21stApril 2015

<Group name>celebrates NZRDA Awareness Week

Monday 27th April sees the launch of the New Zealand Riding for the Disabled’s (NZRDA) Awareness Week across the country.

This years’ campaign is ‘RDA is life-changing for our Rider, Volunteers, Horses and Community’, focussing on the incredible teamwork between Rider, Volunteer and Horse and how this positively affects everyone involved.

Collectively, the 55 RDA Groups deliver a life-changing experience for over 3,200 Riders living with disabilities, through the delivery of 90,000 goal-based Therapeutic Riding Sessions. With 1,800 Volunteers devoting their time and time and energy to their local RDA Group and over 420 Horses playing a key role in the session delivery, they form a dynamic team that can achieve miracles on a regular basis.

The Riding Sessions are designed to encourage the development of specific skills and abilities based on the Rider’s needs, with each Rider working to achieve their own individual goals. Through RDA children and adults have learnt to walk or talk for the first time, have developed confidence and overcome fears, and developed core muscle strength allowing them to do things they never thought possible.

At Group_Name Group RDA there are XXcurrently in their Riding Programme, supported by <XX>Volunteers and <XX> Horses.

<Name>, <Title>for Group_Namesays that this team works together to provide positive outcomes both for the Rider and the community.

<”Insert Quote from RDA Person”.>

Rider_name, <age>, lives with <Disability> and rides each week at Group_Name.

<Insert 2-3 paragraphs about Rider and what they have achieved at your RDA Group, with quotes from a Coach, Volunteer or caregiver – you might like to read some of the RDA Rider Stories for the NZRDA website () for inspiration

NZRDA Awareness Week runs from 27th April 2015. Find out more at

Ends.

  • For a photo opportunity or additional quotes regardingNZRDA Awareness Week at Group_Name, please email <Contact name>at <Group name>via<email_address> or phone <phone number>.
  • For additional information regarding NZRDA Awareness Week, please email James Craw, NZRDA Funding and Marketing Manager, at or phone 04 234 6090.