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Therapeutic riding and hippotherapy

By diamondcentre On 29/05/2012 · Add Comment · In Our Work
Therapeutic riding and hippotherapy are available to those who will benefit from specialist physiotherapy programmes. Hippotherapy is provided at The Diamond Centre on a one to one basis by specially trained therapists for riders with significant postural problems. These riders would not be able to be supported appropriately within a normal group ride and require [...]
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The Horses

By diamondcentre On 14/06/2012 · Add Comment · In The Team
  Our horses are the stars of Diamond, from the little ponies to the big boys they each bring there own characters and talents to the Diamond Team. The costs of running The Diamond Centre go up every year and we are currently budgeted to spend £50,000 per annum on horse and pony expenses. The annual cost [...]
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The Volunteers

By diamondcentre On 30/05/2012 · Add Comment · In The Team
DIAMOND IS LIKE A FAMILY ‘Like many others who walked through Diamonds front door, it’s become a second home’ Most of our instructors are volunteers. There is a full time table of over 60 riding, vaulting and driving sessions, which start on Tuesday mornings and go through to late Saturday afternoons. Thursday evenings are left free for training. [...]
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The Staff

By diamondcentre On 30/05/2012 · Add Comment · In The Team
The Diamond has a dedicated team of Teaching and Stable Management staff supporting the riders and volunteers that come to the Centre. The Diamond Centre is run by a board of appointed Trustees, most of which are from our volunteer base and are very much hands on. Steve Axon – Chairman of Trustees Robert Mathews – President Sandy Pfeifer – [...]
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What the Diamond can offer Students

By diamondcentre On 29/05/2012 · Add Comment · In Our Work
The Diamond Centre offers students a variety of training options and is able to tailor make courses to suit individual requirements. We welcome students from overseas and can offer onsite accommodation at a reasonable rate. Riding for the Disabled Coach This course depends on the student’s requirements and previous experience. There is practical supervision and four lectures [...]
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Laurentia Tan — A Diamond Success

By diamondcentre On 14/06/2012 · 2 Comments · In News
 2012 – A YEAR TO REMEMBER FOR LAUREN Laurentia Tan has ended her fantastic year of 2012 by being awarded the a host of awards which including the Public Service Star (B.B.M) – the Singapore’s equivalent of a medal from the British Honour’s List; Equestrian Federation of Singapore Athlete of the Year Award 2012; Overseas Deaf [...]
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Riding for the Disabled Association

By diamondcentre On 29/05/2012 · Add Comment · In Our Work
A founder member of the Riding for the Disabled Assocaiton (RDA), The Diamond Centre was the first purpose built centre for disabled riders in the Uk and was formally opened in 1974 by HRH the Princess Royal – who maintains an interest in the Centre and has visited on other occassions. We are one of the [...]
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Who we are – and what we do

By diamondcentre On 29/05/2012 · Add Comment · In Our Work
As part of the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), The Diamond Centre exists to provide disabled people with the opportunity to ride, carriage drive or vault at the level of their ability to benefit their health and well being. Our weekly schedule There is a full time table of over 60 riding, vaulting and driving sessions, [...]
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