KEY PEOPLE
Frankie Paine
Centre Manager
Frankie manages our Centre, our horses and our volunteers and has her RDA Group Coach Certificate. She is an experienced rider and coach, with a wealth of equine knowledge. She has a BSc (hons) in equine sport science and has worked in the areas of equine rehabilitation nursing and nutrition. She has a passion for coaching, dressage and training horses, and cares for our horses in as natural way as possible so they are relaxed and content.
Fern Stokes
Groom
Fern joined South Bucks RDA from Heathrow Special Needs Farm RDA, and works Wednesday to Friday. She coaches classes during the week and helps care for our ponies.
Jaroslaw Kucharski (Jarek)
Estate Maintenance & Groom
Jarek has joined the stable and estate team. He will be working with the horses, and maintaining the site and buildings. He has a recent background working with Arab racing horses, and before coming to England had a small stable in Poland for local children. He is a trained agricultural mechanic.
Gina Bailey
Group Administrator
Gina supports the Trustees with the smooth running of SBRDA, and works closely with volunteers and riders. She is in the office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
Diane Redfern
Trustee - Group Chair, Group Organiser
Diane Redfern is our Chair and Group Organiser at South Bucks RDA. She invited the Group to the Redfern family home 50 years ago.
Through her influence, and guidance South Bucks RDA has developed to an internationally renowned centre, where disabled riders can come and develop their potential. She has been a guiding light in the National Riding for Disabled movement and is an Hon. VP of the National Charity.
Dr Hilary Jones
Trustee - Honoury Company Secretary
Hilary is our company secretary. She became a weekday volunteer on retiring as a local GP nearly 10 years ago, she has been involved with horses throughout her life and became a trustee in 2013. She still volunteers every week when not busy travelling or with her grandchildren.
Julie Thomson
Trustee - Finance - Honorary Treasurer
Julie is our Trustee for Finance / Honorary Treasurer. Julie has been involved with SBRDA for over ten years, and is a weekday volunteer. She previously worked at Berkshire College of Agriculture in equine event management and administration, leaving there in December 2016 to concentrate on her business as a book-keeper.
Elaine Smith
Trustee - HR, RDAGC Group Coach
Elaine is our Trustee with responsibility for Human Resources, she works with and supports our staff. She coaches on a Sunday. Outside RDA she is a keen sailor, walker and skier.
Theresa Drake
Trustee - Coaches, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Training
Theresa has been involved with RDA since she was 14, volunteering with the Group since 1987, and is the parent of an RDA participant. She is a BHSAI, UKCC3 and RDAC; and is involved in the RDA South Region as Regional Coach, Showjumping Representative, and Coach Developer, Countryside Challenge Judge for the Region and National RDA. She is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for complex needs in Buckinghamshire and has recently qualified as a HCPC registered Equine Facilitated Learning Practitioner.
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Alan Lawrence
Trustee - Fundraising
Alan is our Trustee with responsibility for fundraising. He heads up a team of volunteers who raise funds to subsidise the running of the group. Alan became involved via his sons, who both ride. Alan supports his younger son as a side helper. Alan is also actively involved supporting the maintenance of the Group's horse box.
Emma Ford
Trustee, RDA Group Coach
Emma is a Trustee and volunteer group coach on a Saturday, she has been volunteering at SBRDA for 30 years. She is a qualified Executive Coach working in the area of professional development. Her horse Shane lives at SBRDA and is best mates with Wilma.
Alison Tolmie
RDA Coach
Alison has been a volunteer with SBRDA since she was 14. She used her volunteering with the group as part of her DoE Gold award. She has achieved her pony club C+ and BHS stage 1 as well as being a volunteer Coach. Alison usually coaches on Sundays and is a primary school teacher.
Sharon Brockey
RDA Group Coach
Sharon is a volunteer group coach, she volunteers on a Saturday coaching two classes. She has been volunteering with the Group for over 20 years, and works for British Airways.
Romilly Hart
RDA Group Coach
Romilly is a volunteer group coach. She has been volunteering at SBRDA for over 20 years and was a keen endurance and dressage rider. Romilly coaches on a Wednesday and is an integral member of the yard team looking after the horses on a Sunday.
