What a summer we continue to have!
We're seeing 2025 as an exciting year at North Shore RDA - We've a new team member onboard, completed a major facility upgrade over the break, signed our first Corporate sponsor, and can let slip that we've been extremely fortunate to have a well known NZ personality agree to be our Ambassador.
On top of all that good news, we also celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2025, with plans being drawn up for a number of events to celebrate, thanking our sponsors and donors, our staff, volunteers and riders plus our wider community.
Despite this positivity, we are facing a large financial shortfall to cover our operational costs this year. We have strategic plans in place that are designed to help cover this shortfall, but in a difficult economic environment it will be challenging. We welcome you to read on to find out more about what where we have succeeded and the challenges we still face that maybe you could help with.
Once again thank you to all our volunteers, sponsors, donors, and staff who continue to make North Shore Riding For the Disabled so special.
Presidents Welcome
You've read a lot of what's been happening in the introduction to this newsletter, but there's lots more to learn in the newsletter about our staff, riders, volunteers abd how our friends in the community have contributed to our success, plus dig into the details on the news we've already touched on.
Tom Webster appointed Ambassador for North Shore RDA
We are thrilled to annouce that Tom Webster has agreed to join North Shore Riding for the Disabled as our Ambassador. Tom is a UK-born, New Zealand architect and the host of Grand Designs New Zealand. Read on to find out more about Tom and this fantastic news ....
Bold changes made to our Riding program
We rely on the rides we operate each week for the fees they generate toward our operating costs, but we provide a substantial discount on our actual costs to make riding affordable for our Riders families.
Despite this, our Governance committee unanimously agreed to take a leap of faith and adopt advice from our Riding Coach to reduce ride numbers ... read on to learn why ....
New horse stalls ready for commissioning
The North Shore RDA Trust extends our deepest gratitude to the donors who provided the vital go-button for this project — Joy Todd and Malcolm Montgomery. Your generosity has been instrumental in bringing this vision to life. Check out the project details - and the generous project sponsors ...
Pauline joins North Shore RDA's Governance Committee
Pauline Hutters 's lifelong interest in horses started in a Dorset town in England with a riding school pony club and school holiday stable-helper, then two years in a hunting livery yard when I left school. Read more about our most recent Governance Committee member ...