Our Therapy Programmes

Our therapeutic goals are carried out through a variety of programmes, and we regularly assess and record impact and improvements.

Our therapeutic riding sessions for children from Special Education (SPED) schools, and adults from Social Service Agencies (SSAs) are conducted on weekday mornings. Each school and SSA is usually allocated a 9 to 10-week course, riding once a week.

Activities and exercises are carried out while mounted on the horse, with an aim to aid and improve mental, cognitive and physical abilities. Goals and objectives are set before riding, and may be reviewed and adjusted with consultation and feedback from teachers, therapists and/ or parents.

Our riding programme is also available in the afternoons and on Saturdays to children and adults with special needs who sign up as individuals, instead of through schools or agencies. These may include working adults, youths or students from mainstream schools who come independently, or with family or caregivers.

Requirements for our therapeutic riding programmes are:

  • aged 5 years old and above

  • below 60kg in weight

  • we welcome a wide range of disabilities, including physical, developmental, sensory, cognitive wide range of disabilities, including physical/ developmental/ cognitive etc.

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Please note that as we have more riders than available slots, there may be a waitlist of six to nine months.

Therapeutic Riding Programme

Equine-assisted Ground Programme

Our unmounted programme focuses on ground-based activities, with no riding involved. This programme is suitable for beneficiaries who are above 60kg, or who may be nervous about riding. Quite a few of our beneficiaries progress from our ground programme to the riding programme as they grow in confidence around horses.

Participants in the ground programme carry out similar activities as the ridden programme, and further develop motor skills and cognitive abilities through grooming and learning to lead, and work with, their equine partner.

This format presents a different opportunity for interaction and learning in a more peer-based environment.

EIPIC Centres, SPED schools, Homes/Hostels, DACs, charities and organisations working with People With Disabilities who are interested to join or find out more about our therapeutic programmes, please contact us at mail@rdasingapore.org.sg

*Please note, all beneficiaries must be certified by a doctor as fit to ride, for sessions involving riding.