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Another Canberra horse paddock faces uncertain future as growing city prompts review of use of prime land

Isabelle keeps her horse Cody in the Hackett Horse Paddock, and doesn't want to see it absorbed into a nearby nature reserve. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)

Most days, Isabelle makes the short drive from her house in Canberra's north to the nearby paddocks where her beloved 31-year-old quarter horse Cody is seeing out his "retirement" years.

The Hackett government paddocks are a place for Isabelle to unwind from the stresses of her day while catching up with the other riders she has befriended.

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