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Useful equestrian links

Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving is the national Federation of almost 600 RDA groups throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The British Horse Society is the UK's largest equestrian charity. It is committed to improving the welfare of horses and ponies, through education and training, and promoting the interests of its membership of horse riders and owners.

The Pony Club is an international voluntary youth organisation for everyone under 21 years of age who is interested in ponies and riding.

The British Equestrian Federation is the recognised governing body of horse sports in the UK.

British Dressage includes the Strongid-P Disabled Dressage Rider Championships and Kentucky Para Trials.

The British Paralympic Association is a registered charity responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain's teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games.

Special Olympics offers year-round sports training and athletic competition in 26 Olympic-type sports, including a range of equestrian events, to "children and adults with mental retardation".

The Windsor and Ascot Driving Group for Disabled enables physically disabled adults to learn how to drive ponies and to enhoy an outdoor activity with animals and other people.

Sport England aims to "lead the development of sport in England by influencing and serving the public, commercial and voluntary sectors."

Sporting Champions is a new Sport England initiative, which uses sports stars and emerging talent to inspire and motivate young people. The web site features a profile of British International Paralympic Equestrian rider Liz Stone. Liz's profile is illustrated with a photograph of her riding to win the 2002 Strongid-P National Championships on one of South Bucks RDA Group's horses, Charlie (reproduced here, on the right).

www.horseshoe-gifts.co.uk design and manufacture a range of products made from real horseshoes - including your own horseshoe, polished and mounted. They are a supporter of South Bucks RDA Group; so make sure you mention the Group, if you make an enquiry.

Chiltern & Thames Rider Magazine is "the equestrian voice of the Chiltern Hills and Thames Valley region. It is a glossy magazine published every four weeks. It covers local shows and events, news, views, and gossip, celebrity interviews and clinics, advice from the experts, a comprehensive diary of events, results, product features, readers stories . . . and national and local advertising including a large classified advertisement section."

Wellington Riding centre offers equestrian facilities, and provides the location for RDA South Regional Fun Days.

The Jodshop is a local, Henley-based company selling riding clothes and accessories, on the internet or by mail order. If you're a member of our RDA Group, and say so when you place your order, you'll get a 10% discount on your goods.

Robinsons Country Leisure sells a range of riding clothes and accessories, available online or via mail order.

El Resero produce handmade leather riding and polo boots in Argentina.

Photographer Robert Vavra is "to horses what Annie Leibowitz and Richard Avedon are to the rich and famous." Here you can see browse a selection of his fabulous horse photographs, including some from the bestselling "Horses of the Sun" book.

Learn more about the Tellington TTouch Equine Awareness Method and Tellington TTouch Training in the UK. Sarah Fisher, the UK's highest qualified Equine and Companion Animal Instructor, is an active supporter of RDA.

Local radio station BBC Berkshire has an online feature about South Bucks RDA Group rider Sophie Christiansen, as she prepares for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games; and they have Sophie's diary as she counts down to the Games.

HorseShoe Gifts www.horseshoe-gifts.co.uk design and manufacture a range of products made from real horseshoes - including your own horseshoe, polished and mounted. They are a supporter of South Bucks RDA Group; so make sure you mention the Group, if you make an enquiry.

Useful disabilities links

The Disability Rights Commission is an independent body, established by Act of Parliament to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity.

The Disabled Living Foundation is a national UK Charity aiming to provide the best possible choice for people who use equipment to live a more independent life.

The National Autistic Society is "the UK's foremost organisation for people with autism and those who care for them, spearheading national and international initiatives and providing a strong voice for autism."

RNIB provides over 60 different services for over two million people with serious sight problems throughout the UK.

Scope is a disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy.

RNID is the largest charity representing the nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK.

The Down's Syndrome Association exists to support people with Down's syndrome, their family and carers.

Epilepsy Action is the working name for the British Epilepsy Association. The Association's aim is for us all "to live in a society where everyone understands epilepsy and where attitudes towards people with epilepsy are based on fact not fiction."

The National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) is "the largest medical charity in the field of epilepsy in the UK". Based locally to our Group, its headquarters are in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire and the Society works in close partnership with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in London.

The UK Familial Spastic Paraplegia Support Group is a "self-help" group that aims to provide assistance to those suffering from Familial Spastic Paraplegia. Familial Spastic Paraplegia (FSP) is also known as Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), Familial Spastic Paraparesis or Strumpell-Lorrain Syndrome.

The British Institute of Learning Disabilities exists to improve the quality of life of all people with a learning disability.

The Limbless Association provides information, advice and support for people of all ages who are without one or more limbs.

Mind is "the leading mental health charity in England and Wales, and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress." Mind focuses on mental health problems rather than learning difficulties.

The Neurological Alliance unites charities working to improve the quality of life of all those in the UK living with a neurological condition.

Reach is The Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency. Its objectives include: promoting the interests and needs of children with upper limb deficiencies; and providing support and information to the families and carers of such children.

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society is a patient led national charity focusing entirely and specifically on Rheumatoid Arthritis.

The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydocephalus aims to "improve services for people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, to work with them to extend their choices, and maximise opportunities for independence and achievement." It also provides advice and practical support to people with these disabilities, their families and carers.

The Stroke Association provides support for people who have had strokes, their families and carers. It campaigns, educates and informs to increase knowledge of stroke at all levels of society.

Useful local links

Fulmer Village is our closest neighbour. Fulmer Village supports South Bucks RDA Group.

This is the web site of South Bucks District Council.

And, this is Buckinghamshire County Council's web site.

Chilterns Conservation Board has produced a guide to countryside walks in the Chilterns "suitable for people with impaired mobility, wheelchairs, mobility scooters and pushchairs." The walks offer "a great way to get some fresh air and experience the beautiful Chilterns countryside."

Burnham Bucks web site provides "information about services, facilities and activities that are available in and around Burnham, Buckinghamshire."

Stoke Poge's Parish Council web site aims to "keep local residents and the general public informed on what is happening in the village."

The Farnhams Home Page is a community web site, focusing on the two Farnhams villages, Farnham Common and Farnham Royal.

This is Slough Borough Council's web site.

Gerrard's Cross community website provides a portal to sites for: Amersham, Beaconsfield, Chalfont St. Giles, Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham and Chorleywood.

This is the web site of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Ascot Community web site includes information on the villages of Ascot, Cheapside, Sunninghill, Sunningdale and Windlesham.

The Windsor and Ascot Driving Group for Disabled enables physically disabled adults to learn how to drive ponies and to enhoy an outdoor activity with animals and other people.

Geographically based around the area of Windsor's Great Park, the Great Park Portal aims to provide "local entry points into the Internet that start with a local flavour."

"This is Buckinghamshire" is a commercial web site with local news, information and further links.

Useful volunteering links

Windsor & Maidenhead Voluntary Action aim to be the "one stop shop" for the voluntary sector and for volunteering, in support of the community needs of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. Their centre, located in St. Leonard's Road in Windsor, is pictured on the right.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is "a high quality, enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development activities for anyone aged 14-25."

Useful miscellaneous links

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

BT's Directory Enquiries

Dictionary.com is an online dictionary and thesaurus.

Webopedia is an online dictionary and search engine for computer and internet technology.

An international currency converter.

Links for fun

svt.se's Hogaffla hage is a prize-winning cartoon- style site. Navigating around in Swedish is part of the fun! And, this equine choir, on the site, is great with audio speakers. Just click on each horse to hear the singing.

"Yes we can!" with Bob the Builder.

You can listen to the acoustic carols, which South Bucks RDA Group supporter, John Robin Devany arranged, played and recorded for the Group's 2002 fund-raising Christmas CD, at devany.com.

Riders, volunteers, families and friends were all impressed by the enthusiasm and approachability of actor Anthony Stewart Head pictured here on the right with South Bucks RDA Group rider Natasha Wait, when he presented rosettes, trophies and awards at the RDA National Dressage Championships in 2003 and 2004. Tony, aka "Giles" in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and his partner Sarah Fisher (the UK's highest qualified TTEAM Equine and Companion Animal Instructor), both give unstintingly of their time to support RDA, making plenty of new (and old) fans very happy. This article, appearing in The Guardian newspaper, outlines the work Tony and Sarah do with animals who have behavioural problems.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter web site has themed games and all the latest news about the movies and the actors.

If you'd prefer to find out more about a different kind of star, you should enjoy the Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.