This week, at the RDA South-East Conference, our Chairman Louise received not 1 but 2 awards for all the years of hard work she has given to RDA. Huge congratulations Louise. You certainly are a shining star and deserve those awards, the 40 Years of Service ‘Ruby Award’ and especially the ‘Over and Above’ Award! After over 40 years your dedication to RDA remains tireless and no task is too big or too small. Louise … Continue reading →
Autumn is a beautiful season at Chestnuts and when it’s sunny it really helps the colours pop 🍂 This term we’ve experienced all types of weather, sometimes all in one day…but we love all kinds of weather! This week the changeable climate meant we kept it cosy with some good old fashioned fun in the indoor arena alongside enjoying a little outdoor adventure exploring nature in all … Continue reading →
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 sun was smiling on us as we returned to riding this week and it was wonderful to see everyone. Well done to every rider and thank you to the horses for providing reliable and safe sets of hooves. And last, but by no means least, the folk we couldn’t do without, the volunteers, for their infinite smiles – you rock!
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 →
We are now three quarters of the way through our summer holiday! Our dearest most loveable horses and ponies are relaxing with their buddies happily eating away and making the most of their time off. RDA sessions begin again next week! Who’s excited?!
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 →
We hope everyone is having a relaxing RDA holiday like our irresistible four legged companions. Lovely to see them having a great time with their friends, enjoying a well earned break. What more can we say apart from happy holidays to all our friends and not just the ones that neigh!! 🌞
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 →
Fete accompli…..we are delighted to announce we raised £925 at the Ashington Festival. This fantastic result was due to everyone who spent a lot of time pulling this event together – it’s a real purple team effort, no more, no less!! In addition it’s down to the great bottle donations we received. Fortunately, the blue sky swung our way and we had the perfect summer weather providing the backdrop for the festival and, during the morning, … 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 →
Are you ready for the unmissable event on the calendar…it’s the Ashington Festival which is just around the corner on Saturday 17 August. Please do come and join in the fun and say hello to our volunteers manning our tombola stall with 150 bottles kindly donated by our LFRDA family – there’s definitely some prime bottles up for grabs! There’ll be a variety of entertainment in the arena including the usual dog show. Alongside Harris’s … 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 →
Some of the sunny summer rosettes, in the making! The completed rosettes will be boxed up ready to be presented to our lovely riders at the ‘fun sessions’ next month! 🏵️
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