Reach more riders, change more Lives! Check out our volunteer and donation options.
Who We Are
NZRDA is a member association made up of over 50 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.
What's Happening
Buy a Calendar!
The NZRDA 2024 Calendar is now available. It makes a wonderful gift and features lovely photographs of horses, riders,...
TradeMe Auction for Charity
NZRDA is selling brand new items on TradeMe!Some examples of products that are available. • Horse covers • Dog coats • Riding...
Buy a Kiwi sports Crossword Book!
Kiwi Sportsword is a collection of New Zealand sports-themed crosswords compiled by former sports journalist Peter Thomson and endorsed...
Latest News
Addy gets used to change!
Addy started with RDA when she was four years old and came every second Saturday. As with many of...
Spread the gift of giving this Christmas!
There are many significant therapeutic benefits that horse riding offers. The warmth and three-dimensional movement of the horse is...
Maddie and Indie are benefiting from a qualified Coach
You can make sure that riders have what they need – which is a Coach who is qualified and...
RDA provides life-changing outcomes for riders
Let's hear about therapeutic riding from our riders, whānau, and coaches.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piSlaRYzAtU
I ride because…
We know riders get so much out of their RDA programmes but you can hear first hand from some...
The Breeze Radio Interview June 2023
On 26 June 2023 our Chief Executive Donna Kennedy spoke to Robert Scott from The Breeze to discuss how...
Tessa improves her stamina
From fear of falling to independently trotting - Tessa was able to see huge improvements! Tessa experienced a stroke. Here...
Tom Atchison Volunteer of the Year 2022
Vivienne began her journey with RDA as a volunteer for weekly sessions in 2017. She is the sort of...
Young Volunteer of the Year 2022
Emily started volunteering just over six months ago as a leader/side-walker on a Saturday, then started attending on Wednesday...
Happy Horses
At RDA, the welfare of our horses is at the forefront of our minds. The workload of each horse...
Make A Donation
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.
NZRDA Groups
