HORSE AND RIDER
PHOTOGRAPHY: AMY WHITE MEDIA
MEET XOLANI MKHULO (SIMON) S
imon (Xolani Mkhulo) is 55 years old and works at La Belle Ferm in Drummond, KZN. Simon has been working with horses since 1991; that’s 32 years dedicated to equines! Simon says,
I grew up on the farm with my mother, and this is where I started loving to work with the animals, and that is why I am working with the horses now. Simon began his career as a work rider for Des Edges and loved riding the young horses. His favourite horse at La Belle Farms is Ave Mari, a Saratoga Warmblood mare. He tells us,
Maria understands me, and I understand her.
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