Helping
South Bucks RDA Group
Charity registered in the UK. Charity no. 1073721
Helping
Charity registered in the UK. Charity no. 1073721
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The RDA logo and 'RDA' are trademarks of Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving.
South Bucks is a Member Group of Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving.
For more information, see our contacts page.
So that we can continue to provide disabled people with the opportunity to ride or carriage drive, we need your help. You can help us by volunteering, or with any financial assistance that you feel able to give us.
All RDA groups rely on volunteers - a single riding session for five disabled children can routinely need ten volunteer leaders and side-helpers, plus one volunteer instructor. A mounting team, to assist adult riders, is made up of three specially trained helpers and physiotherapists. And, with tack, harness, field shelters, fences, loose-boxes, feed bins, water troughs, riding arenas and horse-boxes to maintain, along with general administration and fund-raising to be organised, every group welcomes volunteers with a variety of skills.
We look forward to welcoming you as a volunteer at South Bucks RDA Group.
Riding for the Disabled Association receives no Government funding. All RDA groups depend on financial assistance from corporate or individual supporters to ensure their future. And, providing enjoyable riding or driving, in safe and pleasant surroundings, does not come cheaply. Our group's veterinary fees are annually in excess of £2,000, and a set of horseshoes, for each horse or pony, costs us around £40 per horse or pony, every 6 weeks. All of our riders and drivers must wear a hard hat, conforming to the latest safety standards. Not everyone can afford to buy their own, so we supply these, with each one costing about £40. Then there are our requirements for saddles, stirrups, bridles, reins and harness - with special adaptations for our riders' and drivers' needs - not forgetting the upkeep of our grazing, and additional food like pony nuts, carrots and hay...
...financial assistance is alway very welcome!
Remember, if you don't live locally to our South Bucks Group (in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Middlesex or Surrey), your own local RDA group will be really glad of any help you can offer them. You can contact them through the National RDA web site, which has a specific volunteer enquiry form.
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