Meet our heroes

  • Bloom

    Proudly sponsored by Virginia Williams

  • Casper

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Forest

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Goldie

    Proudly sponsored by Marlb. Grape Growers’ Co-Op

  • Jinxy

    Proudly sponsored by Nomolos Architecture

  • Jive

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Kaha

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Levi

    Proudly sponsored by The Blenheim Trust

  • Rusty

    Proudly sponsored by Marlborough Lines

  • Shyanne

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Sonny

    Looking for a kind sponsor

  • Sundance

    Looking for a kind sponsor

Meet the team

  • Joanne Ross

    Manager

    “Horses are heroes”

  • Danielle Murphy

    Head Coach

    “I love my job - helping is healing”

  • Samara Lloyd

    Assistant Coach / Horse Manager

    “Most rewarding job ever”

  • Mandy McFarlane

    Volunteer Coach

  • Ruth Hawker

    Office Administrator and Volunteer Coordinator

    “Together, we make a difference”

  • Barb Sutton

    Farm Caretaker

    ‘MRDA is my happy place”

  • Fern Collings Davis

    Trainee Apprentice Coach

    “Love learning new skills”

  • Vicky Jeffries

    Trainee Apprentice Coach

Our volunteers

Sharyn with Sally

Lisa

Sophie

Jude

Annie

Allan and Mary

MRDA Committee

Belinda Jackson – President

Louis Lefebre – Vice President

Siobhan Allen – Treasurer

Gary Graham – Secretary

Committee:  Christine Moseley, Mandy Macfarlane, Peter Goulter, Donnamarie Dickens,
David Macalister, David Sim, Siva Naidoo, Amelia Petherick

Thank you to our horse sponsors

  • Kind sponsor of Rusty

  • Kind Sponsor of Goldie

  • Kind sponsor of Bloom

  • Kind Sponsor of Jinxy