Totara Park
Riding for the Disabled

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities:

We welcome new volunteers to help with all aspects of our weekly rallies.

No previous experience with horses or people with disabilities is necessary as training is given.

All volunteers follow NZRDA standardised training programmes to achieve the required proficiency.

Totara Park Group has a number of qualified RDA Instructors.

Some are progressing towards completing their NZQA qualifications to become RDA Equine Coaches.

We also have a physiotherapist who works with the instructors and sidewalkers to ensure the rider gets the maximum therapeutic benefit from the movement of the horse.


With every horse or pony we have a leader and either one or two side walkers, depending on the ability of the rider.


Volunteering is fun and healthy

 

Volunteering with RDA offers people the opportunity:

  • To work with horses and learn more about them,

  • To meet people and make new friends from all walks of life

  • To learn new skills

  • To benefit from exercise while walking with the riders

  • To travel the country to conferences, seminars etc.

  • To help enrich the lives of people with disabilities in the community

 

Volunteer hours are not just restricted to our riding days:

  • The Group owns horses which all need daily attention

  • Paddocks, equipment and facilities need constant maintenance

  • Rider files, individual rider therapy plans, training programmes, rosters etc. all need formulating and updating
  • Fundraising committees spend many hours raising money to help cover our expenses

  • Volunteers are spent each year that over 25,000 volunteers hours are spend each on our RDA Group

  • We are always looking for more volunteers

 

 

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