Horses at home in the suburbs
Horses grazing lustily in a lush meadow with a river running through it seems like a perfect rural scene. Except that it takes place in the middle of suburbia, opposite Delta Park in Craighall Park. I have seen these horses for some time, when I ride my mountain bike along the tranquil Braamfontein Spruit. I have wondered where they are stabled, so last month I followed them home. I cycled over the bridge, and up the path to Marlborough Avenue behind them, and they clop-clopp