Five of our riders took part in the RDA Virtual National Championships that were streamed between 15th-17th November 2024.  5 riders took part and we got 4 first places and a second place! Massive thank you to everyone involved.

Here is a snapshot of our Christmas Open Day 2024! After a raining start to the day, fun was had by all! Thank you to everyone who came to support us and those who worked tirelessly on the yard, in the servery and behind the scenes. Well done to all our riders that...

Earlier this year, we nominated our little Fudge for RDA Pony of the Year. Sadly, she didn't win, but today marks Fudge's 20th Anniversary of being a Diamond Pony. Fudge is our 26 year old, 13.2hh skewbald mare, and our longest serving pony. Fudge is brilliant at her...

One of our lovely volunteer cadets, Allegra Gray as part of the young reporters scheme, has written a superb article about the Autumn Fair. A scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school students a chance to write for a real newspaper. Find out more at the Young...

These are open to anyone who wishes to ride, provided you are over 13 years of age, can walk and trot independently and are under 14 stone. Lessons start at £40. Please email: admin@diamondcentre.org.uk if you would like to find out more.

The Diamond Centre would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who supported us with our Autumn Fair, whether it be in the set up or on the day! Despite the weather, site was flooded with people, having a fabulous time, ignoring the wind!! We could not do what...

Join us for our Christmas show on the 1st December - we will have an open yard from 1pm where you can come and meet our horses and ponies up close and see our staff and riders doing a riding show which is Grinch themed!

To celebrate our 50th Anniversary, an exhibution is being staged at Honeywood Museum “Celebrating 50 Years”. The exhibition opened on 27th June and runs until 1st February next year. It tells the origins of Diamond and and goes right up to what we do now. There are...

Please join us for our biggest event of the year - the Diamond Autumn Fair!

On the 12th to the 14th of July Team Diamond went to the RDA National Championships. Eight of out riders competed in dressage and showjumping and we also had two entrants in the arts and craft competition. We had an extremely successful weekend (and a lot of fun),...

There are lots of exciting activities happening at the Diamond Centre this summer for our participants. Including a Hungry Caterpillar ride, mini own a pony mornings as well as private lessons. It's great to be able to offer a different range of activities when the...

Welcome to our newest arrivals Newbie and Precious (a.k.a as Pea). Newbie is a black 14hh beautiful cob. He loves his food and can be found in box one at the top of the yard. Pea is a piebald 15.2hh Irish sports horse. She is an older lady, but is fit and forward...

You might have noticed a few improvements over the last few months at the centre. This is part of our ongoing improvement plan to make sure we are providing the best centre for our participants and volunteers. Check out our new windows, winter turnout area, lecture...

Come along and join us on Sunday 27th October, 2 till 4 pm, for an afternoon of relaxing musical entertainment from The Allegra Concert Band. Tasty refreshments are available.  Please get in contact with The Diamond Centre office, Phone: 020 8643 7764 or...

Sycamore tree removal. As part of our five year plan to reduce the number of Sycamore trees, we will be removing the Sycamore trees in front field (the one next to the drive). Toxins in sycamore seeds and saplings have been shown to cause atypical myopathy, a fatal...

Charlie who used to ride with us at the centre, has sent us this lovely note - thank you Charlie, for continuing to support us here at Diamond - we really appreciate it. I’m Charlie and I’m 24 years old, I have been involved at Diamond Centre since I was 5 years old,...

This issue we hear from Ella-Grace! I have been coming to Diamond for about 2 years, since I was 9. I have always been determined to do my best in dressage and the Diamond Centre has really helped me achieve that. I love horse riding because it's so fun, it's like a...

Did you know Diamond offers vaulting (gymnastics on horseback) and Carriage Driving for it's participants? We always welcome volunteers to help with  any of our activities (particularly vaulting and carriage driving), and support with the horses, general help around...

A massive thank you to Effie who participated in the London to Brighton Cycle ride, raising funds for Diamond. This is a huge achievement and we thank her very much. 

We had a busy summer at Diamond, with our fundraising and volunteer events!  We had a fantastic turnout for our 50th Celebration Party at Oaks Golf Club in May, raising over £1,200. We had a lovely evening of fun, dancing, and sharing memories. A massive thank you to...

On the 29th May 2024 six of our riders attended the RDA Greater London Regional competition. All of our riders and horses did amazingly across a range of dressage tests and we got four first places, one second and a fourth, with many of the riders qualifying for the...

We would love you to join us for our Mayfield Lavendar event - tickets from the office, call or drop in!

Effie's Story I've been volunteering at the Diamond Centre for almost a year now, usually helping out at the Friday evening lessons. It has been an incredibly rewarding experience, witnessing the transformative power of horse riding for the Centres riders. The joy and...