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Riding for the Disabled volunteer Lily Kwiecien, 13 and pupil Jessica Rolleston, 7 riding on Zac. Photo by Tracy Hardy.
After a year of fundraising and six months disruption to riding programmes, building work has finished on the long-awaited Welcome Bay indoor arena. Tauranga RDA chief executive Kat Macmillan says she is excited to see the $800,000 building project completed and is looking forward to seeing it used by riders. “Before the arena was built, we had a very old, partially covered barn for saddling up and mounting, but no dry area for riding. “So basically, every time it rained we had to cancel – so that meant up to a third of sessions were called off. “This was very frustrating for all the volunteers who helped – but was particularly disappointing for the riders who looked forward to it so much.” Kat says it was great to reach the fundraising target for the building just prior to Christmas, but the organisation still needs to raise money to cover operating costs. “We were really amazed and overwhelmed by the support from the community. “Everyone has been so generous.” Kat says they are now able to offer equestrian therapy to more people with disabilities because sessions would no longer be cancelled for rain. “It can be amazing the impact the horse riding can have. You see their confidence boosted all the time.” Kat has even seen children who have been unable to walk go on to take their first steps thanks to the exercise increasing their body’s strength. The centre offers a school holiday programme for able-bodied students as well, which incorporates some horse riding. By Hamish Carter
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