Clwyd Special Riding Centre is a registered charity located in Llanfynydd, near Wrexham, North Wales. The Centre provides state-of-the-art facilities that are fully accessible and inclusive for a wide variety of equine-based activities, benefitting people of all ages with a wide range of disabilities and additional needs, including mental health and well-being.
** URGENT APPEAL - Save our Centre! **
** URGENT APPEAL - Save our Centre! **
After 43 years of changing lives through equine-assisted therapy, Clwyd Special Riding Centre is at serious risk of closing. Without immediate financial support, our future will be decided by 1st May 2025.
We are heartbroken — but we’re not giving up. This is our final call to action. We need urgent donations, pledges, and introductions to partners who can help us survive and thrive.
To put it plainly: Our annual running cost is £365,000. We are currently facing a major shortfall. Without immediate pledges and support, we will have to close.
Please, if you can, be part of our future and make a donation today! Our target is £365,000 in the event of us not reaching our target your funds will be refunded by Crowdfunding.
** CROWDFUNDING PAGE IS LIVE - CLICK HERE TO DONATE **
‘Save Our Centre Day’ – Monday 28th April 10:30am – 4:30pm.
Come and see our Centre for yourself. Join us at our ‘Save Our Centre Day’. Open to everyone. Come chat with us over tea and cake, meet the horses, and see why this place matters.
Every donation matters, every conversation counts, every introduction makes a difference, every link shared can lead to a solution.
We are not closing our doors without making one final, united, impassioned call to action. Please help in any way you can.
RDA Carriage Driving
Especially adapted carriages make carriage driving accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. The exhilarating feeling of movement provided by carriage driving is both therapeutic and a great sport. Our 2km all-weather track offers a unique driving experience around our peaceful setting.
RDA Riding
We offer riding sessions for groups and individuals from the age of five. In our sessions, the horse provides a focus for a wide range of physical activities, and educational activities that help to build skills in literacy, numeracy and communication.
Independent Riding
Independent sessions offer more able riders with additional needs, the opportunity to take their riding skills to the next level.
Mechanical Horse
Our state-of-the-art fully simulated mechanical horse with interactive screen offers an alternative riding experience that helps to build core strength and improve balance and posture. With its interactive screen you can choose to ride along the beach, go cross country or hone your dressage skills.
Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy is physiotherapy on horseback. This specialist physiotherapy utilises the specific movements of a horse to provide rehabilitation to a wide range of both adult and paediatric neurological and complex conditions. It is also proven to improve motor, sensory and language skills.
Changing Lives Through Horses
The British Horse Society Changing Lives Through Horses programme is an alternative educational provision that promotes character-building and encompasses the development of life skills and academic achievement. Delivered within an equine environment, the structured award-based programme links to the national curriculum.
News and Events
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'Save Our Centre' Open Day
After 43 years of changing lives through equine-assisted therapy, Clwyd Special Riding Centre is at serious risk of closing.
COME AND SEE OUR CENTRE FOR YOURSELF...
Join us on Monday 28th April 10:30am – 4:30pm. Open to everyone. Come chat with us over tea and cake, meet the horses, and see why this place matters so much to so many.We look forward to seeing you!
Keep following us for updates regarding our Crowdfunder page launching soon!
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Corporate & Sponsors' Open Day
We look forward to seeing you on Monday 28th April!
Come and hear about the magic of equine-assisted therapy, and how you can help to make a difference.
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Tickets on sale now!
Clwyd Special Riding Centre invites you to join us at our Annual Drinks Party!
Come and join us in the beautiful setting of Rhug Hall, Corwen and celebrate the launch of our fundraising campaign.
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Horse Talk Newsletter - Spring 2025
Welcome to Horse Talk, our new quarterly newsletter, bringing you the latest news from Clwyd Special Riding Centre!
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Vacancy for a part-time Book-Keeping & Administrative Assistant
We have an exciting opening in our office team for the right person to get involved with our wonderful charity and to help with the running of the Centre.
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Thank you for supporting us through easyfundraising!
Amazing news, this Donation Day, Clwyd Special Riding Centre has received £134.67 from easyfundraising donations!
Sign up today!
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Remembering Zack
After a long and happy life at Clwyd Special Riding Centre, we share the news that our amazing Zack has peacefully passed away at the grand age of 32.
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Volunteer Opportunity!
Help Us Secure Vital Funding!
Clwyd Special Riding Centre is looking for a volunteer Grants & Fundraising Champion to help us apply for funding from trusts and foundations.
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Horses Wanted
We are currently looking for more horses to join our team. We are looking for geldings only, ideally ride and drive. Weight carriers.
Get in touch if you feel you have a suitable horse…
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How is your New Year's Resolution going?
Why not give yourself extra encouragement to achieve your goals by marrying up your personal challenge with volunteering at Clwyd Special Riding Centre or with raising funds for our charity?
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Make 2025 the year to make a difference!
If you have been considering getting more involved in your local community and charity work, why not make 2025 the year you make it happen?
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Farewell Erik
It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the sad loss of our gentle giant, Erik.
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A reminder of when sessions resume in the New Year, and cancellations due to winter weather
Over the festive period, the main office will be closed from 4pm on Tuesday 24th December and will fully reopen on January 6th. Find out when all sessions resume again in the New Year…
See you in 2025!
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Thank you for your support in 2024!
Wow what a whirlwind of a year 2024 has been! You only have to look at our social media posts to see how busy we have all been this year and what we have achieved…
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Community spirit shines at the Christmas Carol Service.
The evening was filled with joyous carols and readings, followed by the chance to catch up with each other over warm mulled wine and mince pies.
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Not Even a Storm Could Stop Us! A Heartfelt Thanks from Clwyd Special Riding Centre
Against all odds, and the devastating effects of Storm Darragh that swept across Wales, our community, staff, volunteers, participants and supporters pulled together to make the fair an incredible success!
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Watch the video!
This special five minute video, sees the team behind the IOM RDA Group and the magic of coming to our Centre for their residential holidays.
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Make today the day to find out more about volunteering at Clwyd Special Riding Centre!
Volunteers are the lifeline of our charity.
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Christmas Carol Service - Wednesday 11th December 6pm
Clwyd Special Riding Centre and St. Michael's Church invite you to a special community service of popular carols and readings, followed by festive refreshments, kindly provided by The Cross Keys, Llanfynydd.
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There's still time to donate good quality items for our fair.
Make space for your new gifts from Santa by donating items for our pre-loved stalls!
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Christmas Fair - Saturday 7th December 10am - 1pm
Come and join us for some festive fun here at the Centre in Llanfynydd!
How you can support us…
Clwyd Special Riding Centre is an independent charity; we receive no public funding and rely on income generated from the hire of our facilities and the generosity of our donors and supporters including businesses, sponsors, and trusts and foundations.
Every penny, minute of time and donation is appreciated and enables us to continue to support those who turn to us.
Time donated by our volunteers is pure gold. The more volunteers we have, the more opportunities we can offer to more participants. There are many ways you can be part of our charity. Choose how you would like to get involved with our wonderful charity…
Corporate partnerships are an incredibly important aspect of our charity, along with the relationships we develop through them. We consider it more a friendly relationship that benefits not only our charity but also the companies and employees we work with.
Find out more about the companies working with us to make the magic happen.
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