What we offer
Equine Facilitated Learning
Equine facilitated work can be very rewarding, the horses do not judge and wear their hearts on their sleeves no mixed messages no confusion, what they feel is what they will show you! From this we can work to explore our own emotions and thought processes to really help ourselves feel better in many ways. Mindfulness is an important part of looking after yourself and is often neglected but self care is important for our wellbeing and general happiness. The horses and ponies we work with help us see things from their point of view and sometimes show us where we've been going wrong! Horses do not hold grudges and its not a case of the wrong or right way its about the process, your journey to a better you, a calmer you a more positive or confident you whatever it is you want to work on the horses will help. Your practitioner is your guide to translating what the horses are communicating and inviting you to open a conversation back whilst all the time keeping you in a safe supported space of being so you can explore what comes up. We have found that a 1:1 EFL session is the best way for people to really work out what is holding them back or what they want to achieve in the future!
Session Details
Our 1:1 individual session are around 60 - 90 minutes long or 30-40 for under 10s, we do an initial assessment and meet and then can discuss going forward to achieving your goals but equally if you just want a one off experience we can do that too! We can work on a huge variety of things from general wellbeing and mindfulness to specific worries or troubles to mental health struggles and the horses are there to help every step of the way! The sessions may include anything from simply learning about the ways horses things and communicate to doing some hands on work and leading exercises. Please see the 'about' section for more of the activities you may do in a session.
1:1 sessions can be for adults or children and are currently all non riding.
Who have we helped?
Healthy minds equine has already helped many people, some who have wanted to learn mindfulness and take a journey to a happier more relaxed life. We have also helped with anxiety in all forms and also stress, life trauma and low mood. The horses are excellent listeners and amazing animals to connect with and share your feeling sometimes with no words needed.
Please look at some of our testimonials on our home page!
Cost
The individual sessions are £65 for the 60-90 minutes and from there we can see where you'd like to go, specific goals may need weekly sessions but others who just want the experience may come every few weeks instead. The 1st session is at an introductory price of £50, for under 10s it would be £45 for around 30minutes with a introductory price of £30 for the first session. There is an opportunity to block book to receive a discount.
Booking
To book your 1:1 session or to find out if this would be good for you please email us and include your reason for enquiring and your availability throughout the week.
Activities and other session types
Have a look at all the things we can offer for adults and children, a lot of these can be done as a group as well as individual or family groups please message if you have any questions! check out our what's on page for specific dates and latest news! ALL ACTIVITIES ARE NON RIDDEN
Fear busting!
Book a session to focus on something that's causing you problems with your own horse or general equine life, this could be anything from handling to lunging to horse phobias or even simply wanting to work towards a goal you have. These are typically 60 minutes and are recommended in a block of 4-6 sessions, discounts apply for block bookings. These can be booked as an individual session.
Equine care/ Horse owner /loan prep
Would like to learn how to look after a horse/pony? Maybe You or your child would like to loan or buy a horse in the future? Adults or children look no further we can offer sessions in all aspects of daily care from stabling, grazing management, equine health and wellbeing, handling, equipment , feeding and much much more! Half hour and hour sessions available! We also offer a 6week course covering basic horse and pony care of an hour a week.
Home Schooling
We can offer afternoon or morning group activities with the ponies for our home schooled children ! 60-90minute long weekly session where the children can learn all aspects of horse and pony care and also work on confidence, communication and connections. This is a block of sessions and is run as a educational course to coincide with the terms. Availability Tuesdays and Wednesdays midmorning and afternoon slots can be arranged.
Group visits/ School trips
We also offer school trips, family groups, home schooled children, care homes or supported living visits and much more. We can do one off group sessions for children or adults from many different situations! Please contact us for more information.
PARTYS !!!
Enjoy 2 hours with the horses and ponies full of fun activities and pony cuddles! Grooming Feeding Leading Games Crafts ! We offer these for 5-8children and have a space for you to bring your own food. Please contact us for more information!
Childrens activity days
Our Children's activity days are a fun packed few hours where 4-6 children will learn all about pony and horse care as well as doing activities and challenges that help build confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing! We run lots of different days in the school holidays and bank holidays and discounts are available if you book more than one day in a week! Please see our what's on for the dates!
Mindfulness sessions
Our very popular mindfulness sessions can be an hour session or 2 hour session of being with the horses, this can include doing some gentle meditations, touch and brushing and some mindful walks with the ponies too! And of course a good catch up with a lovely Tea or Coffee! Discounts for block bookings. These run on a Friday and Sunday morning at 11am.
After school club!
We also do an after school club for an hour every week in term times! these groups can involve a bit of everything we offer and are a lovely way to make friends and be in the great outdoors! These run on Fridays at 4.30pm this acts a the perfect wind down after the school week!
Meet and Greets
Not sure if this is for you? or just want to come and see the horses! We offer meet and greet hour sessions for individuals, families groups, schools and more. Come and meet our herd and learn all about their personalities. Please get in touch for more information. weekday and Weekend slots available.
TinyTots sessions!
We can cater for the ages of 2-5years in these half an hour sessions of just coming to see and pat a lovely pony and maybe learn a little bit about horses! We can run these Tuesdays-Fridays between 10-12