RDA Dunfermline Group
The Dunfermline Group is based at Shiresmill, by Blairhall, approximately 8 miles from Dunfermline.
We offer tuition in riding and riding–related activities to people aged from pre–school to adult, who have disabilities and/or learning difficulties.
The custom–built centre, which was opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 4 September, 1996, consists of a cabin (used by our riders and helpers), an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, loose boxes, hay store, paddocks and grazing fields for the 6 ponies owned by the Group.
The Group is run entirely by volunteers who give a great deal of their time to help our riders and take care of our ponies. Each riding session needs several volunteers to assist the riders – and the more helpers we have, the more riders we can cater for !
Our volunteers also give their time to do maintenance work at the Centre, in addition to the many and varied fundraising activities undertaken throughout the year to meet our average monthly running costs of £1000.
No previous experience of working with horses is necessary as full training is given.
Find out more about volunteering: Information on helping RDA.