Fiona Mirchandani

In memory of Amy the Horse

Fundraising for The Avon Centre
£75
raised of £100 target
by 4 supporters
In memory of Amy The Horse
Horses Helping Humans
Campaign by The Avon Centre (RCN 281648)
Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled helps people discover the benefits that being with horses can have. Whether that is for therapeutic riding, sensory sessions or competing but the Centre needs more horses to carry on their work.

Story

Amy was such a special horse and gave so much love to many people. Amy's fist home was in Bristol, where I sent many years riding, competing and some part time teaching for Avon Riding Centre and have always admired the great work they do. 

Here at the Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, we have pretty special horses. Take Spike, every week, he takes 12 vulnerable riders out to the woods to enjoy being outdoors, helps them to enjoy the challenge of learning to ride and gives them the unique physiotherapy that only horse-riding can offer. He's "bomb-proof" enough to support riders who have difficulty communicating and learning and responsive enough for them to learn the skills they need to control a horse. He's wonderful, and without him and other horses like him, we couldn't help the 300 riders who come to the Centre every year. Sadly, we don't have enough horses like Spike. We urgently need 5 more horses just to keep working at the level we are operating now. And if we want to help some of the 190 people currently on our waiting list, we'll need even more. A horse costs around £4,500. Please help us find some horses that can help people!

About the campaign

Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled helps people discover the benefits that being with horses can have. Whether that is for therapeutic riding, sensory sessions or competing but the Centre needs more horses to carry on their work.

About the charity

The Avon Centre

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RCN 281648
The Avon Centre is an independent charity based in Bristol dedicated to providing the benefits of horses and nature to Disabled and Disadvantaged people.

Donation summary

Total raised
£75.00
Online donations
£75.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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