Cotswold RDA

25/07/2025

Our new arena mirrors were installed in our indoor arena today! Thanks to a recent grant we were able to purchase the mirrors and have them installed this morning. We are looking forward to seeing them in use over the coming weeks! 🐴

Why not hire our arena and see them for yourself?
We have plenty of availability over the summer evenings, please contact us to book! info@cotswoldrda.org.uk or call 01242584420

24/07/2025

We are proud to have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund which will help us cover the salary of a coach for one year! 🐴

Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to expand our activities, and enable more people living with a disability to access our services 🌟

24/07/2025

22/07/2025

🐴☀️ SUMMER PONY CLUB SESSIONS AT CRDA 🐴☀️

Does your child live with a disability? Are you looking for an activity they can participate in? Join our Pony Club and have fun whilst making new friends and achieving your badges!

🧽 Friday 25th July at 10am - Grooming
🐴 Friday 25th July at 11am - Equine Colours and Markings
🏇 Thursday 7th August at 2pm - Points of a Pony
🎠 Monday 11th August at 11am - Points of tack
🦺 Wednesday 20th August at 2pm - Rider Safety

You will need to be a member of the Pony Club to join the fun!
Membership can be purchased here: https://portal.pcuk.org/login

🌟 Please contact us to book in - info@cotswoldrda.org.uk / 01242 584420 🌟

17/07/2025

This we're looking back to our 60th Celebration (although it was only two weeks ago, we just can't get enough!) ✨

These shots are from our Staff Musical Ride to "Music of the last 60 years of Movies" - can you guess which movie each pony and rider duo are from?

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16/07/2025

Join our team of volunteers and do something amazing today! 🌟

Are you looking to volunteer in a community that makes a difference to people living with a disability? You don't have to be 'horsey' as we provide training, all we ask is that you can walk non-stop for 1/2 an hour. Our morning and afternoon shifts are each 3 hours long 🐴

Our centre is located within the grounds of Cheltenham Racecourse, we operate Monday to Saturday and during most school holidays!

Meet some of our community in our new video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj2ZoqXHSig

Please contact our office team today to enquire about joining us today, via emailing info@cotswoldrda.org.uk or call us on 01242 584420 😄 See less

It's not what you can't do, it's what you CAN DO! That's what matters to us at Cotswold Riding for the Disabled.See our 2024 video for a taste of what we are...

15/07/2025

Did you miss our staff team's performance at the 60th Anniversary Celebration? Don't worry, you can now catch-up on YouTube! You'd won't want to miss this one 🎩🦁🏍🕶✨

We hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed putting this together 😊

Watch our staff team perform a Musical Ride to music from the last 60 years of movies, to celebrate our 60th Anniversary!See if you can guess the movie from ...

14/07/2025

🐾 Dog Show in aid of Cotswold RDA - Sunday 5th October 2025 🐾

🐶 Doors open and entries from 12:30pm
🐶 Fun Dog Showing Classes from 1pm - £2.50 per class or 3 classes for £6 - pay on the day!

🛒 Stalls - Canine accessories, gifts and more!
🎫 Tombola
🎟 Raffle
☕ Refreshments

🛒 Stalls available for £20
📣 Sponsor a Class for £10 - get a shout-out during the class from our in-house PA!
Please get in touch with us to enquire about the above - info@cotswoldrda.org.uk / 01242 584420

📍 Venue: Cotswold RDA Arena, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, GL50 4SH (come into the Racecourse off the main roundabout, go past the steam train and we're on the right)

14/07/2025

RDA Nationals 2025 🐴

Congratulations to Hannah, Erin and Millie, our riders who competed in the RDA Nationals this weekend! Team Cotswold came away with some fantastic scores once again, you should all be so proud of yourselves 🌟

Thank you to Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) for making the weekend so enjoyable, and for ensuring everyone kept as cool as possible! And of course thanks to our equine team for all their hard work making Bruno. Morph and Bob look stunning 🐴

10/07/2025

We couldn't celebrate our 60th Anniversary without a Musical Ride, performed by four of our riders and volunteers. After many hours of practise, the ride came together perfectly and didn't leave a dry eye in the house!

For those that missed the moment of magic that had our audience lost for words, the video is now available to watch on YouTube. We hope you enjoy watching as much as we did! ✨

Watch our Musical Ride from our 60th Anniversary Celebration, featuring four of our rides, volunteers and ponies.

09/07/2025

08/07/2025

As today is we'd like to say a huge ✨THANK YOU✨ to everyone who helped make our 60th Anniversary Celebration a day to remember! ☺️

There are so many people we'd like to extend our gratitude towards, to highlight just a few:

🌟 Members of Cheltenham Rotary UK for assisting with many aspects of the day, from the Raffle to parking attendants!
🌟 The simply fantastic Alderman Knight School Choir, who entertained us all with a selection of songs
🌟 Alice Welch, our amazing volunteer who organised the event alongside CRDA staff
🌟 Liz for baking the marvellous 60th cake!
🌟 Gotherington Nurseries and Bryan for the donation of plants
🌟 The Catering Department at Cheltenham Racecourse
🌟 Robert Welch for the donation of the prize cake stand
🌟 Everyone who took part in our Cake Competition, and our winners Rose and Mabel
🌟 Carole Pratt for donating your time to make the delicious sandwiches
🌟 Everyone who donated a Raffle or Tombola prize

And last but not least, thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate with us, and indeed to everyone who has supported Cotswold RDA over the last 60 years 🎉