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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Well done Louis!

4 July 2016
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After really trying for such a long time, Louis has finally mastered the rising trot and was presented an Endeavour award and badge today to mark the occasion.  Well done Louis!  He was so pleased!

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Shakespeare comes riding!

25 April 2016
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William Shakespeare came riding today even though he must have been tired from all the celebrations at the weekend. Well it was Lauren really!  Made us laugh!

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Another Award for Jules!

25 February 2016
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Jules’ hard work and determination was rewarded today when she received an Endeavour award for achieving rising trot. Congratulations Jules!

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More Success for our Riders!

25 February 2016
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Having demonstrated excellent riding skills, including rising trot, Jules and Peter were then quizzed on their horse care knowledge by RDA Training Adviser, Ro Pudden. Both riders impressed with their knowledge of parts of the pony, tack and grooming kit and were delighted to be awarded their Proficiency Test Grade 2 certificates for Riding & […]

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Christmas break

18 November 2015

There will be no riding on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd December so that our horses and volunteers can have a break for Christmas.  Normal riding sessions will resume on Monday 28th December.  Thank you.

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2015 Awards Ceremony & Christmas Party

1 November 2015
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Let’s party !   Who will win the Group Awards this year?  1000 rides to celebrate! 2015 Awards Ceremony & Christmas Party will take place on Wednesday 9th December from 3.45 – 5.45pm.  Click on link for full details.

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Summer Lunch – Great Hats!

22 August 2015
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Our adult riders, their parents and personal assistants, joined with many of our volunteers in a Pimms and a barbeque lunch on 20th August. The lunch party was kindly hosted by our Group Instructor, Karen and her husband Keith at their farm. Everyone had been encouraged to wear a ‘hat’, any type of hat, and […]

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Riders enjoy a great holiday at Clwyd Special Riding Centre

13 August 2015
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Lots of tired and happy faces returned from a fabulous holiday at the Clwyd Special Riding Centre in Llanfyndd, Wales. What a lovely time we had! We arrived on Thursday 6th August and immediately started unpacking clothes ready to change for the rider’s assessment on their mounts. Chris was given Carlin, Neil was reunited with […]

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Amazing results at the RDA National Championships and another NATIONAL CHAMPION!

26 July 2015
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Wow, ‘Team Stratford’ has done it again!! After weeks of practicing, the weekend was here. The tack was cleaned, boxes packed and on Friday 17th July, Badger, Keira and Marco were shampooed and were sent on a lorry to Hartpury College.  There they were met by Group volunteers, already hard at work helping steward the event […]

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