Horse owner at odds with equestrian centre

Lester Cochrane with his horses Bonnie (left) and Jack at the Dunstan Equestrian Centre. PHOTO: CARYS TROTTER A veteran gold miner, who owns two horses with a combined age nearly as old as him, says a disease caused by over-irrigation nearly killed one of them, forcing him to spend $5000 over the past two months to keep the animal alive.