Not even Covid-19 could get between Ashley Te Weri and her beloved animals.
The Whanganui born and bred self-confessed large animal lover has long leaned toward leisure horses, although does own a miniature horse that runs alongside her three traditional-size hacks she uses mainly for trekking.
"I've always loved large animals, especially horses even though I'm a city girl," Te Weri confessed.
"One of my wider family is involved in dairy farming and one day I witnessed a cow being artificially inseminated and thought I'd love to work in a job like that.
"I signed up in the Level 5 RAT (Rural Animal Technician) course with AGC Training here in Whanganui to help with my application to train as an AB (Artificial Breeding) technician with LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation).