Upper Hunter RDA (Upper Hunter Riding for the Disabled Association)

Upper Hunter RDA (Upper Hunter Riding for the Disabled Association) The Upper Hunter Centre for the RDA provides riding and carriage lessons for individuals and groups of all ages. Contact us today to find out how you can help.

Volunteers are always welcome & no horse experience is necessary, but you must like having fun! RDA is a national and international non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers. Coaches are qualified through RDA (NSW), which is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). All coaches hold current First Aid Certificates and have skills in horsemanship, coaching, and management of the Centre. A '

Whip' is a qualified coach in carriage driving and is responsible for the carriage-driving program, the carriage horses, and drivers. The Whip determines the level of skill a driver has and their support needs, and reports to the Coach on the Driver's progress.

15/06/2024
14/05/2024

Upper Hunter Riding for the Disabled at Muswellbrook NSW are looking for a reliable horse for our program
We need something not too old that is sound and been there done that. It would need to be able to take a rider of about 80 to 90 kilos.
Ideally this magical horse would be between 14hh and no bigger than 15 h h.
We are happy to pay for the right horse .
Chris HayesUHRDA

01/03/2024
17/08/2023

Recent studies conducted by the Institute of Heart-Math provide a clue to explain the two-way ′′healing′′ that occurs when we're close to horses.
According to researchers, the heart has an electromagnetic field larger than the brain: a magnetometer can measure the energy field of the heart that radiates from 2.4 meters to 3 meters around the human body.
While this is certainly significant, perhaps more impressive than the electromagnetic field projected by the heart of a horse is five times larger than that of a human being (imagine an electromagnetic sphere around the horse) and it can influence straight into our own heart rate.
Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a "coherent′′ heart rate (heart rate pattern) that explains why we can feel better when we're close to them. Studies have found a coherent heart pattern or HRV to be a solid measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy-that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.
A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adapt to stressful situations very efficiently. Many times, we just need to be in the presence of horses to feel a sense of well-being and peace.
In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits by interacting with horses, including lower blood pressure and heart rate, higher beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters acting as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, decreased feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, better social working; and greater feelings of empowerment, confidence, patience and self-efficacy.

Great riding today at Upper Hunter RDA
22/06/2023

Great riding today at Upper Hunter RDA

Address

Sandy Creek Road
Muswellbrook, NSW
2333

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61468370846

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