Our Aim
Our aim is to give people with disabilities in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding area, opportunities to ride, interact, and care for ponies & horses. It is a well known fact that horses can help people with physical and mental disabilities alike, to develop their physical skills, strength, co-ordination and social skills. .Our instructors work closely with physiotherapists and other health professionals to encourage every individual to aim for attainable goals- some modest, others far more ambitious.
There is also a unique opportunity to ride at Papplewick Equestrian Centre, which is the home of Para Dressage Development and Performance coach, Angela Weiss.
Riding horses and ponies is an excellent way of giving people with physical and mental disabilities a sense of independence and freedom. The horse’s movements stimulate the mind and muscle responses from disabled children and adults. Riding demands both physical and mental concentration and the horse responds to direct and clear body language. Co-ordination, balance, trust, respect, confidence, muscle development, strength, core-stability, social skills, responsibility are all skills that can be developed with the help of horses.
Throughout RDA and British Dressage / British Equestrian Federation, there is a clear Performance pathway for riders who wish to pursue a career in Para Dressage to follow.
One of our riders Bradley (pictured) has been competing on Netty and qualified and rode at the National RDA Championships.He won one class and was second in the other which was such a fantastic achievement.
There is also a unique opportunity to ride at Papplewick Equestrian Centre, which is the home of Para Dressage Development and Performance coach, Angela Weiss.
Riding horses and ponies is an excellent way of giving people with physical and mental disabilities a sense of independence and freedom. The horse’s movements stimulate the mind and muscle responses from disabled children and adults. Riding demands both physical and mental concentration and the horse responds to direct and clear body language. Co-ordination, balance, trust, respect, confidence, muscle development, strength, core-stability, social skills, responsibility are all skills that can be developed with the help of horses.
Throughout RDA and British Dressage / British Equestrian Federation, there is a clear Performance pathway for riders who wish to pursue a career in Para Dressage to follow.
One of our riders Bradley (pictured) has been competing on Netty and qualified and rode at the National RDA Championships.He won one class and was second in the other which was such a fantastic achievement.
Our ambition is also to provide a link between therapy and performance for those riders that have ambitions to succeed in the sport of Para Dressage.
Angela Weiss has been coach to Sophie Wells MBE since 2004 and together they have achieved many sucesses.
The picture shows the moment that Angela and Sophie realise that Sophie has taken the individual Gold Medal at the Rio Games.
To find out more about Sophie and her achievements click on the link.