Charities Christmas Fair   Henfield Hall – Saturday 09 November 2024 The fundraising team are now looking for donations for LFRDA’s purple and silver tombola stall and are in need of any new and good quality purple or silver items. This could be gift sets, candles, pictures, toiletries, alcohol, food (dated at least 2025) ornaments and Christmas items. Please bring your donations to our RDA sessions by Wednesday 06 November or alternatively please contact us … Continue reading →

The time has come to dust off those riding hats and get back in the swing of things! We are very excited to welcome you back this week for the start of our new riding term. A new term always brings the excitement of connecting with old friends and getting to know new ones. We hope you’ve had a lovely summer and taken the time to enjoy yourselves, we look forward to hearing all about … Continue reading →

To get athletes to the Paralympic Games, there is a huge team behind the scenes. Why don’t you become one, by volunteering with the RDA? There is so much that goes into running an RDA Group, from pony care and tacking up, to fundraising and publicity support. Every helping hand supports RDA athletes and participants to achieve their own goals. If you are interested in getting outdoors this Autumn and joining our amazing team please … Continue reading →

A group of volunteers, including the Trustees, joined together to celebrate the finish of another successful term of riding. They enjoyed the fantastic hospitality at the Old Barn Restaurant and it was the perfect opportunity to highlight the immense contributions of every volunteer and how they make a difference to the lives of the riders they support. The volunteers impact shines through and it goes without saying, but it can and should be said, LFRDA … Continue reading →

                          Well, the Olympics had nothing on us this week and there was a great deal of fun and games going on in the arena! With our unicorns prepped for a show we were ready for our end of term fun sessions. Each rider completed a cleverly designed course which was jam-packed with a variety of obstacles which needed some hardcore concentration from … Continue reading →

It’s been a real summer of sport and although our RDA horses would have loved to compete at Paris they have been far too busy over the last couple of weeks preparing for our end of term shows. We’ve been practising our own disciplines and if there was an Olympic sport for smiling our riders would certainly be on the podium! Thank you to the super supportive team of volunteers and the horses who always … Continue reading →

Thank you to the RDA South-East Region for organising an Understanding Equine Behaviour & Problem-Solving Clinic with the inspirational Ben Hart, Equine Behaviourist.  With a mixture of practical and theory, we learnt how better to understand equine behaviour, how to solve problems and enhance current training methods with safe, ethical, sustainable learning solutions for us and our horses. Thank you Ben for sharing your extensive knowledge we learnt so much we’ll never forget. Thank you … Continue reading →

  A great morning session was made even better when we welcomed Jo and Sally from Enjoolata! They joined us for a glorious sunny session and met volunteers, riders and horses. The group is immensely grateful to receive funding from Enjoolata which is incredibly valuable to us and we are thrilled to continue our ongoing partnership with them. Thank you, Jo and Sally, for making it a fabulous day for everyone and wholeheartedly supporting our … Continue reading →