HORSE TALES

Winter’s ears prick forwards. This champion racehorse stands still, tail swishing, every sense straining. But instead of crowds cheering and starter’s orders, he is listening to a white rhino, trundling out of the bush onto the sandy track ahead.

Winter (racing name Winter’s Night) was formerly Zimbabwe’s champion racehorse of the year. Now in his retirement, he is enjoying a new life helping to protect South Africa’s rhino.

Rhino Revolution, a Hoedspruitbased NGO, is uniquely using