{"id":46105,"date":"2022-09-07T06:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T10:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=news&#038;p=46105"},"modified":"2022-09-07T07:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:07:08","slug":"government-urgent-to-invest-in-horse-riding","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/news\/government-urgent-to-invest-in-horse-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Government urged to invest in horse riding along other sports!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>After revealing investment plans for cycling and walking as a form of\u00a0 \u201csocial prescribing\u201d, requests were addressed for equestrian activities to be integrated.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">England\u2019s <strong>Department of Transport<\/strong> (DfT) made an announcement stating that <strong>\u00a312.7m<\/strong> funding is available for pilot projects in 11 local authorities. These projects include bike rental fees, bike training, and walking activities. In order to &#8220;examine the influence of pedaling and walking on an individual \u2019s<strong> wellbeing<\/strong>, such as decreased clinic appointments and dependency on treatment due to more <strong>outdoor activity<\/strong>\u201d, the government is conducting the <strong>experiment<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Prescribing horse riding activity as a part of treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pilot programs do not include horseback riding, but a representative for the<strong> Riding for the Disabled Association<\/strong> (RDA) said the organization &#8220;appreciates&#8221; the financing and is &#8220;strongly motivated&#8221; to see social prescribing getting recognized. Furthermore, he mentioned that with recent new initiatives connecting individuals with<strong> nature<\/strong> and this most recent investment in encouraging<strong> walking<\/strong> and <strong>cycling<\/strong> for enhanced <strong>mental health<\/strong> and wellness, the idea is undoubtedly gaining traction in<strong> England<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, he would like to implore the government to consider adding <strong>riding<\/strong> in any extension of this trial initiative and to examine the <strong>advantages<\/strong> of RDA activities. According to one of RDA&#8217;s publications, <strong>volunteering<\/strong> with RDA has a variety of <strong>advantages<\/strong>, including reducing loneliness, enhancing mental and physical health, and gaining skills and competencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with <strong>horses<\/strong> can be a positive contribution and a fantastic means of <strong>connecting people<\/strong> with their community, according to <strong>Alison Blackmore<\/strong>, director of the Changing Lives through Horses program by British Horse Society. <strong>Horses<\/strong> make the<strong> ideal companions<\/strong> because they don&#8217;t pass judgment, and they also give people the chance to improve their <strong>physical<\/strong> and <strong>mental health<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the <strong>social prescribing trials<\/strong> only apply to walking and bicycling, DfT official said that the department continues to <strong>encourage horseback riding<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.horseandhound.co.uk\/news\/government-urged-to-invest-in-riding-along-with-walking-and-cycling-801160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Horse &amp; Hound<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After revealing investment plans for cycling and walking as a form of\u00a0 \u201csocial prescribing\u201d, requests&hellip;","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":46109,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46105","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equestrianism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Government urgend to invest in horse riding | ehorses magazin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The large investments in recreational sports have triggered a debate about why there has not yet been any investment in equestrian sports. 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