We say that a dog is man’s best friend. But what about horses?

In M Magazine, out tomorrow with The Times, Andrea Faye Christians saddles up at the Mounted Police Section. Not only does she learn the history of this oldest branch of the police force but she also gets to witness first hand the loving relationship between man and horse.

Having lived and painted in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, for a decade, self-taught artist Alain Despert has chosen Malta as his new home and opened his studio in Valletta. First discovered by Town And Country magazine, Despert has gained worldwide acclaim and exhibited his works alongside those of Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein.

Find out all about Despert in this issue of M, which also includes an interview with promising boxer Haithem Laamouz, access to Steve Hili’s photo album and Manuel Dimech’s lost writings, besides many other great features and stories.

Readers will also be given the chance of winning a new Canon Powershot A2300.

M magazine is designed by MediaMaker Limited and printed by Progress Press Limited, both members of the Allied Group. Its editor is Stanley Borg.