Ponies for People

Ponies for People

Ponies for People volunteers celebrating the announcement of our Awards for All Grant.
The funding will support a summer long programme of riding and horsemanship for Inspiring Grace of Pendle. Together we will be bringing communities together by working with our brilliant ponies.

Events 2020

Tuesday 17th March
A.G.M at The Cobblers Rawtenstall 7p.m.
All volunteers and those interested in helping most welcome.
Saturday 4th April
Start of Awards for All Inspiring Grace project.

 Sunday 17th May Dementia Action Week
Afternoon Tea 2 -4 p.m.
@ Peers Clough Farm -free event open to anyone living with dementia, their families and carers.

Sunday 7th June
Refuge Day - a fun day with ponies for Blackburn Women's Aid

Saturday 12th September
Ponies for People Open Day
Free Event 10a.m -3p.m.
Come and get hands on with the ponies / fund raising stalls for Ponies for People

Ponies for People is our constituted, not for profit group, aimed at raising funding to deliver the therapeutic benefits of horsemanship to a wider and more diverse audience.

“There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse”

Ponies do not make judgements about people based on their age, gender, colour, creed, social background, intelligence, wealth or status, only on the person you really are.
By working with them we can engender a sense of worth and value in our clients.

New this year - Sponsor a Pony! Our lovely ponies are asking for sponsors to help them bring joy and happiness to people who need it. They don't need any money for themselves but want to help Ponies for People offer and deliver pony fun activities.
For £15 per year you will receive a sponsorship pack including:

certificate of sponsorship
pony profile
a postcard of your pony
your pony's story
fridge magnet
Christmas card
an invitation to visit your pony to brush and stroke him - you will get a rosette on this visit Call Chris on 07527 241627 for details

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored Ponies for People this year:

Kinex
Nestor Foundation
Bacup Inner Wheel
H and N Campbell
Bacup Rotary Club
Peers Clough Pony Pals
- Jayne Crosland and Pole Moor Riding Club your support is valued and appreciated.

We label our ponies, but not our clients!

· We aim to:

promote education and wellbeing through working with ponies in an atmosphere of care, trust, respect and friendship
provide opportunity and access for marginalised individuals and groups
develop positive mental, behavioural, emotional and
physical outcomes

Our lovely ponies let you get hands on!

Activities may include
Safety first!
Stable management
Grooming and hoof care
Feeding
Horse identification
Horse behaviour
Horse games
First aid
Introduction to basic riding
..............and more

Our staff are experienced in horsemanship, education, and working with young people and adults with dementia, learning difficulties and social problems.

Individuals and groups catered for - sessions tailored to your needs from £20 per hour.

Peers Clough Packhorses -Ponies for People has funding to offer pony experiences to women and children living in refuges.
"activities you provided
yesterday give them time out to feel normal and content for a few hours,
which when they have gone through what they have, is brilliant to achieve "

Suzy said " today was my best working day ever "

Mikey is a severely autistic young man who rides regularly at the farm on our patient pony, Danny.

Mikey has a team of three carers to support his challenging and complex needs.

Danny usually manages to put a smile on Mikey's face!

Our working ponies love to support horses and ponies in need.
www.worldhorsewelfare.org

We have also supported
Children in Need
Rossendale Rubicon
Rossendale and Pendle Search and Rescue
Rossendale Hospice
North West Air Ambulance