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Time Out With Horses - Youth

This is our main programme for one or two students with a ‘Buddy’ and a pony or donkey. It is a concentrated time for fun and learning while gaining farm skills and experiences. Students also get hands-on with our fabulous horses and donkeys while gaining confidence.

 

Students don’t need to have had experience with horses.
We explore topics such as well-being, identity, choices, self-talk, friendships, emotions, teamwork, communication, passions, boundaries and more. The ponies and donkeys help the students learn these skills in a tangible way. The majority of our work is ‘
on the ground’, meaning students may not get to ride until the last session.

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Our Time Out With Horses programme can be adapted to suit our clients re content and time however our standard sessions run for 2-3 hours weekly for up to 10 sessions. Every student goes through Orientation and a Safety session, Horsemanship 101, and the programme includes at least 4 aspects:

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  • Farm Tasks: Gain farm skills, life skills and horse care skills, as experiential ways of learning empathy, responsibility, teamwork, problem solving and perseverance.
     

  • Equine Time: Gain horsemanship skills as experiential ways of learning confidence, trust, empathy, respect, leadership, perseverance, boundaries, problem solving, body language and non-verbal communication.
     

  • Team Tasks: Gain team horsemanship skills as experiential ways of learning interpersonal confidence, trust, empathy, respect, leadership, perseverance, boundaries, problem solving, body language and non-verbal communication.
     

  • Debrief Time: Solidify and reflect on experiential learning, tune into cognitive understanding, reflect on personal strengths, success and challenges and gain feedback for next session.

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