Here’s me with my best friend, Yogi. He’s a long-haired German shepherd and a real character. He’s very bright and very silly all at the same time. You could say he’s the class clown!

 

This is Yogi as a puppy with my old German shepherd named Layla. My sweet Layla has passed away now, but she was the inspiration for my latest book called Saving Sam which HarperCollins are publishing next year. I’ll tell you more about that when it comes out.

Our foster daughters playing on their ponies at Mount Maunganui beach. The pony on the left is Flame. She’s actually a Kaimanawa pony who was captured from the wild. She’s a real darling, and not wild at all now. She loves kids and getting a big fuss.

Here’s a band of Kaimanawa wild horses roaming free. They were happy to watch me drive up in my 4WD, but as soon as I hopped out they galloped off.

This is me on my big horse, Barney. We love trekking along the beach together. I write most of my stories in my head on his back! He’s very patient.