15/09/2026
🏆 WE WON! — HEART OF THE COUNTRY 2026 🏆 - Audrey Straatsma
I’m incredibly proud to share that GreyGum Equine has been named the winner of the Heart of the Country Award at the Gympie Women in Business Awards.
GreyGum started with a love of horses, the bush, and creating the kind of experiences that bring people together. Over the years it has grown into something far bigger than I ever expected — trail adventures, clinics, camps, friendships, confidence built in riders, and a beautiful community of people who keep coming back to ride with us.
Running a small rural business while raising my girls certainly isn’t always glamorous 😆. There are plenty of early mornings, long days, muddy boots and moments where you wonder what on earth you’re doing. Lately it has been exceptionally difficult.
So to have GreyGum recognised with an award called Heart of the Country feels particularly special. ❤️
To every person who has booked a ride, returned for another adventure, trusted us to show them a good time, recommended GreyGum to a friend, left us a review, shared a post or simply cheered us on — thank you. You are a huge part of this.
A very special thank you to Miso Yum restaurant in Gympie, the wonderful sponsor of the Heart of the Country Award. Your support of regional women in business and the businesses we are building means so much.
And a heartfelt thank you to She is. Gympie | Women in Business Events for creating a platform that recognises and celebrates the enormous amount of work women are doing to build, grow and trailblaze businesses throughout our region.
Recognition like this matters — particularly for women building businesses alongside families, commitments and all the demands that happen behind the scenes.
And to my girls, who have grown up alongside this slightly crazy horse business — this one is ours. ❤️🐴
GreyGum Equine | Kenilworth, Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Trail riding • Horse adventures • Boutique clinics
🏆 Winner — Heart of the Country 2026
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