Meet The Team - Our Staff and Volunteer Coaches
Meet the RDA (Woodbridge & District Group) Staff
Anne Hardwick
Centre Manager
The Trustees are delighted that Anne Hardwick will be joining on 3rd March 2025 as our Centre Manager. An experienced professional in the equine industry, Anne brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge. She has successfully built and managed teams, including volunteers and students, managed commercial yards and her own successful equine business. She is also chair of British Equestrian Vaulting (the national governing body for equestrian vaulting in the UK)
Stacey Reed
Head Groom
Stacey has a BA (Hons) Degree Special Educational Needs & Disability studies, which she did to help better understand her son who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & ADHD. She has been riding since she was 7 years old and after working in SEN roles in schools, in 2020 Stacey came back to working with horses to improve work-life-balance. Her personal values are aligned with those of the RDA, so she views her role working here as an ideal job. She is getting back into riding via sharing Fern. Stacey is often to be seen driving Rosie our 1960s Massey Ferguson tractor.
Victoria Gallantree
Head Coach
Victoria has 40 years’ equestrian experience back by formal qualifications, a BHS Instructor and a UKCC Level 4 coach, she began riding in the Isle of Man as a child and participated in Pony Club championship events, becoming a professional rider while a teenager. She was the proprietor of an equestrian centre in Warwickshire for over 20 years before moving to Suffolk and joining RDA. She loves working with horses and people and this role enables her to do both. Her values are attuned with those of the RDA as she has spent her working life supporting others to achieve and succeed.
Meet the RDA (Woodbridge & District Group) volunteer coaches
Sharon Evans
Riding Coach
Often seen with two pairs of glasses on her head, Sharon loves being part of the riding coaching team. "It's absolutely fabulous seeing how horses help people relax, build their self-confidence, learn something new, and even reduce some aches, pains and stiffness", she says. Sharon had a horse called Henry many years ago, but took a break from horses while working and having a family. She is now so happy to be with RDA and back working with horses again. By the way, Sharon loves making things for riding sessions. Look out for the washing machine!
Meg Day
Riding Coach
Meg has been around horses since she was 2 years old and later worked with horses. She joined the RDA team in 2021. Meg is a qualified RDA riding coach and can usually be found at Clopton 3 days a week, when she is not coaching she spends time pampering Cooper.
Ty Hearne
Carriage Driving Coach
Ty started riding with an RDA group at 3 years old due to Cerebral Palsy. She joined our group as a volunteer in 2017 as she wanted to give back something of what she had been given as a child. She qualified as a driving coach in 2020 and is now in training to become a riding coach as well. She is very passionate about riding and driving, and loves spending time at Clopton riding, driving or just pampering Mr Tom.
Caitlin Morrow
Carriage Driving Coach
Caitlin has been involved with horses since she was six and has been volunteering with us for over 10 years now, assisting with the riding sessions on Saturdays. In September 2022 she qualified as an RDA driving coach and is now the coach for Saturday afternoon driving sessions for under 18s.
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