RDA Bundoora Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Disability service

RDA Bundoora Park

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 421 134 847

Address: 1069 Plenty Road, Bundoora 3083 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: rdabundoora.wixsite.com/rda-bundoora-park

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25.01.2022 A message from Dr. Temple Grandin

22.01.2022 Today I got the pleasure of catching up with our old friend Lily and her new mate Annie. She is enjoying her grassy paddock and her big round tummy! Living the life of leisure just as she deserves

22.01.2022 UPCOMING WEBINAR! Friday 21st August 2020. 2pm Melbourne time. We invite you to attend this great zoom session with Di Collins on Communication. Di Collins is a...n RDA coach at Oaklands, who has specialized in communication throughout her career both as a Speech Pathologist and a health administrator. This webinar is a great opportunity for coaches and volunteers to learn new techniques that can assist them when working with people with a communication disability. During the session we will discuss how best to apply these in an RDA setting. It is a practical webinar so be ready to get involved as Di helps you understand the difficulties some of our riders face every day. Please email [email protected] for more details!

21.01.2022 Happy ponies enjoying the beautiful sunshine today

21.01.2022 Well no one was getting caught today... More videos in the comments

20.01.2022 So many variations along the spectrum

20.01.2022 MENTAL HEALTH -THE HIDDEN DISABILITY RDA VICTORIA COACH TRAINING SESSION International Guest Speaker: Dr Anita Shkedi www.anitashkedi.com Tuesday 10th November... at 6.30pm Melbourne time. Contact [email protected] for information on this Coach Training Session. RDA Victoria is delighted to present international speaker, Dr Anita Shkedi! Dr Shkedi has a Doctorate and Master Degree in Education, a Post Graduate Diploma for health visiting, and British State Registration Nursing diplomas as well as a Therapeutic Riding Instructor’s certificate from The Wingate Institute. Her doctoral thesis researched Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy: Towards a Future Curriculum. In 2015, she received the Award of Excellence from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame for her work in Israel. She is the author of the book Traumatic Brain Injury and Therapeutic Riding published in 2012, which has been praised by many colleagues in the field of therapeutic riding. In 1994 Anita and Giora brought the first Israel Paralympic teams to the World Championships and Paralympic competitions for riding for the disabled. She became a steward for the Federation Equestrian International, (FEI), Para Equestrian and served on the board of the International Paralympics Equestrian Committee (IPEC) from 1996-2001. This committee evolved into a branch of the FEI in 2006. In 2005, Anita developed a successful and on-going Equine Studies course for Youth at Risk that offers a five-point school matriculation for high school students in Israel. Anita continues to give clinics, lectures, and train instructors in Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy in more than 15 countries. She is also a leader in partnering with the horse to provide EAA/T for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and adults who have severe disabilities. See more

20.01.2022 It takes a very special kind of person to do what what we do. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who make RDA such a special place to be.

17.01.2022 We are so lucky to have such beautiful horses at our centre

17.01.2022 Enjoying the beautiful sunshine today

17.01.2022 Pepper and Charlie are finally all settled in at their new holiday paddock! A massive thank you to Acres 35 horse agistment for being so kind and having us. Theres nothing more rewarding than watching them buck and play after working so hard over the last few months. Thank you for making that possible. And thank you to Phoebe for taking time away from homeschooling and lending us your float to move them. ... Now all our volunteers can put their feet up for a little while. Stay safe everyone

16.01.2022 UPCOMING WEBINAR! Lungeing the RDA Horse. With Lyndsay Batt-Rawden, BHS Level 1 RDAA Level 1 Coach, Level 2 Trainee. Thursday 5th November 2020, 6.30pm. Email [email protected] to book your place.

15.01.2022 Pepper and Charlie waiting patiently for Brittany and Zara to bring them their breakfast this morning

14.01.2022 We are so lucky to be at Acres 35. Pepper and Charlie are loving their holiday!

13.01.2022 FOR SALE Descriptions are under pictures. Pickup in Bundoora or other areas possible on request. ... We also have various usable rugs needing small repairs if anyone is looking for some cheap rugs and happy to replace parts ie. straps and clips. All purchases go towards funding our centre

13.01.2022 Due to the recent weekend announcements and Darebin considered a hotspot, the decision has been made to postpone the reopening of Bundoora Park Farm, including ...the Farm Caf. We apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment, but hopefully well be able to re-re-open soon. For all those that have pre-purchased a ticket, we will be calling you today! See more

12.01.2022 If anyone is interested in helping us out over the shutdown from coronavirus, information is on our flyer! As we have no income and still need to care for our horses any support will be welcome! Feel free for a one off donation or if you want to support us while we are closed our horses will be greatful! If you know any businesses wanting to support a not for profit organisation please share it with them! Even if you want to share our post would be great

12.01.2022 Bella and Louis having morning cuddles with Pepper Thanks again to Chris for the video

12.01.2022 Happy birthday to all RDA horses far and wide. We are so blessed to have such amazing horses who bring so much joy. To help them feel better about celebrating during isolation, comment below your favourite things about Pepper and Charlie

11.01.2022 Think the only voluntary roles in RDA are working with horses in lessons? Think again! http://www.rda.org.au/volunteering.aspx #NVW2020

10.01.2022 Big Ben visiting Charlie and Pepper today

10.01.2022 A wonderful segment from Sunrise this morning highlighting the new, formal partnership between Racing Victoria (RV) and the Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria (RDAV) to help create new opportunities for retired Victorian thoroughbred racehorses. #Offthetrack #Sunrise

09.01.2022 Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who continue to look after and care for our wonderful horses. As of 11.59pm Wednesday 22 July 2020 if you live wit...hin metropolitan Melbourne or Mitchell Shire, you must wear a face covering whenever you leave your home, unless an exception applies. A face covering needs to cover both your nose and mouth. It could be a face mask or shield. If you live in other parts of Victoria it is recommended you wear a face covering when you leave home and are in situations where it is difficult to maintain physical distance of 1.5 metres between yourself and others. https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/face-coverings-1159pm-wednesday * If you have even the mildest of symptoms, please isolate and get tested. * Stay at least 1.5m apart. * Maintain hygiene regimens - wash or sanitise your hands for at least 20 seconds, use cough and sneeze ettiquette. * Stay at home, stay safe and reduce the risk of transmission.

09.01.2022 One of our amazing volunteers writes this page. She has a beautiful way of sharing her experiences of a life with a child with autism. Its a fantastic page for raising awareness and understanding for autism and shares their journey in the most honest and colourful ways. Dont forget to like the page and share it with your friends and family

08.01.2022 A big thank you to Fiona from All Creatures Physiotherapy who spent so much time looking after our horses today. We cant thank you enough! Pepper and Charlie are feeling much more comfortable and very sleepy after todays physio session

07.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!

07.01.2022 Lest we forget

07.01.2022 Pepper casually enjoying her morning coffee with Jenny this morning

07.01.2022 Where do you find Pepper on a beautiful sunny day? Or any day...

06.01.2022 FOR SALE SOLD Wintec 500 AP 15 saddle Looks new... Currently fitted with a blue gullet (Medium-Wide) Easy change system Unfortunately, we cannot sell to anyone from a stage 4 area. Please message us for more information. Happy to answer questions. $200 open to offers Pick up is in Wallan. All funds go towards caring for our horses whilst we cannot run our program. See more

05.01.2022 Rugs For Sale Descriptions under pictures. Pick up is in Wallan. Unfortunately, we cannot sell to anyone from a stage 4 area. ... All profits go to caring for our horses whilst we cannot run our program. Send us a message to organise pick up or for more information.

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05.01.2022 This link has some really great activities for anyone looking to keep the kids entertained on this very unusual Easter!

04.01.2022 The morning fog settling over Bundoora Park this morning. Anyone else feeling chilly? Photo credit to our lovely president, Jenny

04.01.2022 RDA Victoria welcomes you to attend our Zoom Extravaganza on Friday 4th September 2020, 2pm - 4pm. A range of topics, from saddle fit to the development of a s...ensory challenge trail, from the principles of mental health first aid to rider and coaching pathways, from fitting rugs correctly to whats new in the horse industry, will be presented via Zoom. Each presentation will be 20 minutes and packed full of great information. Best of all, it is FREE! For all information and registration, please email [email protected] by 5pm Thursday 3 September. With thanks to the Australian Horse Industry Council, Bruce Smith Saddlery, Equine Pathways Australia, Joan Tonge Trail Challenge, Skye Park Rugs and RDA Victoria.

01.01.2022 A massive big thank you to Ryan for donating your time to make this awesome Rda sign, it looks fantastic Also a big thank you to Dianne west and her mum for the donation for the materials we carnt thank you guys enough! It looks great! Looking forward to having many memories and photos with it

01.01.2022 For anyone who has had the task of finding our centre over the past few months you will understand the trouble we can have giving directions to find us! Thanks to Manfax Paints and Signage who has made this task a little bit easier, we now have a sign for our entry way and a Do not feed the horses sign for our paddocks. We cant thank Manfax enough for this generous donation and volunteer Damaris who put in the amazing effort to get these made for us. ... We couldnt run without the support of our community. Its businesses and volunteers like this that keep our centre going. Now our next task is to put them up!