Southland Riding For The Disabled

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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.

20/05/2026

A huge thank you to the wonderful team at the Waikiwi Lions Club for choosing us as the recipient of the proceeds from your recent Magic Show! ✨🎩

Your generosity and support mean so much to us and will help us continue providing life-changing therapeutic riding experiences for our riders.

We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support from community groups like yours who help make what we do possible. Thank you for giving back to our riders, volunteers, and horses — we truly appreciate it! 💙🐴

We have had a busy start to the week. The lovely team from Vetsouth Invercargill came on Monday to do some of our horse...
13/05/2026

We have had a busy start to the week. The lovely team from Vetsouth Invercargill came on Monday to do some of our horses' dentals.
Yesterday was a full/fun day with riders showing great skills in completing their forming a special bond.

We would like to say a huge thanks to the Leo club at James Hargest College, who generously gave us a donation which we ...
04/05/2026

We would like to say a huge thanks to the Leo club at James Hargest College, who generously gave us a donation which we have used to buy lovely new poles. Our riders are enjoying the new colors, and our volunteers appreciate the much lighter to carry soft poles. They are also great for making bendy tracks.
Once again, thank you, Leo Club!!

We hope you've all had a wonderful school holiday break and are feeling refreshed. We're excited to let you know that RD...
17/04/2026

We hope you've all had a wonderful school holiday break and are feeling refreshed.
We're excited to let you know that RDA lessons resume next week, with our first riding day starting on Tuesday 21st April.

We look forward to welcoming our riders and whānau back into the arena.

We are still accepting new enrollments for Term 2; please email [email protected] for an information pack.

We would like to say a huge thanks to the generous people, Natasha Clarke and Robbie Clarke, McRae, Johnson, and Stra...
16/04/2026

We would like to say a huge thanks to the generous people, Natasha Clarke and Robbie Clarke, McRae, Johnson, and Stratford, who have recently donated us hay.
Hay is obviously a huge expense for all our lovely horses, so when we have it donated, we are extremely grateful.

On tomorrow. Everyone welcome 😊
11/04/2026

On tomorrow. Everyone welcome 😊

What a term it’s been! 💛A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers for the time, energy, and care you give each week ...
02/04/2026

What a term it’s been! 💛

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers for the time, energy, and care you give each week — we simply couldn’t do what we do without you. Your support makes such a difference to our riders and horses, and it never goes unnoticed.

And to our amazing riders — we are so proud of the effort, courage, and progress you’ve shown this term. It’s been a joy to watch your confidence grow and to celebrate your achievements each week 👏

This term has been full of highlights, including welcoming four new horses to the team 🐴 and hosting a fantastic Open Day — it was so special to see our community come together and share what RDA is all about.

As we head into the break, we hope everyone has a relaxing and happy Easter, and enjoys some well-deserved downtime.

We can’t wait to see you all back next term!

Last week, we said goodbye to one of our amazing horse leaders. Jay has been a valuable member of our volunteer team fo...
16/03/2026

Last week, we said goodbye to one of our amazing horse leaders. Jay has been a valuable member of our volunteer team for the last 3 years, and we are going to miss her a lot!! Jay is very talented and, for the last few months, has been painting us an amazing mural. Thanks, Jay. we wish you all the best on your next adventure.

Happy New Year!We hope you are enjoying your summer holidays.We are looking forward to welcoming back our riders on Tues...
14/01/2026

Happy New Year!
We hope you are enjoying your summer holidays.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our riders on Tuesday the 10th of February.

Merry Christmas! We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to our success this year, ...
12/12/2025

Merry Christmas! We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to our success this year, thank you for your continued support. Our horses, volunteers and coaches are now taking a well-deserved break, but we will be back with more fun and activities in February 2026. We wish you all a relaxing and enjoyable summer holiday.

Address

184 Erskine Road
Otatara
9879

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

03 213 0464

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