Thoroughbred retired racehorse Grassendale Enzo is thriving in his second career in the show jumping arena, turning heads at Grand Prix level in the hands of his 16-year-old rider Sofia Williams.

The public will be given a backstage pass to New Zealand’s horse racing industry this month, with the inaugural National Thoroughbred Week taking place from 20th to the 24th of November.

The speed, agility and intelligence of a thoroughbred is not limited to the racetrack and that will be on full display at the upcoming Canterbury Polo Pony Expo, staged on the 23rd of November at Twelve Oaks Equestrian Centre in Loburn.