Meeting With RDA Executive Director

Today the whole team, Siti, Jason, Aim and me all went down to RDA to do some test video shots for research purposes for our project. We went all over the place again, this time we were able to capture more action in the centre. Like volunteers preparing the horses for the lesson, the clients trotting in the arena as part of their session. The clients today were from MINDS and another place, I can't really remember.

We also met up with Eugene Lim, the Exeutive Director of the RDA to find out what they would like from the video. Here is the breakdown.

Would like to do a 5 minute video for corprate sponsors and 10 minute video for education and volunteer recruitment purposes.

Jason asked about Identity for the RDA so that we can potray it in the video and these were some of the issues brought up:

• Volunteering and getting clients into the RDA
• How can clients benefit
• Is the sport safe?
• How can they improve?
• RDA is a non-profit association. Free theraputic riding

Siti also asked about what the procedure was for applying to the RDA

• Applicants apply to the RDA riding
• Their application gets processed
• Applicants would be given an accesstment to see if they are fit to ride and then evaluated
• Put on a waiting list
• Ride for 12 sessions

Future for RDA video?

• Equestrian as a para sport in Singapore
• Para sport as an interest
• Grooming (Development) for Paralympics

We also went through our schedules for G302.