Please help my daughter Sophie to get her own pony. A little over 2 years ago Soph was diagnosed with anxiety.
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My daughter Sophie is 9 years old. A little over 2 years ago she was diagnosed with anxiety, social anxiety and a painful stomach condition directly related to this. It was diagnosed as Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome. (By a specialist pediatrician)
For as long as I can remember she has had a huge passion for horses.
We started her in private lessons approximately 8 months ago. She has gained confidence slowly but surely, she spent 4 months learning all of the groundwork and was finally confident enough to get on a pony. She is ready for her own pony.
After a long search we have found the perfect pony who matches her personality. He is a gelding and stands at 14.1hh. He will come with a saddle, bridle, covers and saddle pads. A friend from overseas suggested I give crowd funding a go.
We have saved enough for his gear and to set up a paddock and have a small shed/stable built.
I am involved because I am her mum and it breaks my heart to see her struggle in social situations and deal with her worries and anxiety multiple times a day. It was suggested to us that a pony is very therapeutic for children in Sophie's situation.
We have never done anything like this before.
The use of funds will go directly towards the purchase of the pony in the photo. The people who currently own him are holding him for us to give us time to come up with funds.
We did it!!! 7 June 2017
We managed to raise the funds with all of the kind donations from my friends overseas and huge help from a friend who had some items donated which she auctioned. I also auctioned off some antique and art deco glass and we hit our target.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for everything everyone did to help!!! Sophie's dream is about to come true!!!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts x
You have such a kind heart x we love you and appreciate you so much!
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