Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association

Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association WRDA provides horse riding and therapy to people and groups with disabilities within the area.

Licensed by Wakefield Council under 'The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities involving animals) Regulations 2018', LN/00000920 Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association (Wakefield RDA) is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Charity that provides horse riding for people with disabilities to improve their general health and well-being. We also provide training and qualifications in horse ca

re and riding for young people. Our clients include small children, young people and adults with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities, mental health and behavioral problems. Wakefield RDA was established in 1990 and riding activities are based at Camphill Community, a Specialist FE Residential College for young people with learning disabilities. Students at Camphill Community work alongside RDA to learn horse care, help with stable duties and enjoy riding sessions. Wakefield RDA offers it’s services all year round to people from Wakefield and the surrounding areas.

We had a bit of a disaster last Friday when Carol went to harrow the school. Our trusty little tractor had a flat tyre! ...
10/08/2026

We had a bit of a disaster last Friday when Carol went to harrow the school.
Our trusty little tractor had a flat tyre!
The arena had to go unharrowed and Carol had to sort out a repair.
On a recommendation she rang Yorkshire Industrial Tyres today at 12.20 to see if they could help.
They most definitely could. They arrived at 12.50 and carried out the repair free of charge!
What absolutely brilliant service.
Check out their page.
Support like this is priceless.

It’s only 2 weeks to our next dressage event!We can’t wait to welcome everyone.Even if you’re not competing why not come...
09/08/2026

It’s only 2 weeks to our next dressage event!
We can’t wait to welcome everyone.
Even if you’re not competing why not come along and browse our pop up shop and drop in for coffee and cake.
You can watch the action from the comfort of our viewing area.
Every penny you spend will go towards the running of our group.
We have some great bargains in our pop up shop - and our cakes are delicious!
Everyone welcome.

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There was some brilliant riding in our Friday sessions today.Well done, Daniel, Elaine, Lucy and Luke.Excellent work. 👏👏...
07/08/2026

There was some brilliant riding in our Friday sessions today.
Well done, Daniel, Elaine, Lucy and Luke.
Excellent work. 👏👏👏👏

This morning volunteer Billy spent time sorting out all our grooming kits.He was very methodical and laid them all out c...
05/08/2026

This morning volunteer Billy spent time sorting out all our grooming kits.
He was very methodical and laid them all out carefully to check they all had the correct items in. If items were missing or duplicated (which they were) he sorted them out!
Well done Billy.

Baxter smashing the Bet Lynch vibe…. (For those of you old enough to remember!) 😁
04/08/2026

Baxter smashing the Bet Lynch vibe…. (For those of you old enough to remember!) 😁

We are delighted to be the chosen charity for Huddersfield 94 Oddfellows Charity Night on Friday 20th November.All the d...
02/08/2026

We are delighted to be the chosen charity for Huddersfield 94 Oddfellows Charity Night on Friday 20th November.
All the details are on the poster! Coach Anita can give more information and sell you tickets.
It’s going to be a fabulous evening of music and laughter! 🎶😂
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This week our horticulture work placement student Jack has been very busy!He’s given the area outside the office a makeo...
02/08/2026

This week our horticulture work placement student Jack has been very busy!
He’s given the area outside the office a makeover.
It looks absolutely brilliant. We’ve got room for a couple of seats to be able to sit outside the office now. And he’s trimmed the shrubs outside the office windows so we can now see out!
Well done Jack!

Earlier this week we had a fabulous donation of goodies from Elico Equestrian. (Jenkinsons Equestrian Wholesalers)Recent...
01/08/2026

Earlier this week we had a fabulous donation of goodies from Elico Equestrian. (Jenkinsons Equestrian Wholesalers)

Recently Carol gave a talk to Northern Ladies and following on from that Elizabeth (who was one of the audience), organised a delivery of surplus and very slightly damaged stock.

There’s so much stuff we’re still sorting through it.

Lots of items will be put to great use here at WRDA including grooming brushes, haynets, electric fencing isolators, tubs, buckets etc etc.

Anything we don’t use for our horses will go on sale in our pop up shop! All the money raised will go directly to the running of our group.

The timing is perfect too as our next dressage event is on Sunday 23rd August so everyone will be able to grab a bargain then!

Yesterday Centre Manager Carol tried out our latest piece of tractoring kit!It’s a Scoop and Tow poo collector!It was bo...
31/07/2026

Yesterday Centre Manager Carol tried out our latest piece of tractoring kit!
It’s a Scoop and Tow poo collector!
It was bought from Farm & Yard Products with a grant from Gallagher.
And the verdict is it’s absolutely brilliant! Carol definitely gives it a big thumbs up.
Thank you Gallaghers for making this purchase possible. Our volunteers are very grateful! 😁

On Monday we welcomed Charlotte and Nikki from Gallagher for a volunteer day as part of their community programme. They ...
30/07/2026

On Monday we welcomed Charlotte and Nikki from Gallagher for a volunteer day as part of their community programme.
They were a brilliant addition to the team. They helped move the electric fencing which in these dry conditions is hard work. Plus they also helped in our sessions and of course had plenty of time to bond with our ponies.
Help like this is priceless to a small charity like ours.
We are very grateful to be chosen!
Thank you so much Charlotte and Nikki.

Address

Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe
Wakefield
WF43JL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441924241341

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