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Based in Ōtaki, Beachbrook Stables specialises in beach treks.
His name was Coup and he was the kind of gorgeous you couldn’t make up: liquid brown eyes, ridiculously long lashes and skin the colour of lightly toasted chestnuts. I know it’s rude to stare, but I couldn’t help it; two minutes after meeting Coup, I was ready to take him home. Sadly I couldn’t because: a) Coup is a horse who already has a loving owner, and b) despite having a father obsessed with horses – the sort that run really fast in the 3.30pm at Ellerslie – I know very little about these majestic creatures.