10Aug
10Aug
Growing Confidence One Milestone at a Time
Growing Confidence One Milestone at a Time Riding Helps Livvy tie her shoelaces. It’s Not Just pony rides in paddocks Therapeutic horse riding helps Livvy build the strength, coordination and confidence to do more for herself every day. Every ride develops the motor skills she needs to...
10Aug
How Therapeutic Horse Riding Helps Children Participate More Fully in Everyday Life
How Therapeutic Horse Riding Helps Children Participate More Fully in Everyday Life. Riding Helps Thomas sit at the table with his family. Its Not Just pony rides in paddocks Therapeutic horse riding strengthens Thomas’s core, improves his posture, helps him control his movements, and helps him with his communication....
10Aug
Finding Focus Through Every Ride
Finding Focus Through Every Ride. Riding Helps Christopher to focus on Minecraft. It's Not Just pony rides in paddocks Therapeutic horse riding helps Christopher strengthen the attention, memory and planning skills needed for everyday life. The focus he develops in the saddle helps him at school and...
05Aug
Building Confidence One Challenge at a Time
Christopher has always been determined. Born prematurely alongside his twin brother, Thomas, he entered the world much earlier than expected. From the very beginning, life presented both boys with challenges, but Christopher has never let those challenges define him. Today, he's an adventurous young boy who attends mainstream school, enjoys...
05Aug
Rediscovering the Rider Within
For Anne, horses have never simply been just animals. They have been teammates, teachers and lifelong companions. For years, she immersed herself in the world of eventing, spending countless hours training, competing and building the unique partnership that exists between horse and rider. Riding wasn't just...
09Jul
“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...
09Jul
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...
02Jun
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...
17Apr