The two hour performance - a mixture of bush poetry, horsemanship and crowd interaction - proved to be a crowd pleaser with a gathering of an estimated 1,500 people for the afternoon.

The first hour saw Guy’s training technique and passion shine as he rode a young, unbroken stockhorse for the first time, donated by the Cutler family at Scone for the evening.

However a touching tribute added extra meaning to the event, as Guy recited his handwritten poem for Amy “Dolly” Everett - a victim of bullying who ended her life at just 14 years of age.

“This young girl was being attacked,” an emotional Guy said to the crowd.

“Why do we give them so much power, why do we let negativity eat us up so much?

“If I could have said one thing to Dolly Everett, if I could write a poem for Dolly to have read a month, a year before she felt that way it would have been this.”

Opening their pockets with gold coin donations upon entrance to White Park, over $3,000 has been raised for the Dolly’s Dream Foundation with the final figure to be announced.

Dolly’s Dream was established by her family and friends in her memory to help raise awareness of bullying within communities across Australia.

The event was part of the ten-day Scone Horse Festival with committee president David Gatwood not ruling out a return visit for Guy. 

“He is very keen to be invited back,” he said.

“The talk at this stage is that it’s a possibility that when the covered arena at White Park is finished Guy McLean will come back and open it.”