We purchased a horse today, who is 11 years old, stands 16.2, and is named Silver because he is a gorgeous dark bay except for a silver diamond on his forehead. He is being re-homed from New Zealand's Motutapu Island, in the Hauraki gulf, because the department of conservation is having all non-native animals removed and is restoring it to a reserve. Below is a picture of the island:
More information can be found at:http://www.motutapu.org.nz/
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motutapu_Island
'My lovely lovely lovely horse', Copyright Channel 4, Father Ted
The most prestigious horse trials are the Badminton Trials. Badminton House is also famous, as it is one of the better English exampls of Carolingian architecture:
Willowbrook Park also has the local branch of Riding for the Disabled (RDANZ) near by. Please check out their website of all the good work that they do.
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