NEWS

Five-year-old Oliver Christie has been named by The Jockey Club as this year’s honorary 35 th runner in the Randox Grand National. Since Randox began sponsoring the Grand National in 2017, an honorary runner has featured in the race, with their name listed in the racecard alongside the runners. The initiative shines a spotlight on the work of Europe’s largest children’s hospital, Alder Hey.   Oliver has Congenital Heart Disease, with his main condition being Hypoplastic Left

On 16 February, over 100 people from 15 RDA Groups attended the RDA North West Region’s Annual Conference, which was at Craven Arena near Skipton (part of Craven College). The Conference was held in the fantastic indoor arena with a range of interesting speakers who inspired an audience made up of RDA volunteers, coaches, trustees and participants. The first speaker was Allan Black (Group Coach at Pendle RDA) with a talk titled “My journey as a coach with a visually impaired

Many congratulations to the team at Dyneley RDA Group who on 27 January had a visit from Princess Anne, who is the president of the Riding for the Disabled Association, on the occasion of their 50 th Anniversary. The weather was freezing, with a bitter wind, but this did not dampen a warm welcome and a very happy event. A fabulous achievement! Well done to all the team!

Riding for the Disabled Isle of Man are celebrating after achieving fantastic results at the Virtual RDA National Championships 2025, which were held from 20 to 22 November.  The Championships includes many of the disciplines we see in RDA and are a great way for participants to take part in a competition as there is no travel involved and they can film their entry in their familiar riding environment.  During the Virtual Championships, the top three entries are shown and the

Our Merseyside Chair, Jennifer Hoggarth, attended Formby RDA’s end of year party  when riders are presented with awards to celebrate...

On Sunday 18 May Kate Bailey, Janet Simpson and Gill Maddock, from our Regional Committee, went to Boulsworth RDA's  launch party at...

The RDA North West Region enjoyed a fantastic day of competition at the RDA Regional Show, on Sunday 13th May 2025, at Thompson House...

With less than two months to go until our RDA North West Regional Show, on 11 May 2025, RDA Groups’ preparations are already well...

Two Groups from the North West Region are celebrating after huge success at the Virtual RDA National Championships 2024, which were held...

The British Horse Society (BHS) has held this year’s Annual Awards at Newbury Racecourse when volunteers, supporters and partners were...