Cathy Lowther, of Invercargill, pats horse Jack in Orepuki at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Amilea Sparrow (15) leads horse Kash, and Maree Macdonald leads horse Minty, both of Invercargill, at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Olivia Braven leads horse Hamish, Stacey Poole leads horse Stella and Hannah Keelty leads horse Zak, all of Invercargill, at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Helenna Charlson (left), of Balfour, rides horse Sarita and Sam Roberts, of Lumsden, rides Eddie, at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Lauren Woods, of Wallacetown, rides horse Major at Monkey Island Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Horse Ringo Sparr parades headwear and a remote control featuring options for stop, jump and fast, at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Eating lunch at Monkey Island Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland (from left) Lois McWhirter, of Pukerau, Lindsay Ross, of Riverton, and Miriam Lawson, of Otautau, with horses (from left) Benny, Storm and Emerald. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Sitting on a cliff face watching Wairio Hack Club members play games on Monkey Island Beach are siblings Ted (9) and Carly (7) Shearing, of Waipango. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

A team of horses are ridden in a street in Orepuki during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

About 40 horses are ridden on Gemstone Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Jess Terrill, of Riverton, rides horse Rosie, while holding a swede, competing in a mailbag delivery game at Monkey Island Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs

Lily Halder, of Riverton, rides horse Toitoi in a game of musical mares at Monkey Island Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland. : Raising funds for wire and waratahs