since 1972
Adult's Ride - Abbotts Ann and Frenches Farm
Ride Leader: Penny Wilkins
Coaches: Sarah Oldham/ Maureen Wood/ Barry Curd
Riders: from a variety of settings​
The ride is held on Mondays from 1pm-2pm at Monxton from April – October and Frenches Farm, Little London from October – March
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Adult Ride 2024/25
The adult group had a total of 36 sessions this year. From Easter to Halloween we were outside at Five Acres in Monxton, thanks to Fiona Gready, and in the winter months Anna and Charlie White kindly let us retreat indoors at Frenches Farm, Little London. We have six riders now, quite a few less than several years ago, but we don’t have the use of enough horses for more, especially in the summer months. This summer we only had three horses so there was a lot of sharing. Nevertheless most of our riders have really improved and now spend much of the ride unlead, so congratulations to them and our instructors!!!
A very happy Simona Parish when she received her red rosette for winning the Fun Day Handy Pony competition.
The Rachel Plumbe Cup
John-James (J-J) from the Adult group was awarded the RDA Rachel Plumbe cup.
Rachel Plumbe was an RDA volunteer for over 30 years and the cup is awarded annually in her memory. The Award recognizes outstanding progress or improvement in difficult circumstances. Groups from across the South were invited to nominate a rider whom they thought would be worthy of this Award.
Andover RDA nominated J-J who, despite being blind, only riding once a fortnight and being coached in a group situation, has made huge progress due to his positive outlook and ‘can do’ approach to everything. His answer to anything he is asked to do is ‘I’ll give it a go’ or ‘I’ll try’.
He is indeed a worthy winner – congratulations!