Amy Gough said riding on the beach is on the bucket list of many of the camp children they take to Tuapiro.
"All horses should be allowed there [Tuapiro], we're not doing much wrong."
That was the submission from 9-year-old horse rider Riley Warren, who spoke against a proposal to ban horses from Tuapiro Pt at the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's 2018 Reserves and Facilities Bylaw hearings in Katikati yesterday.
The youngster was among submitters who opted to speak at yesterday's hearings.
Joy Oliver, 76, who had been riding horses for many years, said it was a family tradition to ride on the beach.
"My father and grandfather rode on beaches," Oliver said.
"New Zealand beaches are for everyone. All we want to do is ride on the beach."
Amy Gough, representing the Seaview Ranch Equestrian Camp, said for years the Savill family had been taking kids to the beach as part of the Christian Outreach camps.
"Many of the kids we work with are from rough backgrounds. The experience they have on that beach can't be replaced or replicated."