Equestrians rally to help fire-hit rider
Equestrians from across New Zealand are rallying to assist Canterbury showjumper Tegan Fitzsimon, whose identify unit of measurement lost their stable block in addition to sheds to a strength out next gale-force storms inwards the portion this week.
The strength out on Sandy Knolls Road inwards West Melton started later on a spark from ability lines caused a hedge to grab fire. It continued from the hedge correct through Phil Fitzsimon’s workshop, in addition to then to the tack shed, stables, feed shed in addition to storage shed housing Tegan’s novel restrict stands in addition to rails.
Fortunately, the horses had been moved out of the stable block later on fears the barn’s roof mightiness blow off inwards the wind.
Tegan was able to larn a few of her favourite saddles, bridles in addition to helmets out merely everything else has gone.
The 22-year-old lost all her ribbons in addition to medals, including 1 from the 2009 Youth Olympic Games. Her groom, Anna Thomas, who keeps her horses on the property, too lost her gear inwards the fire.
The strength out burned for nearly v hours on Tuesday night.
Phil Fitzsimon’s workshop was too lost inwards the blaze.
Services are gradually beingness returned to the province.
Two of Tegan’s swain immature riders receive got kicked off an endeavour to assist out. Jess Sonne in addition to Steffi Whitaker receive got laid up a Facebook page to collate the back upward efforts, in addition to at the fourth dimension of writing already had 1600 supporters. Jess Sonne is too working without electricity.
Already donations of feed in addition to gear are coming in, amongst a banking concern concern human relationship beingness ready today. Gear is too beingness loaned to the riders.
The winner of a rival on Horsetalk.co.nz to win dorsum entry fees for the upcoming 2013 Canterbury A&P Show has donated her prize to Tegan.
Nelson based Kelsea O’Connor, 16, has given her prize inwards the ‘win dorsum your entry fees’ contest, to Tegan, who stays at the O’Connor holding when she is inwards the portion for riding clinics.
“Kelsea’s generosity inwards gifting her prize of costless entry fees for the 2013 Canterbury A&P Show to a swain equestrian enthusiast is heart-warming,” said Canterbury A&P Show Marketing Manager Nicola Cull.
“The exhibit has been roughly for 150 years in addition to without the continued back upward of our members in addition to exhibitors who participate yr later on year, generation later on generation, the Canterbury A&P Show would non receive got grown into what is it today. Well done Kelsea in addition to all the best of luck to Tegan at this year’s show,” Cull said.
Tegan said that she was “absolutely gobsmacked” yesteryear the support. “You are all amazing. Thank you lot to everyone who has donated something, anything is appreciated no thing how large or small.”
Among the back upward is a trucking theatre bringing donations of gear from Ashburton, in addition to a Canterbury stud farm has offered a stallion service for auction, amongst all proceeds going straight to Tegan.
Tegan’s aunt Pamela Courtney (Phil Fitzsimon’s sister) said she was touched that so many people had reached out to assist her blood brother in addition to his wife, Christine – who is nursing a broken leg – and Tegan. “I give thank you lot you from the bottom of my heart, your kindness has brought me to tears. The proficient onetime Kiwi spirit lives on! Sincere thanks.”
For updates, run into the Facebook page Let’s assist Tegan out.
Gear in addition to feed tin last dropped off at Steffi Whittaker’s property, at 306 Wigram Rd (0274 131 020); at JW Sport on 123 Blenheim Road; or with Jess Sonne, at 301 Springston Rolleston Road. Items tin too last dropped off at the Eventing Canterbury resultant on Dominicus at McLeans Island.
Contact Jess Sonne on 0278255049 or sonne.nj@xtra.co.nz for farther information.
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