Posted: 17th March 2021 | Back to news feed
Penniwells RDA was proudly providing up to 140 ridden sessions every week to support disabled people of all ages. That was until COVID struck.
Most of their riders attend the centre for valuable therapy and many do go on to learn to ride properly. Penniwells has produced many Regional & National Champions over the past 26 years. Some of their riders have gone on to do Para Dressage and successfully represented Great Britain, Ireland and Hong Kong. Their mission is to give every opportunity to all their riders to be the best they can be.
Penniwells RDA had a Martin Collins indoor arena built back in 1996/97 and were so impressed they went on to have a second put down outdoors a few years later. Unfortunately the surfaces, both indoor and outdoor, deteriorated during Lockdown, having done them so well for over 20 years. The timing was less than ideal with no income and no funds in place to replace it. So they contacted Martin Collins to see what they could do.
Nicholas personally attended the site and was genuinely interested in the work Peniwells do. Hugely concerned with how Covid 19 was impacting the centre, he decided to re-surface the arenas and make a donation to the RDA group in order to support them during this tumultuous time.
Centre Manager, Sarah Healing commented; “Without the support of Martin Collins we would have really struggled to have good surfaces again. They have both been topped up and levelled out and are riding as if brand new. The horses are going so much better and we ride confidently on them without having to worry about avoiding any areas. We will be forever grateful to Martin Collins and promise to look after them the very best we can, hoping they will last for the next 20 years as before! Their generosity came at a time we needed it the most.”
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