Our Staff

Nic: Head coach DRDA. email: coach@rdadunedin.org.nz

I began my journey with horses as a teenager, exchanging babysitting services for riding lessons and even volunteering at DRDA as a teen. After a hiatus from horses, during which
I worked as a nanny and then in dairy farming and started my family, I began volunteering in 2013, initially by mucking out paddocks. I have been involved ever since, working in many roles up to head coach.

Vania: Horse care. email; horses@rdadunedin.org.nz

Horses are my life long passion! I got my first pony (a Shetland) when I was 4 years old! Attended Pony club and did local competitions in my teenage years. These days I own two standardbred geldings. I enjoy trekking, and have done the Otago Goldfields Cavalcade twice so far (a week long riding event held around different locations in central Otago) and I am an active committee member and attendee of our local Outram Cowboy challenge group. Outside of RDA I am self employed offering animal care services to Lifestyle block owners when they are away or need assistance with animal care.
Photo: Vania & Jake