ParalympicsGB has confirmed the four para equestrian athlete and horse combinations set to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The entire RDA community send our congratulations to Mari, Georgia, Sophie and Natasha, their horses and support teams. We are so excited to see what this talented squad can achieve, and very proud that RDA has played a part in their journey. Earlier today we were lucky enough to catch up with Mari Durward-Akhurst (Grade 1) who will make her Paralympic Games debut in Paris, Georgia Wilson and Sakura (Grade 2) who made their Games debut at Tokyo 2020, and Natasha Baker (Grade 3) who has been selected for her fourth Games. Mari told us: ‘I am really excited and happy, it’s a dream come true to be selected for the Paralympics and I would love to medal’. Mari shared fond memories of Penniwells RDA, and all the volunteers who have supported and encouraged her along the way in achieving her bigger goals. Georgia explained how one of her very first coaches at RDA motivated and inspired her: ‘she understood everything that I found difficult, but didn’t give me an excuse to give up. We always found a way, no matter how silly it sounded, it worked and made me want to keep going and try different things’. Natasha shared her hopes for inspiring a new generation of para equestrians: ‘This team has such such a wealth of experience, and fresh faces, and hopefully this will show that no matter what your background or where you come from - through therapeutic riding, from a horsey or a non-horsey background - if you work really hard anything is achievable.’ Read the full release ⭐ https://lnkd.in/e9rj-cBR 📸 British Equestrian / Jon Stroud #Equestrian #ParaEquestrian #ParaDressage
Riding for the Disabled Association
Non-profit Organizations
Shrewley, Warwickshiie 4,654 followers
We strive to ensure that anyone with a disability can benefit from the unique bond between humans and horses.
About us
RDA is a UK based national charity that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to get meaningful and lasting therapy and health benefits from riding and carriage driving. A key part of the work is also to recognise and celebrate the achievenent of the participants and this lead to success from small steps forweard to going all the way to winning a Paralympic Gold medal. We work through a network of 500 centres acorss the UK and rely on the input of volunteers at all of these centres. Over 30,000 people of all ages currently benefit from the activity, but we know that for each of these people there are about another 4 people on a waiting list. We are desperately trying to change this and although we have expanded by a third since 2009, we need more suppport and more volunteers to make this change. We need volunteers of all backgrounds and with a variety of skills - not only those with experience of horses. Whatever you do, we'll provide all the training and suppport you need. If you want to talk through some of the options, get in touch. Go on! Get involved and help make a massive change to someone's life.
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http://www.rda.org.uk
External link for Riding for the Disabled Association
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- 11-50 employees
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- Shrewley, Warwickshiie
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Lowlands Equestrian Centre
Old Warwick Road
Shrewley, Warwickshiie CV35 7AX, GB
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We'd like to say a huge thank you to our Championship partners, who helped us make the weekend happen. RDA is forever grateful for your generous support. Huge thank you to... 💙 Dodson & Horrell for supporting our Dressage classes 🤸♀️ JM Finn for supporting our Endurance and Vaulting classes 🎨 LifeWithArt for supporting the Arts & Crafts classes ⭐ Oliver Wight EAME LLP for supporting Showjumping and Showing classes 🌳 Leucillin Family Sanitiser for supporting the Countryside Challenge 📸 Louise Clarke Photography #RDANatChamps
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What a weekend! 🎉 The RDA National Championships of 2024 was an absolute blast, we're so grateful for every single competitor that travelled to show off their skills and every volunteer for making the magic happen. Every single rider, driver, vaulter and artist was incredible and the green army did what they do best. Congratulations and thank you! 📸 Louise Clarke Photography Missing it already? Catch up on the action in Arena 4 on YouTube ⭐ https://bit.ly/4cyDE1H The full results can be found on MyRDA 💚 https://bit.ly/3Y580of Photos from the weekend available to purchase 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQnrJ4xV #RDANatChamps
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Today was the final day of the RDA National Championships, which could not have been better ⭐ The sun was shining, an amazing day to watch some fantastic dressage, countryside challenge, best turned out and horsecare and knowledge. A huge thank you and congratulations to every single competitor, who came all the way the Hartpury University to show off their skills. A huge thank you also goes to every single one of the incredible volunteers who helped make the weekend happen. #RDANatChamps [Video Description: A montage featuring, participants and volunteers at the RDA National Championships, with clips talking about how they feel about RDA and how it has impacted their lives.]
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It's day 3 of the #RDANatChamps 🌟 It's going to be another action packed day featuring Dressage Championships and Freestyle on today's livestream. A huge good luck to everyone competing today, and if you're watching, leave a comment for a shout out from our amazing commentators, Lauren and Charlotte. The livestream can be watched on our Facebook and YouTube channel and on Horse & Country, the official links can be found on our website. #RDANatChamps
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Day two of the RDA National Championships is complete! Today alongside some fantastic showjumping, vaulting, dressage and countryside challenge we had a family fun day, with extra activites for all participants, volunteers and visitors to get involved in. A huge thank you to PolyJumps, the My Everest Team, Leucillin, Agria, LifeWithArt and to Lizzie Bennett for the Vaulting Demonstration ⭐ [Video description: a short interview with Clare Prysbet, Head of Fundraising at RDA explaining the fun family activities on Saturday at the RDA National Championships] #RDANatChamps
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Get ready for day two of the RDA National Championships 🤩 If you're watching from home, on today's livestream we will have showjumping, vaulting and dressage - it's going to be amazing! Featuring live commentary from Lauren O'Hagan and Charlotte Ricca-Smith we can't wait. Good luck to all our competitors 🍀 The livestream can be watched on our Facebook and YouTube channel and on Horse & Country, the official links can be found on our website. #RDANatChamps
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Day one was amazing 🙌 A huge congratulations and well done to all the riders, drivers and artists who competed today, you should be so proud. Another well done and thank you to all of our amazing Award winners, who are all well-deserving of their awards. Bring on the weekend! [Video Description: A montage of the first day of the RDA National Championships, featuring Carriage Driving, Showing and some of our amazing volunteers and participants.] #RDANatChamps
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We were absolutely delighted to welcome HRH, The Princess Royal as she returned to royal duties today, at the RDA National Championships. Our Award Winners were thrilled to receive their awards from the Princess herself, who then spent time meeting with RDA volunteers and competing participants. Read more below https://lnkd.in/eAR98ycF
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Today is the day we kick off the RDA National Championships for 2024! Good luck to all riders, drivers, vaulters and artists competing this weekend, we hope you're just as excited as we are. We will be streaming live from Hartpury's world famous indoor arena and on today's livestream we will have Showing, Dressage Championship, Dressage Freestyle and the Costume Freestyle Class. The livestream can be watched on our Facebook and YouTube channel and on Horse & Country, the official links can be found on our website. #RDANatChamps
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