Riding for the Disabled

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H&H reports on the latest equestrian charitable works and donations

Hand-painted horseshoes help charities

Hoofing Horseshoes donates funds to charities including Riding for the Disabled and the Army Benevolent Fund

Memorial to honour one million horses lost in World War One

The bronze sculpture acknowledging the horses lost during the Great War will raise funds for equine charities

Royal visit to Riding for the Disabled group's birthday celebrations

The Princess Royal presents prizes to riders and volunteers at RDA group's birthday party

Equestrian centres awarded new quality standard for disabled riders

Disabled riders are given more opportunities to ride thanks to a new accreditation scheme

Farewell to...Shelia Shaw

One of the co-founders of the Riding for the Disabled Association has died aged 91

Riding centres benefit from £200,000 grants

A grant from Sport England looks set to improve facilities for disabled riders

Help Horse & Hound support good causes

Camel racing at Cotley point-to-point and hunt supporters racing at Ascot are both featured in our round-up of events to raise funds for good causes

Sophie Wells' dressage blog: focusing 100% on the horses!

H&H's dressage blogger is busy with training, delighted with her new sponsor and is looking forward to getting her RDA centre up and running

£21,000 funding for disabled riding kit

Sport England has awarded funding worth £21,000 to three riding centres to spend on specialist equipment for disabled riders

Paralympic champion to play VIP role at RDA fundraising event

A paralympic champion will open a charity auction to raise money for the Cotswold Riding for the Disabled Association

Six-figure Lottery grant for Riding for the Disabled group

The money will be used to pay the West Yorkshire RDA group's day-to-day running costs, including looking after its horses and ponies

Model horse donated to Riding for the Disabled Association

Abbey England and Stubbs have donated a display horse to Gartmore RDA

RDA gets £100,000 lottery boost

The People’s Postcode Lottery has given substantial funding to the Riding for the Disabled Association

New Forest pony wins top RDA Gala Award

Ponies were among those recognised for their contribution to the RDA during the annual gala awards

Farewell to long-serving equestrian volunteer

Marie Cameron, who was a driving force behind equestrian development in the Scottish Highlands, died last month

New study proves RDA activities do help disabled riders

New research from the charity has proved just how successful its activities can be

Farewell to... a pioneer for riding for the disabled

Almost 300 people packed out the church in Cheveley, near Newmarket, on 7 January for the memorial service for Judith Walker, a pioneer for riding for the disabled

Research shows riding helps disabled children

Research into the part horses can play in the therapy of children with physical disabilities has won the Eqvalan Duo Equine Thesis of the Year 2012 award

Golden Paralympics inspire bounce effect

Horse sport enjoyed a well-documented “Olympic bounce” and now it appears that the success of Team GBR’s para riders is having the same effect