Wellington Riding for the Disabled (WRDA) mission is to develop confidence, independence and well being for people with disabilities through therapeutic horse related programmes. We have helped hundreds of people who face the challenge of disability to experience the benefits of horse therapy. We are one of over 50 independently financed and managed Groups throughout the country affiliated to the New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association (NZRDA).
Updated Page - Committee Members
UPDATED: 1 October 2019
Find out who does what on our committee.
Event - Annual General Meeting
Come join us at the Offices of NZRDA, 69b Discovery Drive, Whitby, Porirua on Tuesday 28 March 2017 (6:30pm) for our AGM. All welcome! For more information, click here.
Updated Pages - Our People
UPDATED: 5 March 2017
We have welcomed a new Friday coach to the team - Sarah Piper.
Gallery - Christmas Party / End of Year Awards Ceremony
GALLERY: 11 December 2016
See how Santa arrived in style (hint - not on horseback!)... all the photos here!
Gallery - WRDA/HVRDA Games Day
GALLERY: 12 November 2016
Heaps of photos of the Games Day action, held at HVRDA in Silverstream.
Blog - Final Days at Kenepuru
BLOG POST: 17 November 2016
A blog post and photos of the final days at Kenepuru - worth a look!
Updated Pages - Our Horses
UPDATED: 17 November 2016
Check out our two recent additions, Maddie and Luke!
Blog - Up and Running
BLOG POST: 7 November 2016
Settling in at Battle Hill - Donna's back to give us another update and to say thank you to the key people who have made our transition as smooth as possible.
Photos from the last few weeks
GALLERY: Last week of September + 3 October 2016
Check out our photos! Photos from our last week of rides at Kenepuru, a trip down memory lane, and the deconstruction of Kenepuru and relocation of horses to Battle Hill.
Blog - The Big Move
BLOG POST: 30 September 2016
Donna Kennedy gives us an update (and heaps of photos!) on the pack-up of Kenepuru and the shift to Battle Hill Farm Forest Park.
Blog - Moving Right Along...
BLOG POST: 16 September 2016
Donna Kennedy shares the latest news on our relocation to Battle Hill Farm Forest Park.
Situation Vacant - Paddock Person
ADDED: 12 September 2016
We have an employment opportunity at our new Battle Hill Farm Forest Park site for a paddock person; read on for more information.
Updated Pages - Our Horses
UPDATED: 6 August 2016
Happy Birthday to all of our horses!
New Blog Posts
UPDATED: 13 July 2016
Bonnie has written some new blog posts:
- Beautiful Tiki has retired from WRDA duties.
- WRDA is a Porirua City finalist in the Wellington Airport Community Awards for 2016.
Updated Page - Our People 
UPDATED: 11 July 2016
New profiles have gone up for volunteer Shiori Miyachi and Friday Coach Tina Budd.
Relocation to Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
ADDED: 29 June 2016
We have exciting news about our relocation! You can read about it here. While you're at it, subscribe to our newsletter to get the news hot off the press!
Updated Page - Our People
UPDATED: 2 February 2016; 8 March 2016; 3 April 2016; 6 June 2016; 26 June 2016
Learn more about the people who help keep Wellington RDA ticking along! More profiles on some of our Committee Members, Members of Staff and Volunteers have been added.
2016 Term Dates
Our Term Dates for 2016 are available here.
Term 1 starts on Monday 1 February and our last day is Saturday 16 April.
Public Holidays:
- We are riding on Saturday, 6 Feb (Waitangi Day)
- We will not be riding on Easter Friday March 25th or Saturday March 26th.
We look forward to seeing all of our riders, their families and supporters, and our volunteers back to Wellington RDA for another great year!
End of Year Awards & Christmas Party
PHOTO GALLERY: 19 December 2015
Santa came to town and vollies and riders alike were recognised for their hard work. Photos here!
Hutt Valley/Wellington RDA Games Day
BLOG POST: 19 November 2015
Read all about our annual games day with Hutt Valley RDA, Sunday 15 November.
New Page - Our People
ADDED: 1 November 2015
Learn more about the people who help keep Wellington RDA ticking along! Profiles on some of our Committee Members have been added.
Updated Page - Our Horses
UPDATE: 15 October 2015
We have a new addition to our ride programme! Visit Our Horses page to learn more about Star.
Blog - Interested in Volunteering?
BLOG POST: 4 October 2015
You don't need to be a horse or disability expert to volunteer with Wellington RDA...
Blog - Many hands make light work!
BLOG POST: 12 July 2015
Moving sand from Johnsonville Playcentre to Wellington RDA - blog post and pictures here!
Blog - Emma Chapman: Nominated for NZRDA Young Volunteer of the Year
Blog - Emma Chapman: Nominated for NZRDA Young Volunteer of the Year BLOG POST: 11 July 2015
We nominated Emma Chapman for the recent NZRDA Young Volunteer of the Year award. Find out why!
Storm Damage: Before and After
Storm Damage: Before and AfterBLOG POST: 5 July 2015
Dramatic footage just unearthed of our creek and Donna modelling our new bridge, after a pesky storm swept our old one away!
Updated Page - Our Horses
Updated Page - Our HorsesUPDATE: 4 June 2015
We have two new additions to our ride programme! Visit Our Horses page to learn more about Tonka and Honey.
Blog - Friday Coach, Tina Budd
BLOG POST: 7 May 2015
Tina has recently joined the coaching team at Wellington Riding for the Disabled - but she's no stranger to WRDA. Click here to read Tina's blog post to find out more!
Wellington RDA Dressage Day
BLOG POST: 27 April 2015
Bonnie has written a blog post about our annual Dressage Day. Once you've had a read, check out the photos here and here!
Blog - WRDA Rider, DuDway Ko
BLOG POST: 19 April 2015
DuDway, recipient of the 2013 NZRDA Rider of the Year award, has written about his experiences at Wellington Riding for the Disabled. Read more here!
New horses arrive!
New horses arrive!BLOG POST: 13 March 2015
Check out our blog post to learn more about our two new additions.
Event - Annual General Meeting
Event - Annual General MeetingCome join us at the Wellington Group clubrooms on Tuesday 24 March 2015 for our AGM. All welcome! For more information, head over to our Events page or click here.
Event - Basic Equine Behaviour Course
Steph Mann from Otago Polytechnic will be facilitating this informative short course on Saturday 16 May 2015 - anyone is welcome, and horse experience isn't required. For more information, please see the Events page, or click here.
New page - Our Horses
New page - Our HorsesPage updated 1 March ... Learn more about our horses - click here.
We're seeking new volunteers!
BLOG POST: 26 February 2015
Check out our blog post to find out more information on how you can join the Wellington RDA team.
Wellington RDA reopened from Tuesday 13 January and you can see the 2015 term dates here.
If you dare take a look at the Facebook photos from our 2014 Christmas Party and Annual Awards. Did Mr Claus arrive on a slay? Nope, a horse of course. See the Facebook pictures here.
Another extraordinary Saturday morning at Wellington RDA
BLOG POST: 17 December 2014
For many at Wellington Riding for the Disabled (WRDA), Saturday mornings are a happy routine. But when a visitor from down the road arrives armed with a camera and notebook, an outside look into our routine suddenly looks a little different.
Welcome to our brand new website and with it our first blog post. The author thought us extraordinary and who are we to argue? Please take a read of the blog post here and the photo gallery page here.
