Westmorland RDA

Westmorland RDA This is the page of Westmorland Riding for the Disabled Group. No 5587 836 Charity No. 1114850). We operate from bases near Kendal in Cumbria.

We are a local charity providing therapy, achievement and enjoyment for children and adults with disabilities, through horse riding. Riding for the Disabled Westmorland Group (Westmorland RDA) is a registered charity (Company Reg. (Kendal was formerly in the old county of Westmorland, hence the name of our group.) Our trained coaches and volunteer helpers offer a safe and happy environment for our

activities. All our costs are met through fund-raising activities and donations from kind individuals and organisations. The Westmorland group offers riding sessions for children, and carriage driving sessions for people of all ages. The Carriage Driving group meets on Thursday mornings at the County Show Field, Crooklands, Kendal, throughout the year (with a break over the colder months). The riding group meets at Willowsway Stud and Rehabilitation centre, on Mondays from 12:45pm to 3:30pm during school term-time.

Three seasons in one Tuesday afternoon for us today! Our first riders remained dry while they guided their ponies around...
20/05/2026

Three seasons in one Tuesday afternoon for us today! Our first riders remained dry while they guided their ponies around blocks and in and out of poles, finishing with a game of Grandmother's Footsteps.
We saw it coming and it arrived as the second riders were mounting. Bucketing down with hail in the mix! Abandonment was inevitable.
All clear for our third ride, where good steering was on display. The riders ran up their stirrups and thanked their ponies. And then the sun came out!

Well, we almost managed to avoid the rain, in spite of grey clouds looming up. The riders on the 2 o'clock ride did get ...
13/05/2026

Well, we almost managed to avoid the rain, in spite of grey clouds looming up. The riders on the 2 o'clock ride did get rather wet, but they're hardy types and they rode on heroically and everyone demonstrated some excellent riding skills. Everyone had fun negotiating the obstacles and having races. At the end of the afternoon it looked as if Shirley was practising for the Highland games, but it turned out she was just putting a pole back where it belonged. Which was a relief to all the people around her!

Another enjoyable Tuesday afternoon at Larkrigg. Eager riders and obliging ponies and plenty of instructions from our co...
06/05/2026

Another enjoyable Tuesday afternoon at Larkrigg. Eager riders and obliging ponies and plenty of instructions from our coaches that kept our young riders on their toes - though with feet firmly in the stirrups! And a tough workout, too, for the helpers because of the very dry sand. No complaints, though - dry weather Tuesdays are what we all want.

We had a very enjoyable riding afternoon this Tuesday. Lovely spring sunshine and some excellent riding. There were impr...
30/04/2026

We had a very enjoyable riding afternoon this Tuesday. Lovely spring sunshine and some excellent riding. There were impressive examples of riding with arms out wide or with hands on helmets and weaving in and out of obstacles. All our riders did really well and had a lot of fun. Fingers crossed for another sunny day next week.🤞🤞

Sunshine returned for this week's ride. We had fun with bean bags, walking races, trotting and grooming a very hairy lit...
25/04/2026

Sunshine returned for this week's ride. We had fun with bean bags, walking races, trotting and grooming a very hairy little pony. Stickers were proudly worn for good riding and horsecare.
Our volunteer, Adele, brought along her medal for participating in the charity Swimathon and smashing the challenge.

Well, the weather was fine when we started our first rides after the Easter holidays and our enthusiastic young riders w...
17/04/2026

Well, the weather was fine when we started our first rides after the Easter holidays and our enthusiastic young riders were keen to mount their ponies. And then came the rain. Nonetheless, we carried on and there were still smiles to be found. It's what we do in beautiful Cumbria!

Well, what a change from last week! It was so wet at Larkrigg and the surrounding area today that, unusually, our ride h...
24/03/2026

Well, what a change from last week! It was so wet at Larkrigg and the surrounding area today that, unusually, our ride had to be cancelled.

Here are some more sunny pictures from last week to help keep us going until we return after Easter. Fingers crossed for more blue skies then!

Sunshine greeted our excited young riders as they returned to Larkrigg for our first ride of the year. They rode well, w...
18/03/2026

Sunshine greeted our excited young riders as they returned to Larkrigg for our first ride of the year. They rode well, with and without stirrups, and had fun with walking races and trotting. Our patient ponies were thanked at the end of each ride.

Following the long Winter break it was great to get together with our fellow volunteers for the Spring training session....
13/03/2026

Following the long Winter break it was great to get together with our fellow volunteers for the Spring training session. Our new defibrillator has been installed and Karen instructed us on it's use. We were given the opportunity to 'have a go'.

We bravely stripped off our coats and jumpers in the chill wind to try out Westmorland RDA sweatshirts for size. We will really look the team we already are when the new ones arrive.

In the arena refreshers were given on leading, mounting and school protocol, with some of us having the chance to ride.

We are now looking forward to greeting our young riders next week.

28/01/2026

Would you like to take on a challenge and support Westmorland RDA? Join our Swimathon team! For more details just message our page ♥️

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