19/03/2026
Give a little for Coco!!
This is Coco.
Many of you already know her — the pony with the big heart who has quietly looked after what feels like half the children in our community.
She’s the steady one. The patient one. The pony who waits while tiny hands learn to hold the reins for the very first time. The one who gives nervous beginners the confidence to try. The one who gently carries riders with disabilities during therapy sessions. The one who plods along the river while riders chat, laugh, and fall in love with horses.
For so many children, their very first ride was on Coco.
Their first trot. Their first brave moment of “I did it.”
She has spent years giving confidence, independence, and joy to riders of all ages and abilities.
Recently, Coco was diagnosed with an ovarian tumour, and we are absolutely heartbroken. But we are committed to doing everything we can to give her the treatment she needs.
Her veterinary care and surgery to remove the tumour are expected to cost around $6,000, followed by around six weeks of recovery. The surgeon ensures us she will have a full recovery and be back to her normal self and have many, many more years with us.
As a not-for-profit organization, we will do everything possible for her — but we can’t do it alone. We’re asking the community who knows and loves Coco to help us give back to the pony who has given so much.
If Coco has ever led your child’s first ride, helped someone you love through therapy riding, or simply made you smile as she patiently carried another rider learning to believe in themselves, we would be incredibly grateful for your support.
Every donation, every share, and every kind message helps more than you know.
Coco is more than just a pony here.
She’s been a teacher, a confidence-builder, a quiet healer, and a friend to so many.
Now it’s our turn to be there for her.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/raising-funds-for-coco-her-surgery-and-recovery
