Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.
Our work is delivered by 1266 volunteers through 27 local groups across Gloucester, North Somerset and Wiltshire. No other UK charity delivers the work we do; our activities (from riding and carriage driving, volunteer training, holidays and educational activities) all have the same goal - focusing on inclusivity and what each beneficiary can do to achieve physical and mental wellbeing; with the end goal of enriching lives and changing futures.
However to achieve our goals and support our volunteers and beneficiaries we need your support. Please do give and donate what you feel you can so we can continue to provide the support we do and benefit the many we do.
£10 the cost of a cinema ticket, will help support the training of volunteers to coach young disabled people to ride
£25 the bill from a meal out, will contribute to the delivery of regional sporting events, supporting our disabled riders to actively compete and qualify for National Championships
RDA have helped me get more confidence in myself and has helped me through the good times and the bad." Quote from an RDA rider
Quote from one of our Coaches;
RDA is an amazing organisation that genuinely changes peoples lives. As a coach there is simply no better feeling than seeing the way people change through the benefits riding brings them; whether that's a physical change through exercise or therapy, or a mental change through increased confidence or self-belief. It's the most generous of organisations, run by volunteers who give their time for the sole purpose of benefiting others. And to top it all off, I get to be around the most gentle loving horses. An RDA session leaves me beaming from ear to ear, week in, week out."