Words and photography by Glenys Lilley Lead Photograph: Engage MI Champion Yearling Gelding Mulawa Arabians Well, Sydney put on its best heat wave weather for East Coast...

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.