Pukekohe horsewoman Clare McGowan travelled the world with Olympians and their horses before emigrating to New Zealand. Here she continued her practice as a horse physiotherapist and ultimately ventured into harness racing. Animal wellbeing, meeting and marrying her husband Dave and the way in which a pony helped a young boy regain his speech which
Claire Bird’s love for racing, formed when she emerged as the strapper for champion mare Sunline and more than two decades on from her famous back-to-back Cox Plate victories, her love for the famous Kiwi still shines through.