Totoka Lodge - Adaptive Riding & Natural Horsemanship

Totoka Lodge - Adaptive Riding & Natural Horsemanship Enjoy recreation activities in a natural setting, to develop your key life skills in accordance with your NDIS Goals. We Welcome You.

Working with our Horses, spending time in our Small Animal Farm or even tending to our Vegie Patch, the choice is yours.

03/06/2026

🌿 Wellness Wednesday 🌿

Did you know that spending time with horses can support emotional well-being, confidence, and social connection?

Horses live in the moment. They don't judge, rush, or expect perfection. Their calm and honest nature can help us slow down, regulate our emotions, build trust, and develop meaningful connections with both animals and people.

At Totoka Lodge, wellness isn't just about riding horses—it's about building confidence, developing life skills, fostering friendships, and creating opportunities to connect with nature in a safe and supportive environment.

Whether it's grooming a horse, leading them through an activity, working as part of a team, or simply enjoying time outdoors, every interaction can contribute to positive wellbeing outcomes.

🐴 What is one thing that helps you feel calm, connected, or happy?

📢 Session Availability This WeekDue to cancellations, we currently have the following session times available:Wednesday•...
02/06/2026

📢 Session Availability This Week

Due to cancellations, we currently have the following session times available:

Wednesday
• 4:00pm
• 5:00pm

Thursday
• 10:00am
• 12:00pm
• 5:00pm
• 6:00pm

Friday
• 10:00am

If you would like to book one of these available times, please contact us as soon as possible as places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

We look forward to seeing you at Totoka Lodge! 🐴

🌿 Meet & Greet Monday – Nevaeh 🌿This week we’re introducing the lovely Nevaeh 💛🐴 What do you enjoy most about working wi...
01/06/2026

🌿 Meet & Greet Monday – Nevaeh 🌿

This week we’re introducing the lovely Nevaeh 💛

🐴 What do you enjoy most about working with horses?
“Horses have no judgement. You can tell them things you’re afraid for others to hear. They trust you purely on how you treat them.”

🐎 Which horse at Totoka Lodge would be your best friend and why?
“Possum — he’s very trusting, like a big teddy bear.”

✨ Describe Totoka Lodge in three words:
Inclusive • Family • Love

🐾 Do you have any pets?
“I have two horses of my own — Stanley and Primrose. They both have very different personalities, but both are approachable and loving.”

💬 Fun Fact About Nevaeh:
She’s been riding horses since she was 5 years old!

🎬 Favourite movie:
Me Before You

🎵 Song on repeat:
“There Must Be an Angel”

We’re so lucky to have Nevaeh as part of the Totoka Lodge family. Her calm, caring nature and love for horses shines through in everything she does. 💛

✨ Cold days, muddy paddocks, and bright white manes… thank goodness for The NRG Team No-Nots! ✨We honestly couldn’t surv...
30/05/2026

✨ Cold days, muddy paddocks, and bright white manes… thank goodness for The NRG Team No-Nots! ✨

We honestly couldn’t survive winter without them. 🐴💛

Between the mud, rain, and endless knots, NRG’s No-Nots make grooming so much easier and help keep our herd looking and feeling their best — especially our light-coloured horses with those gorgeous white manes and tails.

A huge thank you to NRG for supporting our team and helping us care for the horses who are such an important part of everything we do here at Totoka Lodge.

If you’ve got horses this winter, you know how essential a good detangler is! 🙌

🐴 Meet the Horse Friday – Blue 💙Say hello to Blue, our beautiful 5-year-old Stock Horse and one of the younger members o...
29/05/2026

🐴 Meet the Horse Friday – Blue 💙

Say hello to Blue, our beautiful 5-year-old Stock Horse and one of the younger members of the Totoka Lodge herd. ✨

Blue is curious, clever, and full of personality. He loves interaction and is always eager to learn, making him a wonderful horse for building engagement, confidence, and connection during sessions.

Because Blue is still young, participants get to grow alongside him — learning the importance of patience, clear communication, consistency, and trust. These shared experiences can support the development of interpersonal skills, emotional awareness, confidence, and positive social interaction within our group and social recreational activities.

Blue brings a fun, gentle energy to the herd and reminds us that learning happens step by step — for horses and humans alike. 💛

28/05/2026

💛 Sometimes the quiet moments say the most. 💛

A little down time for Paula and her gorgeous boy Woobie — enjoying connection, trust, and simply being together. 🐴✨

The relationships built with horses can encourage confidence, emotional awareness, communication, and meaningful social connection in a calm and supportive environment.

Moments like these remind us that participation doesn’t always need to be loud to be meaningful. Sometimes growth happens in the quiet connection between horse and human. 🌿

27/05/2026

🌿 Wellness Wednesday 🌿

Well-being can grow through meaningful connection, shared experiences, and feeling part of a supportive community. 💛

At Totoka Lodge, our group and social activities provide participants with opportunities to build confidence, develop social skills, strengthen communication, and increase community participation in a calm, outdoor environment alongside horses.

Through activities such as grooming, groundwork, team-based tasks, and group interaction, participants are supported to engage with others, practise daily living and interpersonal skills, and work towards their individual NDIS goals in a way that is engaging and participant-led.

Horses play an important role in creating a grounding and motivating environment that encourages participation, routine, emotional awareness, and positive social connection.

Every small step in participation helps build confidence for everyday life. 🐴✨

🌿 New Service Announcement: Behaviour Support at Totoka Lodge 🌿We are so excited to welcome Katherine Van Eede from Soci...
26/05/2026

🌿 New Service Announcement: Behaviour Support at Totoka Lodge 🌿

We are so excited to welcome Katherine Van Eede from Social Skills Connect to Totoka Lodge.

Katherine is an NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner and Special Education Teacher with over 15 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and families. Her approach is relationship-based, person-centred, and focused on creating safe, supportive environments where participants can build confidence, emotional regulation, communication skills, and positive relationships.

Katherine will be providing Behaviour Support services within the calm and welcoming farm environment of Totoka Lodge, offering participants an alternative to traditional clinic-based settings.

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🐴 What Makes This Environment Different?

Sessions take place within the peaceful outdoor setting of Totoka Lodge, where participants may engage alongside horses and farm animals as part of their experience.

The natural farm environment can help support:
• Emotional regulation and reduced stress
• Engagement and participation
• Confidence and relationship-building
• Routine, responsibility, and communication skills
• A sense of calm, safety, and connection

Participants are encouraged to engage at their own pace in a supportive, low-pressure environment designed to promote wellbeing and positive social interaction.

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🌿 Services Available

• Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBA)
• Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBSP)
• Behaviour Support for NDIS participants
• Parent and caregiver collaboration
• Support across home, school, and community settings
• Capacity-building strategies to support everyday participation
• Collaborative support alongside the Totoka Lodge team and participant support networks

All Behaviour Support services are delivered by Katherine Van Eede through Social Skills Connect under the clinical oversight of Pamdon Consultants.

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👥 Who Is This For?

This service may suit NDIS participants with Improved Relationships funding who are seeking Behaviour Support in a calm, outdoor, relationship-focused environment.

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📩 Register Your Interest

We are currently gathering expressions of interest for participants interested in accessing Behaviour Support services with Katherine at Totoka Lodge.

To learn more or register your interest, please contact Totoka Lodge.

We are incredibly excited to see this offering grow within our Totoka community 💛

Meet Goblin 🤎Today we’re introducing Goblin, one of our beautiful Quarter Horses here at Totoka Lodge, known for his gen...
15/05/2026

Meet Goblin 🤎

Today we’re introducing Goblin, one of our beautiful Quarter Horses here at Totoka Lodge, known for his gentle nature, curious personality, and calm presence around people.

🐴 Personality:
Goblin is kind, observant, and incredibly people-focused. He enjoys connection and often approaches quietly to engage with participants in his own calm and reassuring way. His relaxed temperament helps create a sense of comfort and ease during sessions.

🌿 Role in sessions:
Goblin is involved in groundwork, grooming, walking activities, and confidence-building exercises. He responds well to calm communication and helps participants practise trust, emotional awareness, and building positive connections at their own pace.

💬 Why he matters:
Goblin has a grounding presence that encourages participants to slow down, feel present, and build confidence without pressure. His gentle energy helps create meaningful moments of connection, especially for those who benefit from calm and predictable interactions.

🤎 He’s a much-loved part of the Totoka herd and brings warmth, patience, and quiet companionship to every session.

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85 Adeneys Road
Devon Meadows, VIC

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0418 170 483

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