Selwyn Times: October 09, 2019

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Horse riding trumps kidney disease
• By Devon Bolger
WEST MELTON teenager
Maddie Collins is not letting her
kidney disease get in the way of
her passion for horse riding.
The 15-year-old and her pony
Trig came first in the 16 years
and under dressage division at
the Stringer Trophy equestrian
competition.
Her team, Carnmore Equestrian,
also took home the overall
trophy for their combined efforts.
Maddie’s mother, Sarah
Manson-Collins, said watching
Maddie win was a special moment.
“For me personally, watching
Maddie ride after being in the
hospital for a few days with
shingles and knowing how uncomfortable
and painful they’ve
been, is incredible.
“I do feel very proud that she
can really dig deep and think:
‘I’m not going to let this disease
and this failing kidney define
me, I am going to do what I want
to do’,” she said.
A week out from the Stringers
Trophy competition, Maddie
developed shingles.
‘She gave me the fright of
my life. Maddie woke me up in
the middle of the night saying:
‘Mum I have a rash all over my
body,’ and I thought oh my god
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she has measles.”
Maddie has no immunity to
measles and cannot be vaccinated.
It could be life-threatening
if she caught the disease.
“I bolted out of bed and as
soon as I saw it I knew it was
shingles. We started a course of
medication to get rid of it but
unfortunately, it kept spreading
and we did end up in the hospital
having to get IV treatment to
slow it down,” Mrs Manson-
Collins said.
‘I’m not going to let this
disease and this failing
kidney define me.’
– Maddie Collins
The pair spent the next two
days in the hospital trying to get
rid of the infection.
“Shingles make you tired,
grumpy and sore so it was very
tough.”
The infection cleared up in
time and Maddie was able to
compete in the competition.
“There were so many teams
entered. We had really hoped we
could take the trophy away but
there were a lot of great riders out
there. We are very pleased with
the result.”
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Mrs Manson-Collins said her
daughter gets a lot of joy out of
horse riding.
“There will be days at home
where she will be really struggling
with all the medication, all
the hospital visits and the tests
and I can take her riding and you
just see the stress and the worry
fall off of her.
“She is at one with her pony
Trig, it’s just amazing to watch,”
Maddie has been riding for
about four years now and her
skills have begun to outgrow her
27-year-old pony.
“Trig will always be her forever
pony but we are desperately looking
for a younger dressage pony
for her.”
Since being diagnosed with
nephrotic syndrome, a kidney
disease, in 2008, Maddie has
received two different kidneys.
More than $150,000 has been
raised for Maddie’s journey
which has seen her travel both
around the country and internationally
in an attempt to find a
kidney match.
In 2012, a kidney from her
father was rejected by her body.
Maddie’s current kidney was
donated in January last year and
she is currently attempting to
fight off infections in order to
stop her body rejecting it.
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