Sarda Gauteng leads new volunteers
Sarda Gauteng welcomes new volunteers to work with the horses.
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The South African Riding for the Disabled Association (Sarda) Gauteng welcomed a number of potential volunteers at a beginners’ training morning.
The morning started with the centre’s equine coordinator, Natalie Stobäus, demonstrating how to correctly attach a lead to a horse and how to lead a horse and explaining the role of side-walkers.
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One of the most important points made on the day was how to use body language and touch to lead a horse. This was practised by the group of volunteers who paired up to take turns to role-play as the horse or the leader.
Leader training involves getting to know the ponies and learning how to work with them in lessons. Side-walker training focuses on how to support and encourage the riders during lessons.
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The group of about 15 individuals enjoyed the free training on 17 July, some using the session as a refresher course while others were completely new hands.
The next session will be an intermediate leader and side-walker training session on 20 July.
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