A special holiday for some of our riders

22 September 2016
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  A Flavour of Clwyd 2016 written by Jo White It was a very excited group of volunteers and riders who arrived at the Clwyd Special Riding Centre     (CSRC) on Thursday September 8th. We were particularly excited this year as we knew that new facilities had been built at the centre one of which was […]

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Matthew goes to college

7 September 2016
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We said a sad farewell to Matthew this Tuesday.  Matthew started to ride with us in 2008 and has grown so much not just in height but also in confidence.  He has come a long way with his riding skills and competed at Fun Days, Regional Qualifiers and been placed at the RDA National Championships […]

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Dinosaurs in the woods!!

1 September 2016
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A lovely afternoon’s ride for Henry looking for dinosaurs in the woods!  And, yes there were!!

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Riders help raise £2700 for charity

21 August 2016
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150 horse riders took to the fields around Kineton on Sunday 21st August to help raise a whopping £2700 to be split between the Stratford upon Avon Riding for the Disabled Group and the Warwickshire & Northants Air Ambulance.  The Fun Ride had been kindly offered by Mr & Mrs Hurley the owners of Kineton […]

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What a lovely way to spend a summer’s day!

19 August 2016
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Our Group Coach, Karen and her husband Keith, kindly opened their home again for our annual lunch. Our adult riders, their parents and support workers, joined our volunteers on Thursday 18th August to enjoy a barbeque in glorious weather surrounded by fields.  We were joined by Jenny on her horse Tilly, who created the highlight […]

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Chernobyl’s Children enjoy a lovely morning with the Group

14 August 2016
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  The Group welcomed back the Chernobyl’s Children charity on Thursday 11th August for a third year. 12 teenagers aged between 13 and 15, all having problems from various cancers due to the nuclear fallout 30 years ago, arrived around 10 with their own doctor and translators where our ponies and team of volunteers were […]

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Banbury Lions fundraising for us

10 August 2016
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Fancy a lovely ride through 10 miles of Oxfordshire?  Pleases support Banbury Lions who have very kindly nominated us for another year to share in the proceeds of their 38th Annual Charity Horse Ride at Broughton Castle on 14th August.  Includes free entry to Swalcliffe Park equestrian jumps.  Full details click here Lions Horse Ride […]

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HRH the Princess Royal visits RDA

7 August 2016
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The President of the RDA, HRH the Princess Royal, paid a visit to Lowlands Farm RDA, Shrewley, on 13th July to officially open ‘Charley’s House’ the home of Charley the mechanical horse.  Whilst there she was treated to demonstrations by special needs riders from the four RDA groups that ride at Lowlands on not just live […]

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Well done to our riders at the RDA National Championships 2016!

25 July 2016
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A message of support from Carl Hester, to our riders, gave a huge boost to our Hartpury campaign, which started Friday afternoon. Badger and Kiera were cleaned; scrubbed and polished, and soon realised an outing was on the cards.  Some very enthusiastic showering resulted in Christine and Val accompanying the ponies under the heat lamps […]

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RDA National Championships – here we come!

10 July 2016
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Only one more practice then it’s off to the RDA National Championships for Jo, Sasha and Isabella.  This is the biggest event of its kind in the World.  Jo is competing on Saturday 16th in a Dressage class and Sasha and Isabella have entered the combined, Dressage and Countryside Challenge and are competing on Sunday. […]

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