A visit to the Riding for the Disabled Association of Dubai

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00:00It's just another day of horsing around with the Riding for the Disabled Association of

00:13Dubai.

00:14The volunteers and employees work daily from October to April to help disabled children

00:19receive an active and therapeutic experience on horses.

00:23In operation for nearly 16 years, Riding for the Disabled has 10 stables, 10 horses and

00:29around 55 dedicated volunteers who commit to weekly hours helping 50 children with disabilities.

00:36In a class we have four children per class and four horses, one instructor and one assistant.

00:43For four children to ride, we need 12 volunteers for that class.

00:49For an individual child to ride, we need one leader and two side walkers.

00:53It doesn't require any experience with horses to be a volunteer.

00:57The association is always looking for extra hands to make sure that the children are safe while riding.

01:03It's a great place, it's a very social thing.

01:05We have some volunteers coming 13, 14 years, two, three times a week and they're all great friends.

01:12And it's a rewarding thing to do and a nice way to spend your time.

01:17The participating disabled children need to be at least four years old and registering a child into the program

01:23is made simple through emailing the organization at lessons at rdad.ae.

01:29Anyone interested in volunteering can go to the Riding for the Disabled website for details.

01:34Maryam Rasheed for Gulf News.