The historic ride to Bendethera at the weekend marked more than just a beautiful moment.
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The process of reopening the bridle track brought many people from different walks of life together.
For instance, a scientist was joined by a former butcher, race horse trainer and breeder on the project.
They were brought together by a shared love of horses and a shared love of the natural wonder of the area we live in.
It marked a careful alliance between the Access for All group and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Rather than being sworn enemies, the groups have worked closely together to ensure the track could be reopened with minimum disturbance to the natural environment.
The weekend ride is testement to that cooperation.
The two-year trial will be monitored but the goodwill shown throughout this whole project is an extremely good omen.
No-one who experiences its dramatic beauty could be unmoved, even without a family attachment to the Moruya hinterland.
That bodes well for its care into the future.
Catherine Lawler had a very emotional reason for supporting the ride, even if she could not be there.
It was a track her family had travelled for generations and her attachment to it was clear in her voice when she spoke last week to the Bay Post/Moruya Examiner.
For Mrs Lawler, the track truly does carry the sound of history’s hoofbeats.
An older attachment, the attachment of indigenous people to this area, should also not be underestimated.
It would be great to see groups of young indigenous people riding, or walking, with knowledgable elders - of any cultural group - on and through this beautiful piece of country.