Arrow Riding Centre for the Disabled

02/06/2026

Tickets are on sale! Get your dancing shoes on 🪩💃🕺
Use this link to book now https://www.kindlink.com/fundraising/Arrow-Riding-Centre-for-the-Disabled/blacktieball2026?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHjTgN_gyEE-SmFY2wrMQWR4mr6iG4VlHLVsJU9L0Xj7HUo6iYmTAuvB853qW_aem_EvNvRevoIczuz-QUtgORXw

27/05/2026

Lydia and Jane Kingsford also entered the arts and crafts competition and they deserve a post all for themselves because of how fantastic their art work is! Lydia made a brilliant collage and Jane painted an amazing picture of our lovely Champ. Well done!!

27/05/2026

Absolute mega day at the RDA regionals today! We are so proud of each of our riders, they have worked so hard since last year for this day and each one of them smashed it 👏🏻. All four riders that we took today have qualified for the national championships in July 🏆.

🥇Khi who has been riding with us since August after moving from another RDA group, won the totally visually impaired dressage with Baline. Proud of you for brilliant riding Khi!

🥇🥈Dougie rode his first ever canter test to take the win with Baline and also 2nd in countryside challenge with Rosa. A little mishap with Rosa before the start of his countryside challenge as she trotted off at speed into the distance down a hill to be nosey 🤦🏼‍♀️. One day that pony might grow up 🤣. Super proud of you Doug for how you handled it and carried on!

🥇Ella rode the Grade 6 walk on Rosa and won. Ella the difference in your mindset and how you took control of a stressful day, you should be so proud of yourself. It's been a pleasure to watch you grow from when you first started competing.

🥇🥈little Lydia at only 8 years old rode her first off lead rein countryside challenge on Baline to take the win and then her first off lead rein dressage to come 2nd again on Baline. It all went a bit messy in her test but it's such difficult test for such a young rider but she persevered and carried on - more than most riders would ever do. Proud of your resilience!

And our lovely ponies, Baline and Rosa are just amazing and we adore them (as well as the other obviously!) They've worked so hard in the heat today, looked after their riders and done such a fantastic job. Complete superstars 🌟

And a massive massive thank you to our volunteers Val, Deidre, Sue.B, Diane.J, Gwen, Jenna, Diane.S and Zoe, as well as Gracie for all of their help and support today. Keeping everything running smoothly, ponies ready on time and cheering our riders on. We couldn't do it without you 🥰. And the staff at home who got ponies ready yesterday and looked after the yard today.

Congratulations team Arrow 💙

26/05/2026

Baline and Rosa have been scrubbed, trimmed and tided, and tack is clean, that can only mean one thing...we are off to the regional qualifiers at the Diamond Centre tomorrow! Massive good luck to our riders who have worked extremely hard this year and hope to qualify for the national championships in July. Have the best day Lydia, Dougie, Ella and Khianna, enjoy every minute! Our amazing ponies will do their best 💙

25/05/2026

All sorted, thank you 😮‍💨😅

📣 Help Needed 📣
Do any of our followers have a horse box that we could borrow (or drive for us) please?
We are taking Baline and Rosa to the regional qualifiers on Wednesday at the Diamond Centre in Surrey and one of our boxes is a bit broken! Nat can still use her lorry but can't fit both of the horses in it safely due to the weight limit of it being a 3.5t. We will try the hire companies tomorrow but it may work out very expensive. Obviously will pay for time and diesel 🤞🏼🙏

17/05/2026

On Friday we took Bertie and Baline to Royal Windsor Horse Show to take part in the RDA Fancy Dress Class which was sponsored by the Windsor Lions. It was our first time at this massive show and both ponies were absolutely fantastic in such a huge atmosphere and really looked after their riders, Sofia and Khianna, perfectly. The fancy dress theme was space - we had so much fun and all the other RDA groups taking part looked brilliant! We came last but took home lovely pink 5th place rosettes. Huge thank you to Bertie and Baline for being superstars and to our fab volunteers Deidre, Sue.C, Sue.B, Geena, Pippa and Brooke. Thanks also to Lambourn RDA for taking our group photo.

21/04/2026

💃Black Tie Ball Tickets now on sale!!!🕺

After the amazing success of last years ball, I don't think these will hang around for long 🤞🏼

Use the link below for online sales or pop into the office to pay cash/cheque 😊

Saturday 3rd October 2026, Princes Park Dartford, £65 per person 🪩

Arrow Black Tie Ball 2026 Tickets is an initiative organized by Arrow Riding Centre for the Disabled in Princes Park. Support this cause by making a donation…

19/04/2026

Rosa went for a little trip out cross country schooling at Felcourt in East Grinsted today. Let's just say she's best suited to her day job as jumping teeny weeny logs is very exciting 🤣. It's good to get the ponies out doing something different as they all work so hard so need a bit of fun and downtime from time to time when we get the chance. She loaded onto the horse box well and travelled like a dream. What a good girl Rosa 💙

01/04/2026

🐣🐴 Easter Pony Day Fun! 🐴🐣

Firstly a massive well done to all our riders that joined us today everyone did such an amazing job 💛What a wonderful day we had celebrating Easter Pony Day! The kids had the best time enjoying a lovely hack through the woods on the horses, taking in the fresh air and beautiful surroundings. 🌿🐎

After their ride, everyone got hands-on with some grooming, giving the ponies lots of love, brushes, and cuddles — a part of the day the children always enjoy so much. 🪮✨

To finish off the fun, we held a super exciting Easter egg hunt, with lots of smiles, laughter, and eager little hunters searching high and low. 🐰🥚🍫

Every child went home with a delicious Easter egg at the end, making the day extra special! Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a fun-filled and memorable day. We loved seeing all the happy faces and can’t wait for the next one! 💛

Huge thank you to our amazing volunteers for all of their help today, we couldn't do it without you!