Ailsa is a fan of horses, glow worms and drawing fairies and mermaids. Audio
A Horse of Course
In summer months, all over the country, horse riders gather to trek over farmland and bush paths for anything from two days, to a week or more. Country Life joins 23 keen individuals who are part of… Audio
Mongol Derby
Its a long way from Taranaki to the steppes of Mongolia, and its a long way across the steppes of Mongolia when you're on the back of a horse. But that's where Neeta Burnside will be journeying to… Audio