Arrow Riding Centre for the Disabled

01/11/2024

That's half term week over and done with! What a brilliant week we have all had!
🎃Monday we had pony day with 6 riders grooming, riding through a Halloween obstacle course and arts and crafts.
🎃Tuesday we ran Grade 2 Proficiency test training
🎃Thursday we held the Grade 2 Proficiency test and everyone passed 👏🏻🏆
🎃Friday was Halloween Gymkhana day where we had 8 riders and ponies taking part
Huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and staff for their help this week 🤗

30/10/2024

Who saw Truffles, Rosa and Wilma's 5 minutes of fame on BBC news this evening?! Well done Govind, pretty good in front of a camera isn't he 🤩! Thank you for asking to do your interview at Arrow so that we can show off what we do to others and how amazing RDA is 💙. Rosa did make us laugh, yawning every time Val spoke...think Val might have a complex now 😂. For those watching who know about para - we did tell the reporter repeatedly that Govind has been accepted onto the BEF Para Equestrian Entry programme, not the Para Pathway (a little NB to clear up any queries 😉).

24/10/2024

Today we welcomed Frank and his wife for Tea With a Pony. Frank had a great time watching Gracie lunge Wilma over poles and even got to see how high Wilma could jump whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea and some cake. Frank then enjoyed meeting Wilma and giving her a good groom. It was lovely to have Frank visit us and we hope to see him again soon!

22/10/2024

A big well done to Emma who has passed her grade 1 proficiency tests in riding and horse care 👏🏻🏆🥳

20/10/2024

I think Rosa is turning into a bit of a dressage superstar! What a clever pony being so good at showing and now dressage. A win for Rosa and Natalie with 71.96% in Intro B at this mornings dressage 🏆👏🏻. Thank you to Heather Jones Dressage for helping with Rosa's training...fingers crossed she can make it with her riders to the RDA National Championships next year! Keep your eyes 👀 open next week as Rosa and some of our other ponies may be making an appearance on BBC news!

17/10/2024

Today we held our first Tea With a Pony session and welcomed Matthew and Michael to enjoy meeting Wilma and watching her being exercised, whilst having some cake 🍰 and a cup of tea 🫖 of course! Bookings are now open for these sessions so please contact us if this would be of interest.

15/10/2024

Final call for half term activities! Pony day is full. Please can everyone book in by Saturday 19th October

08/10/2024

📣Save the date and spread the word!📣

28/09/2024

Bertie ready to go out to the field this morning. He is the cutest, smiliest pony 💙

26/09/2024

Congratulations to Yasmina Riding Ataxia for passing her RDA Grade 1 riding and horse care proficiency tests today 👏🏻🏆🙌🏻.

25/09/2024

All of our October half term activities are now fully open for booking! Pony Club morning is currently only open to Arrow riders - once we have their bookings we will be in contact with those who have contacted us.

24/09/2024

🎃👻🧙‍♀️ October Half Term 🧙‍♀️👻🎃

23/09/2024

Another day, another Rosa post!
Rosa started her dressage journey yesterday and took part in her first walk and trot test with Natalie. She was so well behaved in both the warm up arena and test. I'm not sure her riders will believe me when I say she wasn't nosey once 👏🏻🙌🏻. Rosa came 2nd, what a good girl 💙

21/09/2024

A huge thank you to Tony Clark and Walsingham Masonic Lodge in Wilmington for a fantastic donation of £200 which they raised during their recent raffle. This donation is so much appreciated by all at Arrow - especially Mia as she looks like she's trying to eat the cheque 😂. We are a fully self-funded registered charity and rely on kind donations no matter how big or small to keep our amazing centre running and our lovely ponies happy and healthy so they can continue with the brilliant work they do for our riders. Thank you so much Walsingham Masonic Lodge 👏🏻

19/09/2024

🎃🧙‍♀️👻October Half Term👻🧙‍♀️🎃
Keep your eyes peeled for more fun days to book onto for our Arrow riders

15/09/2024

Rosa was a superstar at her first stay away show and what a big atmosphere it was with hundreds and hundreds of horse boxes, tents, flags, horses and people everywhere but she took everything in her stride and wasn't phased by anything (although she was a bit shocked that some of the show ground was muddy 😂). Rosa was so well behaved with all the waiting around (and there was a lot!) and Lydia done a fab job showing her to be placed 7th in a huge class of 17 with the top 6 being very nice show ponies! We think Rosa is going to have a very exciting future and we are enjoying training her - she definitely makes us laugh a lot (as I'm sure her riders can tell you!). Now to start her dressage career. Well done Lydia and Rosa 💙

14/09/2024

Natalie and Lydia have taken Rosa to her first away show! Rosa is settled for the night at the Sunshine Tour Championships at Hickstead in West Sussex ready to take part in the in-hand Mountain and Moorland Large Breeds in the morning. She is such a good girl!

13/09/2024

Our rider Aisha and our lovely Baline 💕👏🏻

Meet Aisha from Arrow RDA in Kent ⭐

Aisha started riding with RDA originally for the therapeutic benefits for her Cerebal Palsy. Despite not coming from a horsey background, Aisha has fallen in love with riding and for the first time, attended this year's RDA National Championships.

Aisha wants to take her riding further and has now been classified to continue her Para Dressage jouney.

Find out more about RDA and how you can get involved
👉 https://rda.org.uk/

04/09/2024

Sleeping on the job is what could be said here 😂. Quick morning nap for some of the ponies before a busy day 💙

03/09/2024

🥁👀 Coming Soon!! 👀🥁
If this is of interest to anyone you know living with Dementia, then please get in touch for more information.

22/08/2024

20/08/2024

What a fantastic day we have had for our Combined Challenge competition! All riders done a fab job and we are all very proud of you! A huge huge huuuggggggeeeeee thank you to our army of volunteers who all pulled together to make it run so smoothly - Pat, Marilyn, Diane.S, Val, Diane.J, Sue.C, Gwen, Mandy, Donna and Anne - including those that aren't technically volunteers but still gave up their time to help - Lol, Nicci, Meighan, Hannah, Linda, Geraldine, Zara and Rebecca. Our staff were amazing - Maxine and Starr on the yard, Lydia, Nat and Gracie for helping on her day off. Massive thank you to Heather Jones Dressage for judging the dressage for us and to Diane.J for judging the Countryside Challenge - you both were fab! And of course, the biggest thank you must go to our superstar ponies who looked after our riders and are just brilliant 🌟💙🌟

Results....
Class 1 Led Dressage + CC
🥇Bethany & Rosa
🥈Lydia & Wilma
🥉Jess & Bertie
4th Emma & Champ

Class 2 Walk Dressage + CC
🥇Kelly & Blue
🥈Meighan & Champ
🥉Jane & Mia
4th Tristan & Rosa
5th Connor & Truffles
6th Olivia & Blue
7th Sinead & Baline

Class 3 Trot/Canter Dressage + CC
🥇Jess & Mia
🥈Hannah & Blue
🥉Dougie & Wilma
4th Jane & Champ

Congratulations to you all! Same time next year?!

19/08/2024

Pony Day number 2! Great time had by Jess, Lydia, Willow, Melissa and Senna - grooming, riding and making photo frames with pictures of the ponies they rode inside. Well done! Big thank you to our volunteers as usual! See you all tomorrow for the Combined Challenge competition!

13/08/2024

Congratulations to our 7 riders who took their proficiency test grade 1 horse care and riding test today. They all passed and are ready to start their grade 2 training! Thank you to Diane Jeffries for your examiner skills and well done everyone!! 👏🏻🏆