Although not strictly an achievement in May, seven-year-old Princess Penny, or Annia Aurelia (Marcus Aurelius x Bint Zaehaebi) to give this mare her full name, excelled herself as a show pony at the Midland Arab Group Spring Show at the end of April.

The twenty-second edition of Spain’s most important international show, the Arabes&Co, took place past 14th and 15th May at the Centro Ecuestre La Gerencia premises in Mioño, in Cantabria, North of Spain.

Beon Alla Czar Earns The Horse of Course High Score Award at 2016 Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Lead Photo: Catherine Brown...

This feature first appeared in The Arabian Magazine in September 2012, and the cover remains in my favourite Top Ten covers.  The vibrant chestnut colt...