Rider's Stories
22Nov

Unbelievable. Incredible. Powerful.

These words are how Dom’s specialist teacher, Kelly, describes Riding for the Disabled. Dom comes with Kelly each week as part of his school curriculum. “It is unbelievable that he gets to ride a horse.” “It is an incredible service.” “The most powerful thing is how he talks...
01Nov

Alani sits up tall!

Alani shocked and exceeded all the expectations of her Coaches and Volunteers when - after lots of hard work - she was able to sit up for the duration of her session! And hold her head up for short periods consistently during the session! As Alani continued...
19Nov

“It’s been, and still is, an amazing journey with RDA”

RDA Rider Hyrum has written us a letter about how he has found therapeutic horse riding! He talks about what riding has done for him. “When I was 14 years old I was learning to ride a horse. A good mate of mine, Jordan, was teaching...
28Feb

Jane shares her story

Jane tells us how riding therapy has been helpful since her injury.
27Feb

Cohan is living his best life!

Everyone says that Cohan has achieved so much since he began riding. Cohan is an adult rider in his thirties. He has been riding at RDA for about 14 months. When he started Cohan was a man of few words. Now, after riding for over a year,...
27Nov

Addy gets used to change!

Addy started with RDA when she was four years old and came every second Saturday. As with many of the beginner riders, she started on Lacey - such a reliable and willing horse! Your kind donation can help children start at a young age with our...
11Sep

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 can help them reach their goals. The value of a Coach is enduring. The benefit continues for years into the future. Today I wanted to tell you about...
16Jun

Tessa improves her stamina

From fear of falling to independently trotting - Tessa was able to see huge improvements! Tessa experienced a stroke. Here is her story about how she worked hard to gain back the functionality she had lost, and how therapeutic riding helped her to get there. Rider Tessa...
27Feb

Kate the Coach

Meet Kate. And meet Kate's riders. Kate says she became a coach because she saw it as a way to give back – to put time into a worthwhile activity - and to have fun working with the horses too! Kate the Coach with one of the...