A visit to the Riding for the Disabled Association of Dubai. Gulf News visits the Riding for the Disabled Association of Dubai to see how dedicated volunteers offer an enjoyable horse riding experience to children with special needs. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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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.