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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Meet Alfie, our new horse!

1 November 2015
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The Group has been able to purchase a new horse for our riders thanks to a £2,000 grant by the Zurich Community Trust (UK) Ltd. and the kind support from the organisers and supporters of the Admington Fun Horse Ride. ‘Alfie’ is a 5 year old, 15hh Irish cob. After a trial, he has commenced […]

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Proud moment for our Ponies, Riders & Helpers

6 October 2015
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Overwhelming pride doesn’t begin to describe it! Our ponies, riders & helpers were a credit to our Group, assisting RDA Regional Coach, Karen Thompson, to deliver a “progressive coaching” demonstration to RDA coaches from across the country at Moreton Morrell College. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen – cleaning tack & washing ponies yesterday, transporting […]

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1000 ‘Thanks’ for 1000 rides

3 September 2015
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A momentous moment! The Group have just posted their Annual Return to RDA National and we have given 1000 rides this year to 39 riders. We could not have done this without our loyal volunteers, sponsors and supporters so a big thank you to everyone for helping us with this amazing achievement!  The pictures say […]

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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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Fun Ride a success for the Banbury Lions

16 August 2015
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Lots of riders turned out on a beautiful Sunday morning to ride the land in and around Broughton Castle today.  We would like to thank the Banbury Lions who have kindly nominated our Group to receive some of their profits from the event and all of the riders who took part.  Pictured are Donna, Group […]

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Chernobyl’s Children charity visit for a 2nd year

13 August 2015
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The Group joined forces with the Chernobyl’s Children Project (UK) Solihull group today, Thursday 13rd August, and welcomed them back to Home Farm for a second year. 12 children aged between 13 and 15, all in remission from various cancers, turned up with their own doctor and translators and our ponies and team of volunteers […]

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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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