World Animal Day Carnival With Horses
World Animal Day
calls for an apt celebration, and we were torn between the number of Pet events
on this very day. We decided on one that inevitably caught our attention, an event right
amongst Horses and Ponies! What better way is there to spend this day, than
visiting RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) around animal lovers and a
cosy carnival for Pets!
This was no ordinary
trip to the stables, that’s right, these Horsies and Ponies serve very noble
and useful purposes for people experiencing disability issues. If you’ve heard wonderful stories of Therapy Dogs, you are in for a
treat with these majestic, hoofed animals ☺
Finding
the place was not too difficult, RDA
is located right behind Singapore Polo Club, and the event buzz from the drive
in was impossible to miss.
RDA
Centre
5 Jalan
Mashhor Singapore 299174
What Are Therapy Horses?
Therapy
Horses are the titles these proud Horses and Ponies don, under these stables they
are now furry-hoofed companions for disabled people on every session of
horse-riding therapy. If you didn’t know, RDA Singapore is also the one and
only charity in our sunny island that practices this form of therapy for the
disabled! A truly unique, unorthodox, but certainly fun and effective sessions,
proven by the overwhelming popularity (6
to 12 months wait time upon registration)
RDA is
currently running September to November sessions, schedules can be viewed here.
How Do Therapy Horses Help The Disabled?
Also known
as Hippotherapy, RDA specialises in
providing Equine-Assisted Therapy sessions for the young and old, namely those
whom are struggling with mobility i.e. Cerebal Palsy, Visual and Hearing
Impairment, Stroke, and Muscular Dystrophy. Other disabilities also include
Down Syndrome and Autism.
As kindly
elaborated by lovely Wanda (volunteer and dear lady friend to the Horsies),
horse-back riding actually encourages better posture and sense of movement,
including the exuberant bonding experience with a gentle animal that highly
promotes confidence and healthier perspective of things.
Learn
more about the therapy sessions and sign up with a registration form on their
page here.
The Carnival
RDA
Hippotherapy sessions are free-of-charge, fully funded by charitable events,
such as this one! The entrance was lined with tables, consisting of various
fund-raising booths by RDA themselves, a particular one that caught our
attention were lovely horseshoes available for decoration at $10! Yep, you get
to decorate it with sequins, glitters, colour it up and bring home your very
own Lucky trinket!
Say No to Pet Abandonment! |
Venturing deeper into the compound we saw a larger space with rows of booths at both sides, lined up with a myriad of vendors for humans, Cats and Dogs. Did we mention Dogs and Cats were also welcome at this event? You could find Animal shelters (Exclusively Mongrels, Noah’s Ark Cares) with their Furkids available for adoption and goods for fund-raising purposes.
The Stable Tour
The real
eye-opening experience was undoubtedly the Stable tours, as we met and greeted
the stars of our World Animal Day, the Therapy Horses and Ponies! Registration
for a Stable tour was provided at different time slots, as a volunteer guides
you through the stables for an in depth introduction of the hoofed lovelies and
their heart-warming background stories.
Buckay showed us just how endearing a friendship with horses could be |
Did you know, that you could tell a Horse’s
mood mainly by their ears apart from body language? As explained by
Wanda, you’d prefer a Horse with upright, forward facing ears; that shows that
they are alert and of a stable mood (also
perfect for a picture). When they are annoyed or kinda angry, they’d press their ears down against the back of their
heads.
Sponsoring And Volunteering
Beside
each stable was a plague with the horses’ name and type, followed by names of
their kind sponsors. Sponsors are folks whom provide charitable help for the
well-being and living sustainability of these hoofed creatures, and we found
out that anybody can actually have one as a Pet! How? Well if one horse is too
costly for a single person to bear responsibility of, you can share them
amongst a few friends, dividing the costs and by taking turns to care and visit
your horse. Peculiar Pet? You decide! ☺
What a sweetheart |
The Experience
We had a
rewarding, educational and fun-filled World Animal Day, meeting these amazing
one-of-a-kind Therapy Horses had definitely left our spirits lifted-up and
lightened our minds. If a stable tour was capable of this, we could only
imagine how truly effective the sessions would be for the beneficiaries.
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