British Paralympic equestrian Natasha Baker, a six-time dressage riding gold medallist, credits the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) for teaching her how to ride a horse and says without the charity, "there's no way I would have achieved what I've achieved". Founded in 1969, the charity does valuable work in the community, with 450 centres around the UK helping those with extra needs get into horse riding and possibly follow Baker's path to success.
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00:00Don't worry, I'll make it as fast as I can get in.
00:15There you go, there you go.
00:24I feel so incredibly privileged to have been to four Paralympic Games, to have represented
00:42my country four times at the Paralympics and all of the Europeans and World Championships
00:48and you know, if it wasn't for the RDA there's no way I would have achieved what I've achieved.
00:53Hey Reggie, oh you're such a good boy. I definitely think we need to gel this Tash.
01:00And then that's when my coach really got behind me and we started focusing. Like me, they
01:05had disabilities and that was just so amazing to be in.
01:10Here he comes. Here he is, your steed. Right, you ready? Can I help you? Big push. There
01:27you go.
01:28I'm Elle, I'm nine years old and today I am riding Dougie. It's really fun because you
01:35can pet them, you can say hi and the people here are very funny and welcoming.
01:45I think with children especially it's quite difficult to find people who understand your
01:51needs and understand that you might not work the same way and that you need some additional
01:58support with things. So being here, the motto in general I just absolutely love, it's what
02:05you can do that matters.
02:22I love show jumping. I saw it, I think at Windsor Horse Show was my first time and I
02:28fell in love straight away. I thought it was the coolest thing ever and I still do after
02:33doing a bit of show jumping and it is my dream to be international one day.