Riding RDA Motueka.

. Welcome to Motueka Therapeutic Riding (Riding for the Disabled.) We are one of over 50 groups throughout New Zealand that provide therapeutic riding for children and adults who are physically or intellectually challenged or have learning or social disabilities. For information on the benefits of therapeutic riding, click

Riding page

Horses for Therapy

The horse is a warm, flexible and responsive animal, friendly and understanding. Riding is exciting, challenging and motivating.
The walking pattern of a horse corresponds to the physiology of the human walk, with movements up and down, side to side and backward and forwards. Adjustments by a riders body to these rhythms while striving to maintain balance strengthens muscles around the trunk, spine, hips and pelvis. For many of our riders we use "Hippotherapy", a special therapeutic technique, where the rider is positioned in various ways on the horse.
Click here for the services we offer and the forms needed.

We cater for people of all ages who:
Are physically challenged eg. brain injury, spina bifida, paraplegia, stroke, visual or hearing impairment.

Our riders are referred from
Schools

Private homes

ACC

IHC

Early Intervention Centre

Doctors and Therapists

See the Services page for referral forms.

Have intellectual disabilities or multiple disabilities

Have learning disabilities.