Trustee Ness, Trainee Coach Jo, and her sister Kate are taking on the mammoth challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, raising money for our charity, AIM Riding for Disabled.

The climb will take place across 7 days, reaching heights of nearly 6000m in altitude and 71km in distance, with camping stops along the way, and carrying all their kit! They will summit the mountain in the dark and the snow, trekking to the top in the early hours of the morning.... then they have to trek back down again! These women are incredible, and crazy, in equal measures, but we couldn't be more grateful to them for taken on such a huge challenge to help raise funds for our group. They have been training hard, including completing the Gower Peninsula non stop 100K ultra marathon challenge, so we know they are going to smash Kilimanjaro!

Aim Riding for the Disabled Group (RDA) offer experiences with horses for disabled people which are accessible and fun, in and out of the saddle. “AIM” stands for our core values: ability, independence, motivation. We believe so strongly in these values that we named our group after them. Our approach is participant-centred and volunteer-powered, with a strong focus on communication, progress, and understanding. We currently offer support to 34 participants each week, across two locations. We own two of our own horses, and have to hire many more to make these sessions happen, which brings about significant running costs.

Our charity receives no central funding, and is completely volunteer run. Any donation will help in a huge way to cover some of our core ongoing costs:

- £5 pays for a bale of hay to feed one of our horses for 2 days through winter

- £10 pays for one week of membership and insurance to RDA UK, our nationals body

- £15 pays for one rider to enter a virtual competition which improves their confidence and gives them an equal sporting opportunity

- £20 pays for arts and crafts supplies needed to run our pony club sessions

- £30 pays for a subsidised lesson for a rider that cannot afford to access paid sessions

- £40 pays for a vet visit for one of our horses

- £50 pays for one item of adapted tack which allows riders to ride independently and safely

- £75 pays for one saddle check out of the two yearly checks needed to keep our horses comfortable and happy

- £100 pays for a farrier visit and set of shoes to keep our horses sound and able to work

- £150 pays for one volunteer coach to attend a first aid course to ensure we can run safe sessions.

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