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Who We Are
NZRDA is a member association made up of over 40 local RDA groups who are in local communities throughout New Zealand.
The core purpose of NZRDA is to provide interaction with horses to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people experiencing disability, or who have specific challenges or needs.
We aim to enable and support disabled people to achieve good lives including meaningful participation in, and contribution to, important life activities and roles in their community.
Latest News
“This is Harrison’s happy place.”
There are few words a parent treasures more than hearing their child laugh. For Harrison’s mum, Tiffany, Riding for the Disabled is where that happens. “This is Harrison’s happy place,” she says. “It’s the place where he feels at home, where he is comfortable being himself with the people and the horses that make him […]
The volunteer who never has to be asked
Every Riding for the Disabled group has someone like Maanasa. The volunteer who quietly arrives before everyone else. The one who’s already filling feed buckets, collecting ponies from the paddocks or preparing the arena before anyone has even thought to ask. If something needs doing, chances are she’s already doing it. For the past two […]
Finding Confidence, Connection and Community at NZRDA
For Katherine, finding a place where her daughter Elliot truly felt understood was not always easy. Like many parents of neuro-diverse children, Katherine had spent years searching for activities and environments where Elliot could feel safe, accepted, and able to simply be herself. “Finding a place where Elliot felt calm, supported, accepted, and genuinely able […]
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We rely greatly on the generosity of people like you. Your donation helps us to provide safe and effective goal-based riding activities for children and adults with a disability.
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