Do you pay for Riding for the Disabled?

Funding for Individuals Disabled adults and children may be able to pay for their horse riding sessions from their personal budget (Direct Payments) or from short breaks schemes operated by their local social services.

Who can join RDA?

Who can become a Member? Anyone within the categories described on the application form can join. In summary, this includes volunteers, riders, parents/carers of riders and representatives of organisations who ride with us.

What does riding for the disabled do?

The objectives of RDA(NSW) are to encourage, support and assist Centres to provide riding therapy, sport, recreation, training and safety programs for people with disabilities.

How many RDA groups are there?

RDA is divided into 18 Regions and 61 Counties. Each Region has a regional committee formed of regional and county volunteers.

Can a disabled person ride a horse?

A disability does not have to limit a person from riding horses. Because horseback riding rhythmically moves the rider’s body in a manner similar to a human gait, riders with physical disabilities often show improvement in flexibility, balance and muscle strength.

What do RDA volunteers do?

RDA could not achieve anything we do without our horses and ponies and looking after their needs is a vital volunteering role in all groups. From mucking out, to feeding, grooming and tacking up there is always plenty of work to be done in the stables and there’s always a need for an extra pair of hands.

Does NDIS cover horse riding?

It is important to consider Arundel Park Riding For Disabled Inc when making your personalised NDIS plan. If therapeutic horse facilitated programs are approved within your NDIS plan, you will be able to access individual funding to participate in our programs.

What is a horse RDA?

RDA (NSW) riders RDA (NSW) offers you the chance to ride a horse or participate in Carriage Driving. You can even enter competitions once you are confident. When you first start riding you might need lots of support.

Can a person paralyzed from the waist down ride a horse?

Riding a horse can be both physically and mentally therapeutic to those with paraplegia, but they’ll face a handful of obstacles during the process of readying to ride. Burris surveyed paraplegic riders to identify what they needed most. She then designed and created a hoist for lifting a saddle onto a horse.

Can you ride a horse if you are in a wheelchair?

Absolutely! With the help of a side walker or two. In a therapeutic riding program, they will have help to be mounted on the horse with a leader and 2 side walkers. They will most likely be wearing a belt with handles that those side walkers will hold onto, to assist with balance, depending upon their disability.

How old do you have to be to volunteer for the RDA?

We welcome volunteers of 12 and over, there is no upper age limit and we need a wide range of skills – not just with horses. RDA is a diverse organisation and we are at our best when we bring together people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.