Pensioner to wing walk for Middleton Park Equestrian Centre

I am doing a wing walk in April to raise money for Middleton Park Equestrian Centre (MPEC) for the disabled.

After having had two hip replacements, the second one 6 months ago, and at the age of 69, I am riding and volunteering at MPEC. The work they do with disabled children is phenomenal and they deserve some help so I said OK. I will do a wingwalk so now I have set up a justgiving page and can’ t bottle out!

I used to do skydiving, scuba diving and occasional horse riding, but from 2012 to 2023 I couldn’t do any of my favourite activities and now I am riding more than I ever did, thanks to my wonderful surgeon and MPEC.

If you ever see us riding through the Park, stop and say hello.

The link for my page is here if any readers would like to support me …

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kathleen-rakhshanMPEC

This post was written by Kathi Rakhshan

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