Chigwell Riding Trust For Special Needs

02/06/2026

Where would we be without you volunteers. Each and everyone of you are worth your weight in Gold. Thank you so much for all you do 🌟

01/06/2026

31/05/2026

We can BREATH. What a blessing today has been. Everyone was smiling and I think the horses were too. The change in temperature made such a difference.
Well done to all the riders, equines and volunteers. What a team you make 👏👏👏

28/05/2026

As promised here are some photos of yesterday’s very successful Greater London Regional Qualifier. However I would first of all like to thank all the staff and volunteers who worked so tirelessly at the The Diamond Centre. You all made the day run very smoothly and there was a great atmosphere. We were also so lucky with the heat. Had the regionals been held on the Tuesday or today, I think the event would have been cancelled.
We could not be more proud of all the riders who gave it their all and of course our horses and ponies too. They were brilliant. Well done one and all 👏👏👏
So, below are the results of all the tests.

27/05/2026

We have not long been back long and to be honest we are exhausted but ….we had a great day. I will do a full posting with photos tomorrow. However I will not keep you in any more suspense. All eight riders were placed and four of them qualified for the RDA National Championships in July, which is terrific. Those who qualified in alphabetical order are as follows:-

Harry on April
Jessica, also on April
Opal on Poppy
Ruby on Patch

Well done to you all 👏👏

To all of you who helped today thank you. As already stated I will do a fuller posting tomorrow. However, I must single out my staff Richard A Watson, Gaynor Brown, Emma Bonham and Sarah Carter. You are all stars 🤗

26/05/2026

🥵 As you all know, today has been exceptionally hot but we have to push on, all be it at a steadier pace. Tomorrow we are competing at The Diamond Centre in Carshalton, Surrey. They are hosting the Greater London Regional Qualifiers. If any of our riders do qualify they then go on to compete at the RDA National Championships which is based at Hartpury in Gloucestershire. This will happen in July. Our riders and horses/ponies are as follows in alphabetical order

Amelia is riding Poppy
Emilija is riding Madge
Hannah is riding Jack
Harry is riding April
Harrison is riding Birdie
Jessica is riding April
Opal is riding Poppy
Ruby is riding Patch

Many, many thanks to staff and volunteers for for all the preparations today, not easy🥵

We wish all the riders the very best of luck. For some it is their first time. As long as they enjoy the day we will be happy. Hopefully it won’t be so hot tomorrow 🤞

23/05/2026

Thanks to our chairperson Fran Maskell we ran a great Quiz Night yesterday evening. There was a good turnout with a mixture of riders, volunteers, staff, friends and family. The only ones missing were the ponies 🤭 Barry was an excellent quiz master and his questions were brilliant. There was a great atmosphere and basically a good time was had by all. The event raised a wonderful £741. Many thanks to all of you who attended, so very much appreciated.
Many thanks to Grange Farm Centre for the use of your hall 👍

20/05/2026

I thought some of you might like to see how well the riders rode on Dressage Day. If you go to our website and click on the link they are all there to be seen. Many thanks to Ken who was the camera man and put them on line.

20/05/2026

We have been handed in two items. One is a Pokémon Watch and the other a Gucci ring. If you think either could be yours please give us a call.