Cathy Lowther, of Invercargill, pats horse Jack in Orepuki at a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland.
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.
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.
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.
Lauren Woods, of Wallacetown, rides horse Major at Monkey Island Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland.
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.
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.
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.
A team of horses are ridden in a street in Orepuki during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland.
About 40 horses are ridden on Gemstone Beach during a Wairio Hack Club fundraising event in Western Southland.
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.
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.
About 40 horse riders, mostly farmers, descended on the beaches of Western Southland to raise money to buy waratahs and wire to restore horse paddocks
at three backcountry huts in the province.
Shawn McAvinue was there to photograph some of the riders and their hacks.
