Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association

Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association WRDA provides horse riding and therapy to people and groups with disabilities within the area.

Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association (Wakefield RDA) is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Charity that provides horse riding for people with disabilities to improve their general health and well-being. We also provide training and qualifications in horse care and riding for young people. Our clients include small children, young people and adults with a wide range of physical and learn

ing disabilities, mental health and behavioral problems. Wakefield RDA was established in 1990 and riding activities are based at Camphill Community, a Specialist FE Residential College for young people with learning disabilities. Students at Camphill Community work alongside RDA to learn horse care, help with stable duties and enjoy riding sessions. Wakefield RDA offers it’s services all year round to people from Wakefield and the surrounding areas.

Welcome to the WRDA family Jacob Cole! Congratulations to Charlotte, Liam, Luke and Noah. He’s gorgeous.
05/03/2025

Welcome to the WRDA family Jacob Cole! Congratulations to Charlotte, Liam, Luke and Noah. He’s gorgeous.

We are blown away by your continued support❤️Our fundraising fashion show is a sell out! The welcome fizz is on ice, the...
03/03/2025

We are blown away by your continued support❤️

Our fundraising fashion show is a sell out!

The welcome fizz is on ice, the raffle is sorted and we’ll have yummy refreshments too.

Please bring a small amount of cash to buy raffle tickets and cake.

The fashion show organisers have a card machine for your clothes purchases.

We look forward to welcoming everyone on Friday evening!

Every single penny raised will go towards the running of our group.

Thank you again for your support.

Update! We raised an amazing £962.00 with tickets, cakes and raffle! ❤️ Every single penny of that will go towards the r...
28/02/2025

Update! We raised an amazing £962.00 with tickets, cakes and raffle! ❤️ Every single penny of that will go towards the running of our group.

Wow! What a wonderful, fascinating evening we had!

First of all we’d like to say a huge thank you to Ridings Equine Vets for supporting our fundraising and organising the event in such a fantastic way. It was genius! It must have taken a lot of preparation before hand - and also required their team to ‘host’ the tables. We are eternally grateful to have your support.

Our leg dissection evening was a sell out and judging from the comments everyone really enjoyed it. We played ‘musical chairs’ as each table had a different aspect, so everyone visited every table throughout the evening. There were lots of chances to ask questions, and even examine the ‘specimens’ if people wanted to!

There was a raffle and we had our usual cake and refreshment stall. We’d like to say a huge thank you to Rachel Thornton Veterinary Physiotherapy, CE Dressage, AY Horsemanship and Sellequine for their very generous raffle prize donations.

Also a huge thank you to everyone who bought tickets, ate cake, drank coffee and bought raffle tickets!!! You are helping to keep our group running.

And thanks also go to our dedicated volunteers who made the evening run so smoothly.

It’s a sell out! We are so excited about this Thursday’s event!We are busy planning the room layout so everyone will hav...
25/02/2025

It’s a sell out! We are so excited about this Thursday’s event!

We are busy planning the room layout so everyone will have as good a view as they want!

The audience will be split into small groups for the ‘practical’ part of the evening.

We will be serving tea, coffee and our usual cakes throughout the evening so please bring a little cash as we don’t have a card machine.

There will also be a raffle with lots of lovely prizes, so again please have a little cash.

Every penny raised will go directly towards the running of our group!

We really appreciate your support.

See you on Thursday.

There’s been another supermarket theme running through today’s sessions. Participants had a shopping list, chose groceri...
24/02/2025

There’s been another supermarket theme running through today’s sessions.

Participants had a shopping list, chose groceries from the stand and put them into a shopping basket. They then rode around the arena until they found the matching card and put their shopping in the correct place.

Well done everyone. 👏👏👏

Save the Date! More details to follow very shortly!
19/02/2025

Save the Date! More details to follow very shortly!

Today work placement student Alice came up with a great idea for a game. She created a supermarket - complete with aisle...
17/02/2025

Today work placement student Alice came up with a great idea for a game. She created a supermarket - complete with aisles. Our participants then took their ponies into the supermarket and selected fruit and veg from the stands on the aisles. They then rode back to the kitchen to create their own unique recipe. There was lots of creativity and the food looked yummy!

Last week our some of our Camphill Wakefield students competed their grade 1 horse care award. They created this brillia...
17/02/2025

Last week our some of our Camphill Wakefield students competed their grade 1 horse care award. They created this brilliant, informative poster and also completed the practical part of the award to demonstrate their horsecare practical knowledge. Well done everyone.

Our washing machine for our horses ‘laundry’ broke down a while ago and we’ve struggled along without one. Last weekend ...
14/02/2025

Our washing machine for our horses ‘laundry’ broke down a while ago and we’ve struggled along without one.

Last weekend we bought a replacement from the Outwood Salvation Army shop! Two charitable organisations helping each other out in these tough times. They are ‘sooooo pleased’ that they could help us - and we are ‘soooo happy’ that we could support them by buying from a great cause! And the delivery crew were so pleasant and helpful too.

This purchase was only possible because we received a very generous donation from the funeral collection in memory of Valerie Foster, who was the mother of trustee Karen Noden and her family. And we are very, very grateful.

Are we really so excited about ‘putting the washing in???’ Yes we are - our volunteers couldn’t wait to put the washer on this morning!

Yesterday our Camphill Wakefield students Lily and Daniel worked really hard in their ridden session. Lily did some grea...
13/02/2025

Yesterday our Camphill Wakefield students Lily and Daniel worked really hard in their ridden session. Lily did some great stretching exercises and Daniel worked independently on his rising trot. They both worked on transferring their reins into one hand using a game to pick up and put down hoops and fruit. They also did the usual yard jobs and at the end we had a quiz where we refreshed our knowledge on parts of the bridle. Well done everyone.

Yesterday’s game was our own RDA version of Snakes and Ladders (devised by coach Dawn!). Participant rolled the dice, th...
12/02/2025

Yesterday’s game was our own RDA version of Snakes and Ladders (devised by coach Dawn!). Participant rolled the dice, then snaked through cones which represented spaces on the board. If they threw a 6, they landed at the pole that contained the coloured dice. This allowed them to 'fast track' through the the corresponding coloured rungs on the ladder (poles on the ground) to the Final Target! Brilliant work everyone. And well done to volunteer Jacob for tidying the car park.

We’re getting really excited about our upcoming fashion show on Friday 7th March at 6.30pm. The bubbly will soon be on i...
11/02/2025

We’re getting really excited about our upcoming fashion show on Friday 7th March at 6.30pm.

The bubbly will soon be on ice. 🥂

Here’s a reminder of what’s on offer.

Hand your ticket in at the door and you’ll be entered into a fabulous prize draw - donated by Colours Fundraising Fashion Shows

Come in and grab a complimentary glass of Prosecco/Nosecco/Bucks Fizz - or a hot drink.

Settle down, catch up with friends and enjoy the show. Note down anything that catches your eye and then once the show is over you can browse the stock and try on to your hearts content.

Regular brands on offer are M&S, Wallis, New Look, Next, River Island, Kendall & Kylie, Naf Naf, Camaieu, Mango, Zara.

The majority of clothing is in sizes ranges 8 – 20 and some lines are in size 6 and sizes 22 & 24.

There will be something for everyone - whatever your taste.

We’ll be serving tea, coffee and our delicious cakes for anyone who gets peckish!

We’ll also be running our own raffle too with lots of lovely prizes.

Please bring a little cash as we at WRDA don’t have a card reader.

You can buy your £10 ticket easily - by bank transfer, cheque or cash.

Every penny we raise will go towards the running of our group.

Any questions or to book your place please message us.

We can’t wait to welcome you!

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Last Call. 📣📣📣Have you secured your ticket for our Leg Anatomy and Dissection event on Thursday 27th February.We have ve...
10/02/2025

Last Call. 📣📣📣

Have you secured your ticket for our Leg Anatomy and Dissection event on Thursday 27th February.

We have very few tickets left!

The event will definitely be a sell out so if you’re hoping to come along and haven’t yet booked your ticket you need to be quick!

Message us to secure your ticket.

We hope to see you there.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to The Three Houses Sandal for choosing us as the local charity to donate their Christ...
06/02/2025

We’d like to say a huge thank you to The Three Houses Sandal for choosing us as the local charity to donate their Christmas raffle proceeds to - and to their very generous customers.

Their Christmas Hamper raffle raised an amazing £205 which will make such a difference in these challenging times.

To put this into a day-to-day context, we could buy 4 big bales of hay, which will feed our horses for 4 weeks. Or it would buy 30 bales of bedding for our stables, which will last us until the summer, or it could pay for a visit from Josh our farrier, who visits every 6 to 8 weeks for routine hoof care.

Thank you again to everyone who bought raffle tickets. It is very much appreciated.

Bill in his best King of the castle pose on this beautiful morning! Surveying his kingdom!
06/02/2025

Bill in his best King of the castle pose on this beautiful morning! Surveying his kingdom!

A few photos from today’s sessions. The focus was on developing core strength. Our Camphill Wakefield students were task...
05/02/2025

A few photos from today’s sessions. The focus was on developing core strength. Our Camphill Wakefield students were tasked to do stretching exercises whilst walking around the arena. It’s harder than it looks!

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Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe
Wakefield
WF43JL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+441924241341

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Participant Edward had a challenge yesterday - to follow a numbered 'obstacle' course! He had to navigate around it in numerical order, in and out of cones, around the roundabout, over a pole, collect and drop off a rubber ring before coming to halt in the pole square. Edward rose to the challenge and enjoyed every second! Well done Edward!

It was a day of routine jobs yesterday between our participants sessions. Some of our school groups are on half term so it was an ideal opportunity to do the things we don’t always have time to do.

Don’t forget entries close today at 7pm for Sundays dressage. Numbers are lower than usual but we’re still running. To enter click on the link below . https://www.horse-events.co.uk/horse-events/rda-unaffiliated-dressage-1/ We hope to see you there! 😀

Anyone for kayaking? 😂

Yesterday Rosie practiced gathering up and shortening and lengthening her reins as part of her session. Our Camphill Wakefield students Mia and Lily were coached in grooming and tacking up by Charlotte and Sue. They then rode Blue and Sunny and it was a big milestone for Mia as she really wanted to ride but was also very nervous. She managed to overcome her worries and enjoyed her first session on Blue. Well done everyone.

Yesterday we welcomed a fantastic team from Algeco UK. For their community day they helped us continue to develop our field ride by removing unnecessary items from the fields. What an amount of work they got through! Brilliant work. Thank you. 👏👏👏

It was Bill and Blue’s turn for their routine session with Rachel Thornton Veterinary Physiotherapy! Turn the sound up to hear Bill’s reaction. 🥰

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Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association (Wakefield RDA) is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Charity that provides horse riding for people with disabilities to improve their general health and well-being. We also provide training and qualifications in horse care and riding for young people. Our clients include small children, young people and adults with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities, mental health and behavioral problems. Wakefield RDA was established in 1990 and riding activities are based at Pennine Camphill Community, a Specialist FE Residential College for young people with learning disabilities. Students at Pennine Camphill Community work alongside RDA to learn horse care, help with stable duties and enjoy riding sessions. Wakefield RDA offers it’s services all year round to people from Wakefield and the surrounding areas.