The Horses
The horses at RDA really are the most important members of the team. The therapy that horses provide requires them to be patient, gentle and safe in order to carry out their job well.
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Without our four-legged friends none of our work would be possible.
Polo
Polo is a gelding. He was born in 2010 and stands at 13.3hh. He is a liver chestnut and has a white blaze on his face. He is a welsh pony.
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Polo has been with us since 2022 and has a lovely temporament for our smaller riders and is loved by everyone who rides him.
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He has also grown very fond of our other new horse, Rosie!
Ziggy
Ziggy is a gelding and his show name is Katie's Puzzle. He was born in 2008 and he is a piebald cob standing at 15:0hh.
He has been with the group since 2019 and has taken our riders to the regional RDA competition.
Rosie
Rosie is a mare and was born in 1999. She is a bright bay cob and stands at 15.3hh.
Rosie has a lot of experience as an RDA horse- she did this for 10 years.
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She is the newest member of our team and already proving to be very popular!
Emma
Emma is a mare and her show name is Something Elsie. She was born in 2006 and she is a piebald part-bred Welsh and stands at 15:1hh.
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She has been with the group since 2017.
Cindy
Cindy is a mare and was born in 2010. She is a chestnut-dun registered Shetland pony. Her show name is Blue Gemstone's Cindy's Secret.
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Cindy is owned by our friends at C.H.E.T and has worked with our riders on a Saturday morning since 2018. She is proving to be a great hit with our meet and greet sessions. Click here to find out more about C.H.E.T.