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Katie Beattie

Katie's BE 80 event in 2017 page

Fundraising for Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony Charity
£20
raised of £300 target
by 1 supporter
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
We fund bone cancer research & grant wishes to seriously ill people #makingmemories

Story

I'm starting this challenge with a broken leg in cast, after a silly fall off Emy! No one said this would be easy!

Those who know me know I’ve never been very brave when it comes to jumping, but my previous horse, Sultan, would not stand for doing dressage unless I took him out jumping. I tackled my first ever cross country course with him (his first time too) at Offchurch 70cm one day. Some would say it was a disaster! He stopped at nearly all the jumps, but eventually we jumped every one of them and I came away with a new goal, to go clear with him one day. Unfortunately we didn’t get another chance. My boy was kicked out in the field and broke his leg, 4 weeks into healing on box rest and I lost him to severe colic. He was only 9. I have now taken on a lovely mare called Emy, who needs to start back at the beginning, but has a heart of gold. I still have my goal to make it around a cross country course and I think this challenge will give me and Emy something to aim for and look forward to. This wobbleberry challenge has been inspired by great loss, both from the sad loss of Hannah and my inspiration to carry on my aim after the loss of Sultan. But I believe doing this challenge, raising money and achieving would go some way to healing that loss.

About the charity

The Charity was established by talented horse rider, Hannah Francis, following her diagnosis with the aggressive form of bone cancer, osteosarcoma. People all over the world followed Hannah's story which she told through her mascot, Willberry. Tragically Hannah passed away at just 18 years old.

Donation summary

Total raised
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£20.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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