THE members of Wagga and Bidgee District Pony Club will ride again, but it will take the community to help them get back on their feet.
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Their North Wagga clubhouse was completely destroyed in the flooding with two sections of the building left bare to the foundations.
A further blow has been dealt to the club with the discovery of asbestos in the building, adding to the cost and time of cleaning up.
Club president Jeremy Riethmuller said the club will rebuild, but needs community support to get back up.
"The biggest problem is that since the site has asbestos in it, we can't have a working bee to get our club started again," Mr Riethmuller said. "We didn't have flood insurance and it will cost thousands to clear up.
"We're a not-for-profit organisation; we can't afford this."
The flood came at the worst time with the club just starting to rebuild its membership following the 2010 flood event.
"We only had registration day in February with plenty of new members joining; it had a buzz about it," he said.
Mr Riethmuller is hoping the community can assist in the location of jumping equipment which may have ended up in backyards or downstream.
"If anyone finds any jumping poles or barrel we would be happy to pick them up," he said.
When the grounds dry out and the asbestos is cleared, the club is also hopeful of obtaining a temporary portable clubhouse to use during the rebuild.
