Fantastic results at the South Region Qualifiers … All three of our riders have qualified in The Countryside Challenge for Nationals at Hartpury. On Sunday 22nd May, three of our riders competed in the South Region Qualifiers held at Berkshire Agricultural College. Gabriel, who rides on a Thursday afternoon with […]

Newbury RDA Christmas cards are now on sale. 10 cards and envelopes for £5 per pack (5 of Goldie and 5 of Ted). The images are kindly drawn by Clare Spencer (Chairman and pony trustee of Newbury RDA). Greetings inside the card ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy […]

It has been a long time since we have been able to run classes as normal but as from 13th September we were able to welcome back our riders from the schools and also our individual riders. 

Thank you so much to all of you who came to the cake and plant sale. We had such a happy morning in the rain and raised almost £2000 which is quite fantastic. Eugene at Yattendon Stores is such a keen supporter of ours and we are so grateful to […]

Good news … lessons have restarted at Wyld Court Stables. On Monday 19th April, we were excited to see some of the children back at the stables with some of our individual riders and children from Mary Hare School. The ponies enjoyed it too! We hope to see more of […]

Like most of the other RDA groups around the country, Newbury RDA has struggled both with delivering most of our riding lessons and with the fundraising. Here at Wyld Court, we had managed to keep a small number of individual riders going during the Autumn Term, with the exception of […]

2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, not least charities. It has not been possible to hold fundraising events in the usual way so Newbury RDA were so grateful to be offered an opportunity to raise some money in October. Eugene Smit from Yattendon Stores very kindly offered to […]

HRH The Princess Royal visit On the 8th October, HRH The Princess Royal visited Wyld Court and watched four of our young riders display their skills. She awarded them rosettes and talked to them and their parent. She also unveiled a plaque to commemorate our 25 years at Wyld Court […]

New Surface for the Indoor Arena Our new surface for the indoor school arrived last December. Many thanks to the staff at Hillfields Equestrian and to Carol Steljes, one of our volunteers, who did all the hard work of removing the old surface and putting down the new. The new […]

CHRISMTAS RAFFLE 2019 Karen Bennett, one of our volunteers, donated a pet photographic session (https://karenbennettphotography.co.uk) so we raffled it at our Christmas Tea. Sally Sanderson picked the winning ticket which belonged to Karen Cutler, a volunteer who helps with the Wednesday afternoon class. Thank you to Karen Bennett for her […]