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Ponies for People
          
We were delighted to  receive funding to deliver sessions to clients living with dementia or mental health and wellbeing issues.
Thanks to the NHS Clinical Commissioning group for East Lancashire's Wellbeing on Prescription initiative, and with the help of our wonderful volunteers, the Ponies for Wellbeing programme ran over the summer. It ended with an awards celebration.(pictured above)

Bill is 86 and used to enjoy working with horses. The pleasure he gets from riding is obvious from his smile!( with volunteer Mark and pony Danny)

Norma loves nothing more than just being with the ponies ( with volunteer Sue and pony Target)


Tyler and Dawn progressed to riding out together with Jimmy and Freddie and volunteer Fay.
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Ponies for People is our newly 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.


Thank you to everyone who has sponsored Ponies for People this year
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Thank you to everyone who has sponsored Ponies for People this year:
  • Kinex
  • Nestor Foundation
  • Bacup Inner Wheel
  • H and N Campbell
  • 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!
 

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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.

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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 "
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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!
               Home Schooling

For children who are home schooled our sessions can offer practical links across the curriculum in a fun and engaging way.


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