Local community invited to share an equestrian experience.
Saddle fitter and retailer Steph Bradley of Freedom Saddlery has previously run horse-related fund-raisers for Macmillan Cancer Support.
But the 2024 edition on 28 September had added poignancy.
Earlier this year, Steph underwent surgery for melanoma. She’s since made a full recovery and has returned to work and competitive dressage riding.
This year’s Macmillan Coffee Morning at Freedom Saddlery’s base, Whitegate Farm Livery and Training Centre, saw dozens of visitors from local villages arriving to enjoy hot drinks and cake.
Equestrian entertainment included an eight-rider quadrille, with cancer survivors Max Cookson-Johnson (13) and Sioned Roberts (64) among them, to music by Tom Jones and Steps.
Paris Paralympics silver medallist Georgia Wilson, who is sponsored by Freedom Saddlery, was the special guest – complete with her silverware.
Steph and her daughter Francesca Bradley performed a dressage pas de deux; and there was hobby horse showjumping for some very enthusiastic children.
“The whole day was brilliant. It was a pleasure to invite local people to share the joy we have in our horses,” said Steph. “But what made it totally emotional was that my Macmillan nurse Jeni Jones came along too.”
The Coffee Morning raised more than £2,000 for Macmillan.
