Well, it’s the last week of term already. How quickly has that come round?! Loking back over the past year, we have had some fantastic achievements from our riders and from the centre.
This year has seen a big upturn in the number of fund-raising activities taking place. Often they fall on weekends, so we have to beg, borrow and steal volunteers to come and help us. Luckily, we have fantastic helpers who are willing to give up their time to help us in the arena and out fund-raising. As well as raising vital funds for the centre, these activities raise awareness and attract new volunteers and riders.
The centre itself has had lots of improvements this year, the biggest of which has probably been the hoist. Having the hoist means that more people can benefit from our wonderful horses. We have also started learning Horse Boy method, which hopefully will help us to meet the needs of some of our autistic riders, and offer something a bit different.
Every year our riders seem to progress more. This year has been no different – we have had lots of riders passing RDA Grades 1 and 2 in Riding, and in Horse Care, and trying new things.
As always, we owe a massive thank you to all our volunteers and supporters – without them we simply couldn’t run this centre. So THANK YOU from all of us to all of you!
