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.

Yesterday supported volunteer Dan, Askham Bryan work placement student Nastia and Camphill student Terri-Lea learned all...
03/10/2025

Yesterday supported volunteer Dan, Askham Bryan work placement student Nastia and Camphill student Terri-Lea learned all about how to correctly tack up and untack. They had to find a slightly smaller girth to fit Sunny as he has grown slimmer over the summer months.

Love it that our ponies are photobombing the fabulous picture! ❤️
02/10/2025

Love it that our ponies are photobombing the fabulous picture! ❤️

Our Camphill Wakefield students had a very busy morning! They brought the horses in and dried them off. Then they were g...
01/10/2025

Our Camphill Wakefield students had a very busy morning!
They brought the horses in and dried them off. Then they were given the task of ‘weighing’ our horses. (We do this with a ‘weigh’ tape measure which you can see Lucy holding in the photo) We have been monitoring our horses weights every 4 weeks to ensure they do not gain weight.
Once they had been weighed the students had to work out whether they’d Lost, Maintained, or Gained weight by doing some subtraction.
They wrote the results on the chart in the photo.
They were very pleased that there were no gains! And they awarded Sunny the ‘Slimmer of the month’ as he had the biggest loss.
Please note the horses aren’t on a diet - we are just making sure they get the exact amount of hay every day for their weight - rather than ‘approximations’. A bit more here and a bit more there all adds up!
They finished the morning by filling hay nets by following our feed chart.
Well done everyone!

Well our Saturday Gang have done an absolutely fantastic job of weeding on site this morning! They definitely earned the...
27/09/2025

Well our Saturday Gang have done an absolutely fantastic job of weeding on site this morning! They definitely earned their yummy looking breakfasts! 👏👏👏👏

At our vet event on Wednesday we had the opportunity to present Coach Chris Rush with her 30 year service award and a lo...
26/09/2025

At our vet event on Wednesday we had the opportunity to present Coach Chris Rush with her 30 year service award and a lovely bouquet. What an achievement!
Chris has coached over most days, but in recent years she has been our regular coach on Sundays. She has seen many children grow up and blossom. ❤️

Welcome The Rainbow Care Group - Wakefield!
26/09/2025

Welcome The Rainbow Care Group - Wakefield!

What a fantastic evening we had on Wednesday! Thank you so much to everyone who came along to our Let’s Talk About Event...
26/09/2025

What a fantastic evening we had on Wednesday!
Thank you so much to everyone who came along to our Let’s Talk About Event.
You raised us an amazing £500.
Every single penny goes towards the running of our group.
We have to say a massive thank you to Jenny and her fabulous team for donating their time - and the most amazing raffle prize. We are so grateful for your support.
Thanks also go to our team of dedicated volunteers who kept the cake and coffee flowing throughout the evening!

We can’t wait for our next Ridings Equine Vets talk!It’s all about Minor Ailments and Equine first aid. When :- This Wed...
21/09/2025

We can’t wait for our next Ridings Equine Vets talk!
It’s all about Minor Ailments and Equine first aid.
When :- This Wednesday 24th September.
Where :- Aulis Hall - a lovely venue on site where we hold our social events.
Time :- 6.30 for a 7pm start
Tickets :- £10 per person - all proceeds go to the running of our group!
Refreshments :- We’ll have our usual selection of fab cakes and drinks!
TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED IN ADVANCE!
Message us to reserve your tickets!
Don’t delay - our last event was a sell out.
Everyone welcome!
Please share.

Yesterday’s sessions were all about circles, half circles and figure of eights. The focus was on accuracy and making sur...
20/09/2025

Yesterday’s sessions were all about circles, half circles and figure of eights. The focus was on accuracy and making sure the circles were nice and round. There were definitely no ‘squircles’. (Which is a cross between a square and a circle!)
Well done everyone.

We’d like to say a massive thank you to South Wakefield Villages Community Markets for their fantastic donation of £250 ...
17/09/2025

We’d like to say a massive thank you to South Wakefield Villages Community Markets for their fantastic donation of £250 to our group. The funds were raised from their recent Sunday Artisan market.
Donations like this enable us to keep on doing what we do! Thank you so much.

We can’t wait for our next Ridings Equine Vets talk!When :- Wednesday 24th September. Where :- Aulis Hall - a lovely ven...
16/09/2025

We can’t wait for our next Ridings Equine Vets talk!
When :- Wednesday 24th September.
Where :- Aulis Hall - a lovely venue on site where we hold our social events.
Time :- 6.30 for a 7pm start
Tickets :- £10 per person - all proceeds go to the running of our group!
Refreshments :- We’ll have our usual selection of fab cakes and drinks!

Message us to reserve your tickets!
Don’t delay - our last event was a sell out.
Everyone welcome!
Please share.

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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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 care 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 Pennine Camphill Community, a Specialist FE Residential College for young people with learning disabilities. Students at Pennine 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.