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Herefordshire Riding for the Disabled, incorporating Driving
Holme Lacy Centre, Hereford
The R.D.A. at Holme Lacy
desperately need two christians!
A weight carrying cob
15.2 - 16 hh and a 12.2 - 13.2hh pony. Both need to be
geldings, totally sound and 8 years or over. For loan
or to buy with a realistic price given for a suitable horse
for our job.
Ring Celia on 01432
870 831
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WE NEED YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT! To help us find the running costs of over £70,000 a year To help at one of our sessions - no experience needed Just £500 funds 1 pony for 1 year. If you would like to know more, please contact Holme Lacy Centre - 01432 870831 |
Officially opened by HRH the Princess Royal in 1992 the above centre is one of twenty purpose built for the RDA in the UK and the only one in the West Mercia region.
There are currently
12 horses/ponies, 75 voluntary helpers, 3 instructors and a
specially trained physiotherapist, each week enabling 250 riders and drivers,
aged from 18 months to over 70 years to enjoy riding or driving or to receive
valuable Hippotherapy. The
Centre also trains special needs students and riding therapists.
That the £56,000 Centre is here at all is thanks to you, the people of Herefordshire, who have been so generous.
Nick Jones from the Herefordshire RDA Driving Group at Sellack, won a fourth place in the single turnout driven by a disabled whip at the BDS show at Smiths Lawn Windsor. Nick, who won first place at the Hereford District Driving Group show in May with his own horse, was driving The Hon Mrs Bridget Smiths RDA pony Jack to a Bennington Fun Bug, this caused much comment and a number of groups expressed interest in the bug as a disabled driving vehicle. Certainly Jack enjoyed it and behaved impeccably, giving a very competent individual show ably assisted as usual by Nick.
Although it was an exceedingly hot day there were eight competitors in Nick’s class. Entries in other classes from the Herefordshire area also did well The Hon Mrs Smith took third in the Mountain and Moorland class with her much ribboned Highland pony Harray of Forglen (Harry) who although finding the heat a bit much (being more used to the snow and rain of his native land) performed really well and gave his wilting whip and groom a lovely drive through Windsor Great Park as part of the Concours in the afternoon. Lester Dagge was in the ribbons again coming fourth in his class and also doing the drive in the steamy heat in the afternoon with little April keeping up with the bigger ponies and horses with ease. A drive past Prince Phillip finished off the day, a wonderful parade of horses, ponies and donkeys driven to a wide variety of vehicles.
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