Keep the Stable Doors Open!
Choose to make a gift in your will and make a lasting impact.
Choose to make a will with your lawyer or an online will.
Special Offer for Online Wills
Online wills with Public Trust are available for free for a limited time only.
The first 20 people to contact us will be able to obtain their Online Will at no charge.
This offer is available from 1 August 2024 until 30 September 2024 – we are only able to offer a limited number of Free Online Wills so consider contacting us soon if you would like to take advantage of this offer.
For your special offer for a Free Online Will, click here. This will take you to our Contact Form and you can choose the option to request a Free Online Will. (Please note, if you would like it to be free, it will be necessary to contact us first).
If you would like to see the information before contacting us, please view here. This is a link to Public Trust. Our offer is for a Basic Online Will which is suitable if you have straightforward needs.
P.S. Don’t forget – this offer expires on 30 September 2024.
Your Lawyer can help
You can speak with your lawyer about writing your will.
Living Wills
Some of our supporters have expressed an interest in providing a gift while they are living – a gift that they can see in action.
This is wonderful as then we can thank them and let them know how their gift will be used to reach more riders.
If you would like to know more about our most pressing needs, please contact us and ask about how you can contribute to the vision that our charity has for the future.
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Contact Us
You are also welcome to phone us or email us.
Our contact details are as follows:
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How we help
There are many significant therapeutic benefits that therapeutic horse riding offers. The warmth and dynamic movement of the horse gently enhance relaxation, flexibility, and balance, leading to improved posture and coordination and so much more. But did you know that each rider often requires the assistance of up to four individuals? These include the coach, the horse leader, and two side-walkers – so you can see why our volunteers are so important!
There are so many things that make up the cost of a ride. That means that a gift in your will is invaluable. Your gift will be used to make sure that riding can continue and we remain by their side.
Help to “Reach More Riders and Change More Lives”!
Stories for You
It’s good to know that other people are also planning for the future and making the world a better place. Here is a supporter who wanted to share their story about how they decided to become a bequestor for New Zealand Riding for the Disabled.
Dorothy’s Story
Dorothy wins the race!
As a 39-year-old, Dorothy made the decision to participate in a harness racing event in Cambridge in 1979.
This was ground-breaking at the time – Dorothy was the only woman racing against a field of men in this race. And she won! Dorothy remembers her father’s reaction at the time – he was so delighted about her win and very pleased that his independent daughter had achieved such a wonderful result.
In April 2024 (35 years after winning that first race against men) a race was named after Dorothy and it was called “The Dorothy Cutts Invitational”. The race is for women drivers – with only six from Australia and six from New Zealand.
Dorothy has had plenty of experience at her family dairy farm and was involved with milking and also in exercising the trotting horses on the farm with her father for many years. The dairy farm was sold years ago, but Dorothy is still interested in the farming sector.
She continues to take a keen interest in horses and is also a dog lover, although she doesn’t have any dogs at home these days.
Dorothy was a volunteer at Te Aroha RDA for a number of years and now lives in Northland, where she still enjoys keeping up with what Riding for the Disabled is doing across the country from the comfort of her armchair. Dorothy might have slowed down a bit but not very much!
Dorothy is a great supporter and has told us that she has decided to leave a gift in her will for New Zealand Riding for the Disabled. Dorothy says “I think that it’s better for charities if they are aware ahead of time about bequests, so I was happy to let them know”.
We are so lucky to have people like Dorothy making a difference for riders now and into the future.
Thank you to Dorothy and all of our supporters.
