Sponsor a pony programme
Editorial teamWe are a registered charity offering horse riding as therapy to children from our local area with a range of disabilities and additional needs.
Founded more than 50 years ago, we operate on Thursday mornings at our base, Green Cottage Riding Centre in Three Legged Cross.
Our team consist of qualified coaches and trained helpers, all volunteers freely giving their time, dedication and knowledge.
We provide free riding lessons for 24 children with a variety of special needs and disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism and many complex learning and development disorders. Riding helps with physical and mental health, communication and listening skills, and it’s great fun being outdoors and making new friends.
We rely entirely on voluntary help, donations and legacies to deliver our services, which are free to the families we support.
Our annual running costs are around £9000, which we raise through donations and legacies, all of which goes towards the upkeep of our special ponies.
The cost of keeping the ponies has risen with horse feed, farriery, veterinary care and insurance all increasing exponentially.
In order to meet these costs, we are introducing local businesses and groups to our new Sponsor A Pony initiative
Sponsorship opportunities
You can sponsor the full annual cost of caring for a pony or you can choose part sponsorship from the options below.
– Full annual sponsorship of one pony £1800
– Sponsor a pony’s feed for a year £1000
– Sponsor a pony’s vaccinations and medication £850
– Sponsor a pony’s shoes £700
– Sponsor a rug £500
Benefits you receive through Sponsorship
In return you will receive:
– Photograph with a pony for your publicity needs
– Our participation in your chosen PR, e.g. our logo on your website, local press coverage
– A banner on display at the riding school
– Prominent acknowledgement on our website
– Publicity on our social media pages
The benefits to you of sponsorship are many, including letting your customers see you care about supporting a local worthy cause and helping a voluntary organisation to meet its objectives. We are happy to work with you to ensure you achieve value for your kind sponsorship.
For further information on Green Cottage Riding for the Disabled, please see our website: greencottagerda.org. For donations, please go to justgiving.com/charity/greencottagerda.
To discuss sponsorship please contact
Gill Clark on 07803 964255 or
email [email protected]
