NEWS & STORIES
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Riders Minds provide support at Badminton Horse Trials
Riders Minds provide support at Badminton Horse Trials Riders Minds are delighted to announce that for the second year riders, grooms and owners at MARS Badminton Horse Trials will have direct access to on-site mental health and well-being support, in a step that acknowledges the importance of competitor’s mental health. Victoria Wright, Founder and Chair of Riders Minds said, “We’re delighted to have been welcomed back to Badminton for the second year, giving us the opportunity to support riders, grooms and owners at one of the most pressurised events in the world. The Riders Minds hub will be run by…
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Riders Minds helplines revolutionised
Riders Minds helplines are being taken in-house
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Grief is like an ocean
Grief is like the ocean, it comes in waves. All we can do is learn to swim. Riders Minds’ Victoria Wright shares her heartbreaking experience of grief.
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76% of equestrians have been bullied
Research conducted by Riders Minds, has revealed that 76% of equestrians have been bullied, with a further 85% saying that they have witnessed bullying within the industry.
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Osberton International Horse and Driving Trials goes purple for Riders Minds
Osberton International Horse and Driving Trials goes purple for Riders Minds
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Riders Minds to Attend Burghley Horse Trials
Riders Minds to Attend Burghley Horse Trials For the first time riders and grooms at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials will have access to face-to-face mental health and well-being support throughout the duration of the event, provided by mental health charity, Riders Minds. The introduction of a well-being hub with an on-site counsellor at 5* events is an important move for equestrianism, highlighting the need for on-site mental health support within all of the equestrian disciplines. Victoria Wright, Founder and Chair of Riders Minds said, “After the success of the Riders Minds well-being hub at previous events we are delighted…