Horsezone.com.au - Full article
Published on Friday, September 30, 2011 in General
Kids who have horses and ponies are usually a little tougher than your average teenager!
The thought of spending more time with their beloved mate, camping out under the stars and bonding with their “best- horse-friend” is irresistible. So when the idea came about for a ride to Kalgoorlie along the Golden Pipeline these four friends jumped at the chance.
Holly Bongers, Larissa Cooney, Bessie Traylen & Maddy King are all members of the Wooroloo Horse and Pony Club, a small club, in the Perth Hills. All the kids have been close to cancer at some stage in their 14 years and it was decided to make something that they love to do, into a fundraiser for the WA Cancer Council.
The girls asked Kylie Martin, a good friend and mentor, to come on board. Kylie is an endurance rider and also has a business in horse massage, Kyanna Equestrian – Healing Hands for Healing Horses.
Kylie is a huge influence on the girls and is extremely supportive of each and every one of them. She is teaching them about caring for an endurance horse, not a pony club horse, and how to rise to the challenge of so many days in the saddle...
read more here:
http://horsezone.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-or-bust-endurance-ride-raising-funds-for-cancer-victims-1685/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Australia: Queensland endurance riding season off to a ’stirling’ start
NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article 16/03/2024 Erle Levey It was like the first day back at school as Queensland endurance horse riders st...
-
Inside.fei.org 17 December 2020 The FEI Board took a series of key decisions on allocation, cancellation, and reopening of bids for FEI C...
-
WAM.ae 02/09/2023 CASTELSAGRAT, France, 2nd September, 2023 (WAM) – The UAE Saturday won the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young R...
-
StandleeForage.com - Beyond the Barn Podcast - Listen New Beyond the Barn Podcast Episode Episode 67: The Longest & Toughest Horse R...
No comments:
Post a Comment