Local riders hack for Haiti

Three Members of the Puckeridge Hunt Western Branch of The Pony Club, based on the border of Essex and Hertfordshire, are raising money for Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that took place in January.

Sisters, Ella and Bethan King and their best friend Molly Beard, who are all nine years old, decided that they would like to raise money to help the children affected by the Haiti disaster after seeing footage on the TV news. Ella, Bethan and Molly plan to raise money through sponsorship to ride their shared pony sixteen-year-old ‘Cracker,’ around Weston village where they live whilst sporting fancy dress!

Ella, Bethan, Molly and Cracker

“We were shocked when we saw people being pulled out from beneath the rubble, who had been there for days without food and water, so we decided to do something straight away” said the three girls “That is when we suddenly thought of the great idea of doing a sponsored ride around our village in fancy dress”.

Ella, Bethan and Molly’s initiative can be supported by visiting their online fundraising page on www.justgiving.com/ella-bethan-molly

You can pay by credit or debit card, and the money will go directly to Unicef. Where supporters are UK taxpayers, the charity will automatically receive 28% extra in Gift Aid, which makes Justgiving the most efficient way of sponsoring.

Is your pony club or riding club doing anything to help Haiti? If you are, or know anyone who is doing something to help those in Haiti let us know by emailing us at info@hookedonhorses.co.uk