Outdoor Sports
Riding For The Disabled Association Nsw The Wauchope / Port Macquarie Centre
Riding For The Disabled Association Nsw The Wauchope / Port Macquarie Centre
About Us
We are a charity that provides horse related activities to enrich the lives of people with disabilities.
The horse is a social creature that readily bonds with humans. The horse immediately returns kindness and affection responding to a riders commands Horse riding is invigorating and exciting allowing our riders to be participants as well as observers. Benefits are many including memory improvement , concentration, communication, mobility& freedom. Horse riding widens the riders experience via participation and the opportunity for competition, achieves a goal being able to ride a horse, provides the opportunity to take controlled risks. A skill is learnt that many able bodied people do not have, the values of rules is learn't e.g. safety and discipline and finally most important is that the participant has fun.
Volunteers are required, you will be warmly greeted, no skills required
We meet at the covered arena Wauchope Showground every Tuesday during school term 8am-1pm
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Extra Information
Disabled access This location has disabled access
Referral Required Contact us for details
Access Fee Contact us for details
Age Ranges All ages
Volunteer Notes
Volunteers needed, horse experience not necessary, teaching and mentoring available, help also required with administrative duties
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We aim to be "The equestrian organisation of choice for people with disabilities in NSW, acknowledged as the benchmark in service delivery and standards by its stakeholders"
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