Laura Redvers

The Ledbury Ladies - Gaucho Derby: Patagonia

Fundraising for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
£20,055
raised of £20,000 target
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The Gaucho Derby - Patagonia, 3 March 2020
Participants: there are 20 riders undertaking this race/challenge from all over the world.

Story

Hi, we are Laura Redvers and Louise Daly (The Ledbury Ladies). 

We are off to undertake the greatest test of horsemanship and survival skill on Earth - a 10-day 500km multi-horse adventure race called The Gaucho Derby, over some of the world's toughest terrain in Patagonia.

It won't just test our skill on a horse, but push us to the limit of our navigational skills, our ability to handle the wilderness and our physical endurance. 

Most nights we will be camping out with our horses hopefully hobbled together. On some of the stages we will have a pack horse to carry food for our horses when we are in the middle of nowhere!

Laura and Louise are the only two 'Derby Virgins' in the race as all other competitors have competed in one, if not more, Mongol Derbies. 

We have both funded this trip ourselves but will be also donating to the approved local charity of The Adventurists, 'Cool Earth' which is a charity that works with local people to halt deforestation and climate change.  

Any support would be hugely appreciated.


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About the charity

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity operates and funds three air ambulances and a fleet of critical care cars covering Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. This lifesaving service costs £13-14 million each year and is funded by donations only.

Donation summary

Total raised
£20,054.93
+ £2,494.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£12,754.93
Offline donations
£7,300.00

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