We’re thrilled to be lending our assist to the Using for the Disabled Affiliation’s ‘digital’ Nationwide Championships happening this coming weekend – 18 – 19 November.

This follows onerous on the heels of our sponsorship at RDA’s Nationwide Championships in Hartpury through the summer season, which I completely loved attending . An official RDA highlights video is accessible right here . On each events, Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence and Courtroom of Safety groups sponsor the vigorous Countryside Problem occasions.

The digital championships – first developed on account of the pandemic – provide one thing totally different for riders and spectators alike and are the most important equestrian occasion of their form for disabled opponents. The occasion is accessible to the entire 413 RDA member teams countrywide.

Opponents undertake numerous occasions of their native driving centres, with the highest three in every class being dwell streamed, mirroring the ‘actual occasion’ and dropped at life by dwell commentary.

Riders take part in a variety of disciplines, together with Vaulting, Carriage Driving, Dressage, Countryside Problem and Musical Journey and Drive. It’s a fantastic alternative for riders impressed by the summer season championships to have the ability to compete of their dwelling area with out the price and logistical challenges in any other case concerned. No rider has to overlook out.

The digital championships could be considered on the RDA fb web page and on YouTube at @RDANational. They entice viewers from all over the world, not solely permitting extra riders to compete but in addition hundreds of individuals to view the occasions.

Countryside Problem

The Countryside Problem is a enjoyable occasion, requiring abilities drawn from dressage and present leaping, which is a agency favorite amongst members. The occasion course contains obstacles for riders to navigate, with totally different actions at every level alongside the best way, resembling stopping to retrieve a letter and submit it in a submit field, pictured. 

Right here you may watch Lily discuss her expertise of collaborating within the Countryside Problem at Hartpury this summer season and the nice sense of accomplishment she felt by means of competing. Now, I sit up for following the joy of the competitors this weekend.

Equine therapies

At Kingsley Napley, we’re captivated with supporting the work of the RDA and the nice worth that equine therapies can convey to these with a variety of disabilities. Our earlier blogs setting out the advantages of hippotherapy and the way this will relate to our purchasers, could be discovered right here and right here.

Curiously, it isn’t solely driving and hippotherapy that’s supplied by the RDA. For instance, it has some 50 teams providing ‘tea with a pony‘ periods for these residing with dementia or different related circumstances, the place driving might not be appropriate however there could be actual profit from contact with horses.