Riding for the disabled

[hanaka88]

Bloody brilliant! Best £15 I ever spent on DS (ASD) he was so calm sitting on the horse. The women were fantastic with him, highly recommended

OMG where do you guys take your children to get riding for free or a donation of £5?
We take our epileptic son to an RDA centre and have to pay just under £100 for 12 weeks. Some days he is lucky if she gets 20 minutes on the horse by the time they get the kids on the horses and they wait around for the kids who are always late!

We weren't going to bother this year as its so expensive, but DS loves it so much we gave in!

£100 for 12 weeks is still very cheap compared to an ordinary riding school. The least posh one near me (no indoor school or anything) charges £25 for a 1 hr group lesson for children, and £28 for half an hour private lesson. I know it doesn't seem fair when elsewhere in the country people get it for free, but you might feel better knowing your lessons are still heavily subsidised (not sure why places are so different though, ds only pays £1 when he goes with his school).

Actually, thinking about it, I now remember being told that his school makes a donation out of school funds so the parents don't have to pay very much. I've answered my own question there.

Great for physical disability too. Great for developing balance and is the best physio for the hip/pelvis area I reckon my ds has. When everything else stops in Summer this carries on, so we don't get so much stiffening up over hols. My son been doing it for 12 years now and loves it.

So good to hear so many positive stories. I have been a RDA helper for 15 years and still love it.

PS Most groups are always looking for helpers. I am not a "horsey-type" so dont let that put you off if you are interested in helping.

ds was on waiting list .But the they changed it and his dx no longer entitle him to be on the list.

He has hypermbolity, low muscle tone , sever verbal and oral dyspraxia uses wheelchair for disatnce splints etc has seating at home and school .But according to them he needs a proper dx to be accepted now due to their long lists and since chances are he will neve rhave one it wont happen.

I have tried normal riding schools but they said they cant accomidate his needs