Riding for the Disabled

Yards, charities and inspiration honoured at annual awards

Riding tops list of para sport opportunities in UK

Equestrian industry celebrates ‘freedom day’ as restrictions lift

Rider immortalises her ‘soul horse’ to give back to the RDA

Heartbreak as Riding for the Disabled ‘wonder pony’ put down aged 30

Volunteers and funding key as Riding for the Disabled recovers from Covid

Delight as Queen recognises equestrians in birthday honours list

A number of equestrians have been named in the 2021 list

Park Lane Stables to lose home despite £1m fundraiser after landlord ups the price

Charity Park Lane Stables is leaving its Teddington home of 12 years despite the fact that more than £1m was raised to buy the property

‘Cuddy’ rebranded as HOYS welcomes major new sponsor, plus latest partnership news

Royal backing for 10,000-rider relay

The event, which starts on Sunday (2 May) has surpassed more than 10,000 riders

Disabled riding faces national crisis in finding right horses

‘Tea with a pony’ sessions have power to help those with dementia

“Someone described dementia to me as, ‘it’s like a rhino hitting a bookcase – all of your experiences are on that bookcase and sometimes things fall off so you lose that memory’, but because ponies are so deeply entrenched it gives the opportunity to reach that person. That’s the power of it”

Park Lane Stables saved as £1m goal reached

Park Lane Stables in London has raised more than £1m to buy its home and safeguard its future following a crowdfunding campaign

‘It has transformed our lives’: two weeks to save Park Lane Stables

The London-based charity has until 25 February to raise the £1m needed to buy its Teddington home and continue to provide its vital services to the community

Major step forward in campaign to save London riding stables

The stables has now been listed as an asset of community value, while the momentum picks up pace to reach the £1 million target

Equestrians who change lives feature in New Year Honours List

The 2021 New Year Honours List included a number of worthy recipients from the equestrian world

79-year-old rider with terminal cancer smiles his way through dressage test

“He doesn’t remember Sunday but every time I mention it, he gets that smile. He knows something good has happened”

Hercules the cob makes three very special wishes for 2021

“The driving force is also to send out that positive message. Things will be better”

Beleaguered RDA centre ‘overwhelmed’ by offers to foster injured ponies

A run of bad luck has meant that only four out of the five ponies at Saxon Group RDA is currently able to work and a major loss of income during the pandemic has impacted the group’s ability to pay for their keep

5 ways to have fun without your own horse

Keen to get involved with volunteering in the equestrian world? Take a look at these ideas of where to get started, with information on how charities are navigating volunteering during the coronavirus pandemic...