Tru8tees Annual Report Minnowbum RDA Group l Aprll 2023- 31 March 2024 Charlty no NC104629 Our g08l at Mlnnowburn RDA is to provide adults with various disabilities, both physical 8nd mental, with therapeutic riding. This yearwe have had to change our locatlon as Burn Equestrian Centre closed at the end of August 2023. Fortunately. we were offered a place at Lusk Equestrian Centre in Lisburn and continue ourwork with our riders to achieve their therapeutic goals, enjoy socialising together, make new friends, develop their skills, and build rel8tionships with the horses that we use. We are still ableto ride outdoors. weather permitting and have access to outdoor and indoor arenas. Our riders get great pleasure from their riding lessons and enjoy spending time togeth8r whilst enjoying a cup of tea or coffee. We all get together at Christmas for lunch and when our rides finish forthe summer holidays when we have a BBQ and prize giving. Our riders atso can enter RDA competitions, and some went to the RDA Regional Championships in May and, a first for us, the RDA National Championships held mid-JuLy in England. We are very grateful to the owners of Lusk Equestrian Centre and to the owner of the riding school who 8llow us to use their facilities free of charge. We also are grateful to the riding school and to some liveries who loan us horses free of charge. We also own one horse called Mario who joins the other horses to help us provide this valuable and much appreciated therapy. We do allwe can to make sure that the sessions are well planned and carried out safely and professionally. We also ensure our coaches and volunteers ar8 kept up to datewith training to RDA standards. We do some fundraising and rely on don8tions to cover ourcosts. Our riders 81so pay a nominal fee. Our main expenses are the cost of keepingour RDA horse and insurance. We feel that we have had regard to the Commissions guidance on public benetit and have fulfilLed our obligations in this respect. signed Chalrperson On b8ha(f of the followingtruste88- Gareth Mcmanus, Annie Armson, Alison Magowan, Maureen Scott. Hugh Mccann, France8 Mulley, Nicholas Morrison and Karen Morrison.
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