October 2021
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE ARE NO LONGER AT STOURPORT RIDING CENTRE.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW VENUE.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE ARE NO LONGER AT STOURPORT RIDING CENTRE.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW VENUE.
Their are many reasons to thank our RDA Volunteers .
It wouldn't happen without you!
You don't think twice about thinking outside the box or ignoring it completely
You willingly give up other things to be there for our riding & training sessions
You stay cheery in all sessions & weathers!
You focus on the "can's ", not the "cant's"
You are excited to share the experience with others
You have almost certainly cleared up horse poo with a smile on your face!
You are often there for the important moments and appreciate how important they are
You are always willing to turn your hand to anything
A big thank you from us to all our volunteers that we're lucky enough to spend time working with. Without you all none of this is possible.
Happy volunteers week we hope to see you all very soon.
Countryfile went to Hartpury one day
To see the good work that is RDA
A charity that is 50 years old
And encourages the disabled that they can be bold
A meet with a horse to learn how to ride
So friends and family are filled with great pride
Because it’s not what hinders or gives you strife
RDA is about what improves your life
For 50 years folk have tried their best
To provide excitement after which you can rest
So when you need a lift, a smile or to just have fun
Then come to RDA, they are second to none.
To see the good work that is RDA
A charity that is 50 years old
And encourages the disabled that they can be bold
A meet with a horse to learn how to ride
So friends and family are filled with great pride
Because it’s not what hinders or gives you strife
RDA is about what improves your life
For 50 years folk have tried their best
To provide excitement after which you can rest
So when you need a lift, a smile or to just have fun
Then come to RDA, they are second to none.
Wyre Forest Riders RDA is a registered Charity and is one of over 500 volunteer groups that make up the UK’s Riding for Disabled Association network. Through RDA, horses and ponies provide therapy, achievement and enjoyment for people with disabilities. The simple pleasure of working with horses is the cornerstone of all RDA’s activities. From that starting point everything else flows – be that freedom of movement, gaining confidence, building relationships, receiving life-enhancing therapy or achieving individual goals.
Everyone in Wyre Forest Riders RDA is a volunteer, including trustees, riding instructors, those who help at the sessions by leading ponies and side-walking the riders and those who work behind the scenes on fund-raising and administration. We are always keen to recruit people who can help with the riding and those who can help us to raise the much needed funds required to pay for the pony hire each year.
Everyone in Wyre Forest Riders RDA is a volunteer, including trustees, riding instructors, those who help at the sessions by leading ponies and side-walking the riders and those who work behind the scenes on fund-raising and administration. We are always keen to recruit people who can help with the riding and those who can help us to raise the much needed funds required to pay for the pony hire each year.
5Medical professionals recognise that there are significant therapeutic benefits for our riders. The warmth and three dimensional movement of the horse is transmitted through the rider’s body, gradually making it more relaxed and supple, strengthening core stability, reducing spasms and improving balance, posture and co-ordination.
A volunteer and physiotherapist commented “I believe Wyre Forest Riders provides a good all round improvement in the children. By that I mean socially, physically and psychologically. I think it helps largely that they shine at something others in their peer group may not. I can remember there was a child who we took to Wyre Forest Group. He had Downs syndrome and could not sit up very well. However I can say that after the experience he left having accomplished sitting on a horse and riding brilliantly. This is just one example of many as I have worked with many children with cerebral palsy who went through similar experiences.”
Riding offers an element of risk, often denied to many people, especially those who have been affected by an accident or serious illness and offers them the chance to regain mobility and a sense of achievement. People with congenital disabilities discover a new freedom in movement. Those with progressive diseases can retain mobility and remain active for longer.
Nationally the RDA groups help over 28,000 people each year to discover the joy and freedom of horse riding. The RDA has been active for more than 50 years. Our riding instructors and volunteers are all fully trained by RDA.
A volunteer and physiotherapist commented “I believe Wyre Forest Riders provides a good all round improvement in the children. By that I mean socially, physically and psychologically. I think it helps largely that they shine at something others in their peer group may not. I can remember there was a child who we took to Wyre Forest Group. He had Downs syndrome and could not sit up very well. However I can say that after the experience he left having accomplished sitting on a horse and riding brilliantly. This is just one example of many as I have worked with many children with cerebral palsy who went through similar experiences.”
Riding offers an element of risk, often denied to many people, especially those who have been affected by an accident or serious illness and offers them the chance to regain mobility and a sense of achievement. People with congenital disabilities discover a new freedom in movement. Those with progressive diseases can retain mobility and remain active for longer.
Nationally the RDA groups help over 28,000 people each year to discover the joy and freedom of horse riding. The RDA has been active for more than 50 years. Our riding instructors and volunteers are all fully trained by RDA.
