Christchurch Riding for the Disabled

Christchurch Riding for the Disabled Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Christchurch Riding for the Disabled, Nonprofit Organization, Northcote Drive, inside Canterbury Agricultural Park off Curletts Road, Christchurch.
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RDA provides interaction with horses to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people experiencing disability, or who have specific challenges or needs, enabling them to have meaningful participation in, and contribution to, their community.

At the end of last term we said farewell to our much-loved husband and wife maintenance duo Nigel and Maree. They have b...
03/10/2026

At the end of last term we said farewell to our much-loved husband and wife maintenance duo Nigel and Maree. They have been quietly keeping our facilities exceptionally clean, well maintained and welcoming for a number of years. We wish them a very happy retirement. Thank you so much but keep in touch!
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We had lots of special visitors during Awareness Week last week.Shout out number one goes to the Bromley School Principa...
24/09/2026

We had lots of special visitors during Awareness Week last week.
Shout out number one goes to the Bromley School Principal and his wife who came to support their students during Awareness Week. He has been a steadfast supporter of the school's riders and the benefits that CRDA offers them.
Thank you! 🩷🩷🩷
(and doesn't Kermit look good with his rainbow of ribbons!)

And thanks go to....🙏We at Christchurch RDA rely on community funding to keep our organisation running. In August, we re...
24/09/2026

And thanks go to....🙏
We at Christchurch RDA rely on community funding to keep our organisation running. In August, we received amazing support from the following groups:
Christchurch City Council Strengthening Communities Fund
Rata Foundation
NZ Community Trust
Lion Foundation
Aotearoa Gaming Trust
Kiwi Gaming.
Thank you all so much for your support. 🩷 You have helped our riders to reach for the stars!!✨

And the winners are! 🏆We had some rider competitions running during our Awareness Week last week, and we also drew our f...
23/09/2026

And the winners are! 🏆
We had some rider competitions running during our Awareness Week last week, and we also drew our fundraising raffle.

Congratulations to our competition winners who were:
-Guess the number of nuts in the jar: Braxton (Tuesday rider) won with their guess of 650 (answer: 701).
-Guess weight of CRDA pony Sweetie: Yejun (Wednesday rider) won with their guess of 503 kg (answer: 502 kg).

And our Raffle winners were:
1st prize - Willowbank annual pass: M Jacobson
2nd prize - Orana Park pass: C Flores
3rd prize - Willowbank day pass: S Garner
4th prize - Restaurant voucher: T Moore
5th prize - Restaurant voucher: Pete c/o N Saunders
6th prize - Restaurant voucher: M Calvert

All funds raised to our New Ponies Fund - thanks to everyone who helped sell tickets or who bought them.

And thanks go to...🙏Mark Edminstin, Alex Nuttell and the team at Z Curletts Road, and all of their customers who dropped...
21/09/2026

And thanks go to...🙏
Mark Edminstin, Alex Nuttell and the team at Z Curletts Road, and all of their customers who dropped a small token and made a big impact for Christchurch RDA during the Good in the Hood campaign! We really appreciate their support.
This amazing donation has gone immediately towards our new ponies fund.
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Ellie and Kit have a final fact for you to close out Christchurch Awareness week.Thanks to everyone who has been to visi...
18/09/2026

Ellie and Kit have a final fact for you to close out Christchurch Awareness week.
Thanks to everyone who has been to visit this week. We hope you know heaps more about what we do, and have enjoyed some delicious baking too!
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UPDATE The answer is...1200! Congratulations if you guessed right 🩷Do you know the answer to Kit and Ellie's question to...
17/09/2026

UPDATE The answer is...1200! Congratulations if you guessed right 🩷

Do you know the answer to Kit and Ellie's question today? Put your answers in the comments below and we'll share the answer tomorrow!

Answer: yes it’s C Pilates!! The other three are programmes that we provide to help our riders. Congratulations if you g...
15/09/2026

Answer: yes it’s C Pilates!! The other three are programmes that we provide to help our riders. Congratulations if you got it right!

Can you answer Kit and Ellie's question? Put your answers in the comments below, and we'll update the post with the right answer tomorrow!

It's Awareness Week! We want more people to know about our great work. For instance, did you know thatChristchurch RDA p...
14/09/2026

It's Awareness Week! We want more people to know about our great work. For instance, did you know thatChristchurch RDA provides interaction with horses to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people experiencing disability, or who have specific challenges or needs, enabling them to have meaningful participation in, and contribution to, their community. 🩷

Looks like someone got Ellie and Kit's message about horses liking carrots - this one is a big surprise for Pixie!For da...
14/09/2026

Looks like someone got Ellie and Kit's message about horses liking carrots - this one is a big surprise for Pixie!
For day one of Awareness week, Sweetie, Timmy and Ellie helped their riders have a special day.
Come down and buy a cake and find out some fun facts about what we do!🐴🍰🐴🧁🐴

Address

Northcote Drive, Inside Canterbury Agricultural Park Off Curletts Road
Christchurch
8042

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+6433484374

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