Members of the Sapphire Coast Horse Trail Riders – an ATHRA affiliated club located in and around Merimbula – have volunteered to host the 2019 annual Ride with Pride Charity Horse Ride event.
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In doing so they will be raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation with all money raised to assist people with blood-related cancer.
The event will be giving up to 50 horse rider enthusiasts the chance to bring a four-legged friend to Ride with Pride for seven days on a charity horse ride at Mila near Bombala. This is the first time this event has travelled so far south.
Tony Hart, president of the Sapphire Coast Horse Trail Riders, is one of two organisers who have been involved with staging this event for the past eight years. The event is staged annually at a different regional location. Past events have been held at Upper Manilla, Scone, Canyonleigh, Adjungbilly and Nerrandera.
The event has so far raised over $300,000 for the Cancer Council and the Leukaemia Foundation charities.
Mr Hart said he and co-organiser De'hanne Keir had been looking for a charity to support which could make a real difference to regional families, and to this end, all monies raised go directly to regional families experiencing the demands of this disease.
“People can enjoy a riding experience of their life with seven days of breathtaking scenery and great company,” Mr Hart said.
Ride with Pride is a fully catered week-long event including nightly entertainment from March 23-30, 2019. It is being held at the Mila Livestock Learning and Equine Events Centre. The venue is owned by Keith and Sophie Campbell who have been generous in allowing the use of the property for the 2019 event.
Riders have two options to choose from in how they would like to experience the beautiful trails each day.
“The Walk and Talk group is for those who want to walk and talk most of the time, the second group is the Banter and Canter group which is somewhat at a faster pace. People can change groups whenever they choose,” Mr Hart said.
To register for the event, visit www.ridewithpride.com.au. Alternatively a form can be emailed to you by contacting Tony Hart on elaine.tony1@bigpond.com or info.ridwwithpride@gmail.com.
There is also a Facebook page called Ride with Pride Australia where more information can be found.
