RDA Ride for a Reason 2025

05/05/2025

Some more pics from the Fun Ride 🐎 😎❤️

04/05/2025

Shout out to our volunteers 🙌
Riding for the Disabled would not be able to operate without the incredible work of our volunteers. Whether it is help at our weekly sessions, organising a fundraiser or marshalling at one of our Fun Rides, we so appreciate everything you do for us 🙏

04/05/2025

We have the pleasure of letting you know we all raised the most amazing sum of money today £917.85 🥳🥳🥳🥳 🐎

Split between entries of £605 and the most remarkable sum of £312.85 for absolutely scrumptious cupcakes and brownies baked by our very own Tami 😍 and cakes by Sarah Jane (both tagged). 🧁 🍰

A remarkable sum of money that is going to make such a difference.

It would not have been possible without the wonderful riders who supported us by joining us on the day. 🐎 🐎 🐎

A really well organised and executed event that was enjoyed by all that took part. Thank you so much to everybody who helped organise and marshall on the day.

Thank you all. Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday, be proud you make a difference and see you all soon x

29/04/2025

We still have spaces for Saturday morning. The route is through stunning countryside. When you finish the cafe Silver Leys Polo Club will be open. ☕️ 🍰

Herts and Essex Borders RDA Fun Ride for a Reason in memory of Sarah Baker opens on 3rd May 2025. This East Anglia based horse event will take place at Silver Leys Polo Club, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2ED.

22/04/2025

Ride for a Reason 3rd May - 9 days to enter!!
Please secure your spot here https://www.horse-events.co.uk/horse-events/herts-and-essex-borders-rda-ride-for-a-reason-in-memory-of-sarah-baker-20250503/
Looking forward to seeing you there!

22/04/2025

Ride for a Reason. Sarah dedicated her life to improving the lives of the disabled. The House and Hound featured her following her passing.
"Inspirational Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) leader Sarah Baker died at her Hertfordshire home on 21 September, aged 84 years young.
Sarah’s love of horses started from a very young age and permeated all aspects of her life. Aged five, Sarah yearned for a horse but as family ownership was not an option she simply improvised by tethering herself to a water butt and standing for ages in her garden pretending to be a pony.
When that palled she would put a string leading-rein on one of her sisters and get them on all fours to graze on the lawn. Eventually the family had an extended free loan of ponies from a local family – Sarah was delighted and her siblings much relieved…
Sarah passed on her love of horses to her own children and to many others. For years she ran the Standon Pony Show, which served as a lovely introduction for children (and parents) before they joined the Pony Club.
Sarah joined RDA in 1976, as a helper, then an instructor. She was a founding member and trustee of one local group and a trustee and chair of another.
She was passionate about every aspect of the work – desperately concerned to ensure the continued existence of small RDA groups like hers, solicitous of all her helpers, determined to avoid box-ticking and to keep the sessions fun and, above all, relentlessly watchful of the children’s welfare.
Sarah’s many years of RDA service meant she was justly presented with the President’s Award in 2017.
Throughout her life Sarah demonstrated extraordinary leadership, drive, compassion and public service. She personally recruited vast numbers of volunteers to help with various local events and RDA groups – if Sarah asked you to help it was quite impossible to say no!
She also continued to serve as both chair and head coach of her RDA group until her passing. Her expertise, passion, enthusiasm and commitment were inspirational and she is remembered with deep fondness by those she leaves behind.
Sarah is survived by her devoted husband of 51 years Michael, her daughters Helen and Hannah, and her two grandchildren."

28/03/2025

27/03/2025

Ride for a Reason Fun Ride - May 3rd 2025.

Please book your ride here…

https://www.horse-events.co.uk/horse-events/herts-and-essex-borders-rda-ride-for-a-reason-in-memory-of-sarah-baker-20250503

Herts and Essex Borders RDA Fun Ride for a Reason in memory of Sarah Baker opens on 3rd May 2025. This East Anglia based horse event will take place at Silver Leys Polo Club, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2ED.