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Is this discrimination?

NAS75657
2 days ago

My Son  went to pony riding lessons  with his school just over a year ago, he learnt some basic skills and loved it.  We decided it might be good for him to keep it up at a more local riding school.  The owner/ instructor will let people with Special needs ride the pony’s and horses by being led round but not learn any skills as she assumes they can’t learn any.  Is the discrimination? 

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  • 2 days ago

    I would think the riding school just isn’t equipped to teach children with special needs. Some peoples attitudes are stuck in the Stone Age. There is a really good charity called RDA,  (Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), they are a charity with branches all over the UK. They specialise in horse riding lessons for disabled people, I know the group near me does lessons just for SEN children, they don’t talk down to disabled people either, I’ve added a link if this helps.

    https://rda.org.uk/

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  • 2 days ago

    I would think the riding school just isn’t equipped to teach children with special needs. Some peoples attitudes are stuck in the Stone Age. There is a really good charity called RDA,  (Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), they are a charity with branches all over the UK. They specialise in horse riding lessons for disabled people, I know the group near me does lessons just for SEN children, they don’t talk down to disabled people either, I’ve added a link if this helps.

    https://rda.org.uk/

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