Tamworth Riding for the Disabled says it's been overwhelmed with community support following the theft of four horse rugs.

Officers from Oxley Local Area Command posted details of the theft on the LAC's social media website.

In less than 12 hours, numerous offers of new and second-hand horse rugs had been made.

Vice President, John McBride, says other rugs and even food supplies were also gifted.

"We've had calls from various people and one lady rang to say she was going to organise some donated rugs for us," he said.

"The Co-Op at Moonbi is donating four new rugs and somebody's donating feed for the horses and another lady rang in and is donating some second-hand rugs."

John McBride says without rugs the horses would not survive a cold Tamworth Winter.

"Fortunately, we had other rugs down there and while they're not quite the right fit in some cases we have got rugs back on them," he said.

"We're very thankful that no one interfered with the horses, that they weren't injured or harmed, [because] they're all very quite horses and you'd only have to go in with an apple in your hand to slip the rug off."