Equestrian Community Helping To Get Bushfire Victims Back in the Saddle

The equestrian community has rallied together very quickly to help come to the aid of the South Coast Bushfire Victims who’ve lost a lot of their horse riding gear in the recent fires.

A new initiative called the South Coast Horse Gear Donation Drive was launched yesterday on Facebook which only came about via a simple request for help posted to friends.

“This all started with Ash doing a post to her friends asking for anyone to help out her nieces down the South Coast that lost all their horse gear in the Xmas/NY fires. Well it didn't stop at gear for them, it went crazy and we had donations from the amazing equine communities all over Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter Valley. So two girls can only have so much gear so we reached out to all the horse lovers affected by the fires in Southern NSW. This brings us here now, we have so much gear we need YOU to speak up and ask for help - because we are here to help and get you back into the saddle.”

SOURCE: South Coast Horse Gear Donation Drive

If you have any equestrian gear you would like to donate, contact the South Coast horse gear donation drive or get in touch with your local equestrian community as many have already started up a collection drive.

For example, Councillor Emma-Jane Garrow shared this post earlier today showing this outstanding group of dedicated people from The Hawkesbury who have packed the ute and horse float full of donated equestrian gear and are delivering it to the South Coast fire victims tomorrow.

The photos above from their Facebook Page show some of the equestrian gear that has been donated already.

There are so many different ways that the bushfire victims have been impacted and relief efforts like this will be greatly appreciated by the South Coast community.

If you have any equestrian gear you would like to donate, I’m sure there’s still a lot more gear that will be required to help the bushfire victims get back in the saddle.

Congratulations to all involved and well done to all those horse lovers who have already donated towards such an ‘Outstanding show of support’.

I’m sure I speak on behalf of many fellow Aussies when I say that we are all extremely proud of what you’ve done to help those Australians who are in need at this time.

Congrats again. Brilliant effort!

Warm regards

Greg Vincent