Registered Charity No. 1141360
(Please note our charity used to be known as Abingdon Group RDA with charity number 1074161, this charity ceased to exist in 2014 when it was replaced with the current incorporated form of RDA
Abingdon Ltd (with the charity number 1141360).
(A Group Member of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving, Registered Company No 5010395, Registered Charity No, 244108)
Abingdon RDA
Offering riding opportunities to disabled people in
Oxfordshire and beyond.
Our horses are all very different characters - matched carefully with our riders.
Jim Bob 14.2 and 6 years old (2016). Jim Bob came from a
riding school where he was competing with the younger
riders, doing sponsored rides and taking nervous adults
out on hacks.
Bryn is our smallest pony but he walks out beautifully - short legs
don’t necessarily mean slow! Bryn is a cheerful chap who is ideal
for our smaller riders.
Ernie, purchased in 2018, 14:3hh. Ernie likes
to have a confident rider on board. He can
move beautifully and will make a super
dressage horse when he settles down and
has gained some experience of mixing in
different environments.
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our group funds.
Rosie stands at 15:3 and is an Irish Sport horse with a pretty
laid-back attitude. She was 16 years old when purchased and
she knows that she is beautiful!
Rosie was purchased using a wonderful donation from
Wooden Spoon - thank you so much.
Rosie will be perfect for some our our taller riders - she is
forward going but has some sound brakes. She is very
biddable and keen to please.
Maple is a 14:2 Cob and dark bay (almost black). Purchased
by the parents of one of our riders in June 2019, Maple will
be a great asset to the yard. A perfect size for the lighter
teenagers and adults.
Marshall arrived in December 2020, age 10. Marshall stands at 12:2 and is
proving to be popular already.
He arrived wearing the most amazing plaits - I am not sure that we will be
able to keep that up on a regular basis (the challenge is on!).
Duke arriving in the last quarter of 2020, on loan from
a family that Iris knows.
Duke is already very popular and he comes into his
own when is is off the lead. A very biddable, forward
going, but safe mount.
Yet another piebald cob, who has many of us
wondering if we have tacked up the right horse!
Duke has an old stifle injury, so gentle riding only.
Marmaduke & Freddy exchanged homes with Jasper in
April 2022. Our 2 minis will help us with our super new
project.
Mini Mouse (Mini actually but will get confused with
the minis, so Mouse it is!). Came to us age 4 (late 2022)
and we won’t be using her until she is 5. In the
meantime she is settling in well and is in training. Loves
to follow you around the field to check out what you are
doing. She is very sweet and nuzzles you constantly.
This is LISA who was purchased May
2023 - a 15 year old who stands at
15:2.
All these piebalds will have to start
wearing name tags!
Plumb was purchased in
February 2023.
Plumb is proving a wonderful
lead-rein pony. She can do off
the lead work but tends to get
too excited when cantering.
Harry (Harry Potter) born in 2015 and came to us in 2023. Harry
is an amazing RDA pony - he came from a riding stables so it is
all quite natural to him. He seems really happy with us and is
happy to be on or off the lead. He is proving to be very popular.