Louis is an 11.2hh Welsh Polomino pony who pulls the cart and loves to eat! Louie arrived at MRDA in December 2006, from Invercargill where he had been for the previous 5 years.

Fable is one of our most valuable horses. She is used for most of our therapy rides because she has a beautiful temperament and a smooth and even gait. She is an all round pony who does well in dressage and has been to pony club and loves jumping. She is 13.3hh, 19 years old and a lovely chestnut colour.

Hall is a black/brown thoroughbred owned by one of our after-school riders. He was born in Australia where his previous owners bought him as a two year old and imported him to New Zealand when they moved. He has been at RDA since March 2006. He is a very good horse for our beginners and advanced riders alike, with his quiet nature and good training. Hall does well in the A&P shows, dressage and jumping competitions with his owner.

13.2hh bay arab mare. Before coming to RDA she has done pony club, jumping, endurance, and dressage. She has fitted very well into our programme.

Dudley is a 14.3hh part Clydesdale born in 1989. When he first came to MRDA in 2007 he was on loan and we had the opportunity to purchase him at the end of 2008. He is a well loved horse and can be ridden by anyone. He spent a few years before coming to MRDA at a riding school and babysitting foals.

Spice is a 13.1hh bay Welsh pony, with a good temperament, is forward moving and is easy for children to ride. When she first arrived in 2006 she was on loan and we have now purchased her. She is used a lot by our smaller riders and those who need a fast moving pony to keep them concentrating.

13.2hh bay gelding. Before coming to RDA he had done very well in dressage and jumping. He often still goes out to competiitons with our afterschool riders.

Sarna is a 15.3hh thoroughbred/ Clydesdale cross, with an unusual allergy to the sun. She has to wear a mesh facemask all of the time, otherwise she flicks her head badly. Before Sarna’s allergy developed she was competing and doing very well at elementary dressage in Christchurch.

Phoenix is a 14.3hh grey purebred Arab around 10 years old. He has only been at MRDA for a short time but is working happily in our programme. Before he came to MRDA he had done some competitive trail riding with his previous owner, but had no dressage or jumping training. However, he is a very quick learner and we have had no problems teaching him these skills.

Bonno came to MRDA as an 8 year old in 2004. He is a grey 14.2hh 3/4 Connemara, 1/4 Arab. When he first arrived he was terrified of balls, drums and poles, but with a lot of work and training, he is now over his fears and will happily jump up to 1.05m (only at home though!) He does very well in Dressage and Showing. He won Reserve Champion and the Marlborough A&P Show in 2007.

Bonno is going to go to Austrailia to compete in an international Para - Equestrian competition in December with our Para rider Ilona Lawrence to help her qualify for the 2012 London Paralympics.

16hh gery gelding. Before coming to RDA Ted has done a lot of hunting. When we got him he hadn't been ridden for 5 years but he settled in really well. His formal name is Mr. Ted E Bear

15.1hh bay gelding. Batty belongs to our head coach Roslein. Before soming to RDA batty hadn't been ridden for 7 years but is is trained to harness so he was driven a lot in the cart. Unfortunatly our cart is to small for him but maybe one day we will be able to get one big enough.

16.2hh chestnut mare. Jasmine is on loan to us from a top dressage trainer Franzi Van - Bruggan. Before coming to RDA she was a broodmare for 10 years. One of our volunteers Helena is taking jasmine out competing and she is doing very well. We are training her for vaulting.

15.2hh black mare. Murphy is very solid and quiet so she is great for our older therapy riders. Before she came to RDA she had a very sucsessful career in dressage competing up to open medium level.

Yoyo is on loan to us from one of our rider’s families. He is a 12.3hh grey Welsh pony around 16 years old. He is a willing pony who loves to go out for rides and jumping. He has related to Louie, as they both share Gundigai as their mother.