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Riders try Equestrian Vaulting

15 June 2015

What an amazing experience for our six riders who came to the vaulting taster session on the afternoon of 12th June. Julie Newell the Coach from the British Equestrian Vaulting GBR Team brought Katie one of the GBR vaulters to help and support the riders. Katie jumped up first on Boris, a rather large 17.2 […]

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Amazing day at the Regional Qualifiers

21 May 2015

We were full of excitement again for our riders as we turned up in force at the West Mercia RDA Regional Qualifiers yesterday. Our volunteers had polished our ponies, Keira and Marco, and Badger had never looked so white. We were sure that Liz had used chalk! After an early start from the stables they […]

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Regional Qualifiers only weeks away

28 April 2015

Good luck to 8 of our riders who have been entered into classes at the RDA Regional Qualifiers due to take place on Wednesday 20th May. Neil, Charlotte, Matthew, Sophia, Jules, Leo and Jack are all entering the Countryside Challenge and Jo is competing in Dressage. Practicing has commenced and we are lining up our […]

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Riders are rising to new heights!

1 April 2015

L-R Linda Morris, Mark Petterson, Cllr Chris Mills, Ricky Balshaw, Graham Appleton (A440) & Cllr Simon Jackson our lift Donors and Fundraisers The Group celebrated in style yesterday, 31st March, when we launched the installation of our new hydraulic lift which will enable our riders to mount their horses in a more efficient manner. Described as […]

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We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

12 December 2014

Our Riders, their parents and carers, volunteers, sponsors and friends all gathered at the Ettington Community Centre on Tuesday 9th for our annual Christmas Party. The tables were laden with food, the music played and we had loads of mulled wine – mostly non-alcoholic! The Great Barloni performed his tricks much to the amusement of […]

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Stretton Wives Fellowship talk

22 September 2014

Members of the Stretton on Dunsmore Wives Fellowship welcomed Volunteers, Jill and Donna and volunteer and rider, Jo, to their meeting on 15th September. The ladies listened to us sharing information about RDA and giving a description of a year’s activities of the Group. Jo gave an insight into what riding gives to her and why […]

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Children’s Christmas Party

22 September 2014

The Children’s Christmas Party will take place on 9th December from 4 – 6pm at Ettington Community Centre. There will be no Adult ride that day and the Children’s sessions will commence at 3.30pm.

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Riders Celebrate their achievements in 2014

22 September 2014

The Group held its Annual Awards Ceremony on 9th September and were delighted that sponsors and supporters were present to share in its achievements. The afternoon commenced with a presentation from Stratford District Councillor Chris Mills who handed over a cheque for £3621. The monies had been raised as part of his fundraising campaign when […]

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Kineton Fun Ride attracts over 200 riders!

18 August 2014

Jill with Keira at the end! The Kineton Fun Ride held on Sunday 17th August was a great success. A staggering 226 horses entered, including our RDA ponies Badger, Meg, Keira and Marco ridden by our volunteers Liz, Jas, Jill and Ann. There were no accidents and the weather was almost perfect. The horseboxes kept […]

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Volunteers join the RDA Big Picnic at the polo

13 August 2014

Its not just the riders that have the fun – a group of our volunteers spend a lovely day in June at the RDA Big Picnic and watched the teams competing for the semi-finals of the Cartier Queens Cup at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor. Some of us were also presented to our President, […]

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