Articles by Katy

Its time to celebrate the amazing contributions RDA volunteers make to communities accross the UK, All RDA groups can get involved in many ways:

• Celebrate volunteers within your group or the region
• Save the date- Monday 3rd June National Office are hosting an online evening event to kick of Volunteers Week
• Share your volunteering stories with us! If you have a story to share you can do so through this form

For more details and to stay updated, keep checking MyRDA- Volunteers Week

Travelling with Horses Training: National Training Centre, CV35 7AX, Thursday 4th July, 10 am – 12 pm

• What you need to pack for travelling
• Lorry/trailer checks
• Preparing the horse and loading practice

For more details and to register your interest email Debs at [email protected]

Catch up: Equine Nutrition and Weight Management- Session 1 & 2 of the NTC ‘Learn’ series

Last month, the National Training centre hosted two online lectures, If you missed them you can watch the recordings on the RDA YouTube Channel.

• Jennifer Little, Equine Nutrition https://youtu.be/scSljgdCcAU
• Emmeline Hannelly, Equine Weight Management https://youtu.be/b7tPz65Llhg

On Monday 17th of June there is an exciting opportunity to attend a Countryside Challenge Virtual Competition Training day By Sue Mack, National Countryside Challenge Lead, at Newbury RDA.

This Training day is open to Judges, Coaches, Riders and Volunteers from any group in the region. If you a interested please fill out the form below and send it back to Jenny Whiteman at [email protected] or 07740708661.

Training Location– Newbury RDA, Wyld Court Stud, Hampstead Norreys, RG18 0TN

The nominations for the 2024 RDA coaching awards are now open! This year the RDA Coaching Awards will be presented at the National Championships. There are 5 award catagories, and the nomination form can be found on MyRDA here

Nominations close 6th of June 2024.

If you require the nomination form in a different format, please contact [email protected]