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The organisation just would not exist without its
volunteers.RDA~I values the tremendous voluntary commitment
from approximately 900 volunteers who help run the groups each week.
Groups generally meet during working hours, so to volunteer you
must have time during the day.
Are you a riding instructor with time to spare? You don't need
a special instructor's qualification to teach disabled people. We
can do that with our training programmes and assessments.
Are you a physiotherapist who would be interested in the
therapeutic benefits that riding can give to disabled people?
We are very short of therapists and need extra physiotherapists all
over the country. Two years ago we ran a training course to
train physiotherapists specifically for riding. Those who
qualified have promised to help others.
We need voluntary helpers for the actual rides It is
not always essential to be knowledgeable about horses, but
helpful. There will always
be someone to show you what to do. We run day courses to train
you as a helper. I f you wish to volunteer and are sixteen and
under seventy-five, are quite fit and want to know where your
nearest group is please contact our secretary, Niamh Kingston at rdaisecretary@eircom.net
or the field officer, Mary Walsh at marywalsh2000@hotmail.com.
You will be sent a volunteer form to complete and return
it to your nearest R.D.A.I. Group.
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