What We Do

West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled Association (Established 1972) moved from Holme to Wallington Hall in 1978 and has continued to provide riding and carriage driving to the very highest standards to over 60 riders and drivers a week.

The Group is based at The Magpie Centre, Wallington Hall.
Norfolk’s only purpose built riding centre, specifically for the use of people with disabilities.

We are dedicated to ensuring that all of our riders/drivers receive a high standard of professional tuition, tailored to their individual needs.

Our instructors work closely with physiotherapists and other health professionals to encourage every individual to aim for attainable goals, - some modest, others far more ambitious.

Riding can be of immense benefit to individuals with disabilities not only for the sheer pleasure and enjoyment that it brings, but also for the many therapeutic values too, including development of balance, muscle tone, circulation, coordination, confidence, relaxation, dexterity, global awareness, communication and social skills.

Most importantly our riders get to open boundaries and explore, make decisions, achieve goals, make new friends, but perhaps best of all have fun!

Carriage Driving not only teaches a new skill, it widens boundaries, here at The Magpie Centre they include the freedom to explore 600 acres of off road tracks and woodland, the opportunity to make decisions, the sensory experiences of the elements and nature and on top of all that it’s good fun too.