Volunteer’s area
Videos, training links and fun to help you learn all about Diamond!
TRAINING VIDEOS
Ever needed how to do something while you were volunteering? Watch our fun videos to help you learn all about Diamond, horses & getting them ready for riding!
Tack Room Tour
Guiness learning…….how to put a run on!
Guiness learning……how to take a rug off!
Stirrups, devonshire boots and saddle savers
Specialist tack – attachments
Specialist tack – reins
How to untack
How to tack up: Bridle
How to Tack up: Saddle
Elicpse learning………..how to put a headcollar on and pick out hooves
Elipse learning…….the names of the grooming kit brushes
Elipse learning……..how to groom
MAKATON
Click the picture below for a worksheet with some basic signs which might help you when voluteering!
Please also see the RDA site: https://www.myrda.org.uk/assets/Communicating-using-signs-A-Z-list.pdf for videos showing these and many others!
If you would like to learn even more Makaton, The Makaton Charity is a great place to start, please contact Annabel with any questions!
Annabel Bridgeman BA BSc DipSPLD MBPsS amcbridgeman@outlook.com
Ever wanted to learn some sign language to help you communicate with riders?
WORDS FOR LESSONS1
WORDS FOR LESSONS2
WORDS FOR LESSONS 3
WORDS FOR LESSONS 4
WORDS FOR LESSONS 5
WORDS FOR LESSONS 6
Makaton – Alphabet
USEFUL LINKS
The BHS has some great training videos to start your training: https://pathways.bhs.org.uk/resource-hub/video-library/
RDA Learning website: https://www.rda-learning.org.uk/
Contact us!
020 8643 7764
The Diamond Centre for Disabled Riders
Woodmansterne Road,
Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 4DT
https://what3words.com/modest.cheese.basket
(please note, if you are travelling to us we are in the LEZ & new ULEZ zone)
Other important info....
Registered charity number: 1045970.
The London Borough of Sutton, Animal Activity License, Hiring out horses, Licence Number: 22/00380/RIDE