The popular centre has been sited at the Kendall Showground facilities for the last four years, agisting its seven horses and utilising the arena each Tuesday and Wednesday.

But the Camden Haven Show Society says it's been advised it can no longer stable the horses on-site due to safety concerns.

RDA Kendall provides horse riding for 24 participants ranging in age from two years up to 62 years.

There are some 40 volunteers involved at the centre.

While the Show Society board says the decision was taken out of its hands, it says the RDA is still welcome to use the showground on its riding days.

But RDA vice president Jenny McGregor says that would not be feasible.

"We are after a new home," she said. "We are devastated about this decision because we have put so much work into the last four years.

"However, we have to source a place to go now. Ideally, we would need about 10 acres of land, and somewhere in Kendall would be brilliant but it may be that we look at somewhere in the wider Camden Haven.

"We need that amount of land to give the horses a fenced yard and to set up a decent arena and proper stables.

"Our riders live locally, so we really need something within the area," she said.

Mrs McGregor said the organisation would also have to look at removing its infrastructure at the showground.

"There has been so much hard work gone into building the set-up at the showground," she said.

"We have the horses on agistment, stables, machinery sheds, yards, an office area and the full sized arena.

"And now we are looking at the prospect of pulling that down and setting up somewhere else. But we don't know where yet."

Mrs McGregor praised the Kendall and wider Camden Have community for their support over a number of years.

"They have been absolutely brilliant in helping us out.

"All we want is somewhere safe and secure to be the future home for RDA Kendall," she said.

Mrs McGregor said the organisation had offered to undertake permanent fencing in order to remain at the showground.

She said it was not feasible to adjust the horses off-site and then float the seven horses to the centre for the two days.

Show Society secretary Jody Gleeson said the board had a duty of care to prevent potential injury to the public.

"This matter was really highlighted to us when the showground was used as an emergency evacuation centre during the recent bushfire threat," she said.

"We were advised at that time to reconsider having the horses agisted on-site and unsupervised at the showground.

"This decision to relocate the horses from the showground to offsite agistment was taken out of the show society's hands.

"The board thoroughly appreciates the work undertaken by the RDA Kendall and its volunteers.

"We urge any landowner in the Kendall, Kew or wider Camden Haven with the necessary land available to consider the RDA and their future needs."

Mrs Gleeson confirmed the board's offer for the RDA to still use the showground on its riding days.

Mrs McGregor said the RDA volunteers love what they do and know how much enjoyment all riders get from attending the riding days.

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