Paralympic gold medal-winner abseils for the RDA
Paralympic gold medal-winner Liz Stone was among 43 brave souls who raised more than £11,000 for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).
Each fund-raiser abseiled about 100ft down Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, in windy conditions on 28 August.
“It was brilliant,” said Liz, who won paradressage individual silver and team gold for Britain at Atlanta in 1996.
“It was scary to start with, but the worst part was the strong wind. I was half wondering if I should change my mind on the way up!
“But I’m most proud that I managed to get to the bottom before my wheelchair.”
A couple of years ago Liz, who was born with spina bifida, skydived for the RDA.
“This was more scary. When you skydive you have an instructor — with abseiling it’s up to you to make the decision to go over the edge,” she said.
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
RDA chairman Sam Orde, who was last to go, said: “It was great overlooking the sea, even though it was so windy that I was blown away from the castle twice. I am delighted with the money raised.”
This news story was first published in the current issue of Horse & Hound (8 September, 2011)
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.