Equine Welfare

Equines play an essential role in delivering RDA’s life changing impact for disabled people and the welfare and wellbeing of our horses is paramount to our participants, volunteers and all of us at RDA.  We are committed to the highest standards of welfare and care in the treatment of horses within all RDA activities and ensuring that the horses we work with are always treated with compassion, kindness and respect.

As responsible members of the equestrian community, alongside British Equestrian, fellow member bodies and associated industry leaders, RDA has pledged to the Charter for the Horse – a unified approach for the ethical and fair treatment of all horses under our care. Under the six headings of empathy, care, respect, consideration, ethics and learning, the Charter outlines the actions we observe to ensure that the individual mental, physical and behavioural needs of all our horses are met.