11/09/2026
Remembering Paul “Trendy” Anisy ❤️
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to a much-loved and highly valued member of the Majestic Horse Floats family, Paul “Trendy” Anisy, who passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, surrounded by his loving family.
Trendy was part of the Majestic family for more than 20 years, first joining Inter-Island Horse Transport before coming across to Majestic when John Kenny purchased the business in 2007. Apart from a brief break in 2011 to help with the demolition work following the Christchurch earthquakes, he remained a familiar and much-loved face behind the wheel right through to recent years.
And what a character he was.
Trendy’s love of horses began when he was a child and stayed with him throughout his life. Before becoming a full-time horse truck driver, he spent more than 29 years as a police officer, but it was horses that ultimately led him down a different road. He started helping around the stables for trainer Eddie Cowie, happily hosing horses, giving them plenty of love and cuddles, and eventually getting the opportunity to drive the horse trucks.
Once he got a taste for it, he was hooked.
For Trendy, it was never simply a job. He genuinely loved the horses, the people he met along the way and being part of the racing community. He was always willing to put his hand up for a run and was well liked by both his fellow staff and the many clients he came to know over the years. His kind and gentle manner with horses was obvious to everyone who worked alongside him.
He was also, quite simply, Trendy.
The nickname came from his younger days when he was always turning up in the latest “trendy” clothes- something he certainly carried into his working life. He was always immaculately dressed, particularly on race day, and apparently had a special love for going home to catch up on his ironing!
And while he was kind and caring, Trendy certainly had a fiery side. Leanne, who had worked alongside Trendy through his many years with Inter-Island and Majestic, remembers that he had one particularly famous phrase for when things weren’t going his way- and those who knew him can probably hear it in their heads right now! It became such a part of his character that Leanne eventually had it embroidered on a cap for him. He was absolutely chuffed with it.
That was Trendy- caring, passionate, occasionally fiery, always memorable, and never short of a story.
Away from the trucks and horses, he enjoyed pool, karaoke and the occasional rum. He was also a very talented tennis player. In 1972, Paul and three friends set a Guinness World Record for the longest tennis game, playing for an incredible 52 hours and two minutes.
Most importantly, Trendy was a family man and a good friend. He spoke proudly of his children and grandchildren, and over the years formed many genuine friendships through his work. When his health began to fail, the care and support shown to him by so many of his clients, colleagues and friends was a testament to the impact he had made on the people around him.
Paul was a much-loved Dad, brother, Poppy, Great-Poppy, Uncle and friend, and will be deeply missed by his family and by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him.
After a lifetime of loving horses and spending so many years travelling the roads for the racing industry, it seems fitting that his family described his next journey so beautifully:
“With his lifelong love of horse racing, he's now off to his final race meet, where the horses are always racing and the sun is always shining.”
Rest peacefully, Trendy. Thank you for the years of service, the stories, the laughs, the occasional dramas, and most of all, for the kindness and care you showed to so many people and horses along the way.
