Testimonial from Swindon ACL for the Workhorse Programme
The young woman attended some of the HorseHeard course, to support her journey towards employment. Click here to read the full Testimonial
Case Studies
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Katey – Backup (formerly Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme)
When Katey first came to have her EFL session with HorseHeard she had been living in supported accommodation for about a year. She wasn’t working and had been on long-term sickness. Click here to read the full case study.
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‘WORKHORSE’
A programme for young adults with additional learning needs to help them prepare for work. Click here to read the full case study.
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“Find Your Place”
We celebrated the “Find Your Place” programme for Armed Forces Veterans. The Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Charlie Briggs presented Certificates and commemorative photographs. It was an opportunity for the Veterans to share how the programme had helped them to change and refocus in different areas – all with the help of a horse. Please read […]
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‘PonyPals’ A programme for Primary School Children to develop confidence and self-esteem
Check out the full case study here of our “PonyPals” programme for Year 5 and 6 Mainstream Primary School Children.
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‘Take the LEAP’ Leadership, Employability, Awareness Programme (developed by students for students)
This two day programme was designed to work with Year 10 and 11 Secondary School pupils and 6th Form College students to develop life skills sought by employers and raise their aspirations. The Programme assists them with SMART goal setting and presents them with personal and group challenges to work with the horses. This enables […]
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NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Residential Unit – Greater Manchester
Young people attending a Residential Mental Health Unit in Greater Manchester have a wide range of emotional issues. The charity HorseHeard believed that introducing the young people to a different intervention could have positive impacts and bring benefits to this group. Consequently HorseHeard developed a four week programme, ‘Me, Myself and I’. This used Equine […]
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A student’s perspective
HorseHeard recently ran a workshop with a group of girls from Godolphin & Latymer School – hosted for HorseHeard by Graham Dawson and Kate Mably. The session was very well received by the pupils and attending staff, and we are hopeful that this will be the beginning of positive relationship for all. We would to share […]
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Helping others to help young people ….
Sometimes we have the pleasure of working with other people who also work with young people – helping them to help young people, if you like! We recently did some work with a team from Brookside Education in Ilford, here are a couple of their reflections of on the experience: – “What I took […]
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Acclaim for our first Cornish engagement
HorseHeard has just finished it’s first complete programme in Cornwall, working with young people from Brannel School at Rasparveth Riding School. It has been a wonderfully successful programme for all parties – with great feedback throughout – and we are looking forward to the opportunity of continuing this relationship. We are also very pleased […]
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Now that’s what I call beneficial!
Since early 2013 HorseHeard have been working with Adviza and Wikima in the Thames Valley as part of the innovative Energise programme, working with young people deemed at risk of becoming NEET. Initial findings have now been published in the trade press (Children and Young People Now magazine). The early findings are extremely positive – […]
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Rebecca Clavell-Bate’s presentation at the House of Lords (Being Friends)
Just over twelve months ago I was lucky enough to have my own Equine Facilitated experience with Heather and Catherine from HorseHeard; I was so intrigued by this new and exciting way of learning, that it became the focus of my doctoral research. Much of the literature that I have read so far about Equine […]