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SAVI rides with Cranleigh Riding for the Disabled
Cranleigh RDA has been very happy to hold special riding sessions for partially sighted children, made possible by cooperation with the Surrey Association for Visual Impairment (SAVI). Groups of children come along who, for the most part, have not ridden before and this is a great opportunity for them to get close to horses for the first time, learn something about their care and then have their ride. As well as all the usual benefits of riding, the fact that the horses offer lots of sensory experiences – touch, smell, sound – makes them of particular value to those with partial sight.
The children enjoy grooming the ponies and helping tack them up before mounting - quite a challenge if you have never done it before! If all goes well and the weather is good the children are able to ride out on their ponies across the fields adjacent to Casi’s Farm.
We shall continue our association with SAVI and extend the opportunity to ride to more people through them, whenever the opportunity arises.
The October group out riding
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The October group in the arena at Casi's Farm
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