| Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria, originally known | | | | the name "Hope", although he had very little. He died |
| as Project Hope Horse Rescue first began in 1973 | | | | three weeks later from massive worm infestation at |
| when a concerned Val Collingwood of Wallan, Victoria, | | | | the tender age of three. |
| wrote into RIDER magazine regarding the number of | | | | Gradually, the organization grew until it became |
| neglected horses in Australia. | | | | necessary to use newsletters for communication, to |
| She outlined a scheme whereby someone could | | | | introduce memberships fees to help cover costs, and |
| co-ordinate the rescue and rehabilitation of these | | | | to draw up a constitution. The group has steadily |
| unfortunate animals and she suggested the name | | | | grown from there and with the help of a logo and |
| "Project Hope" in memory of a terribly neglected, | | | | media coverage has become a more familiar name in |
| supposedly aged, buck-jumper from Queensland. She | | | | equine circles within Victoria. |
| had taken him home to try to save his life, giving him | | | | |