Personal Development through horsemanship
HorseBack UK inspires positive change, encourages confidence and self-esteem, and promotes recovery in an individual. Using horsemanship and outdoor activities, we deliver nationally accredited personal development and wellbeing programmes which offer our participants new coping strategies, life skills and the tools to build resilience.
HorseBack UK is a charity set up to empower service personnel and veterans suffering from life-changing injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and to aid them on their road to recovery.
The success of the first five years of courses for military personnel has allowed HorseBack UK to extend its remit and is now able to focus on the wider community.
Teenagers participate in a 15-day SQA Level 4 Certificate in Personal Development Through Horsemanship.
Over the past three years HorseBack UK has established a unique leadership and team building experience.
In the late summer of 2020 whilst chaos and fear reigned due to the COVID 19 pandemic Jock wanted to help those who had specifically been affected by it within the NHS and Care Home Systems.
We deliver the Team Programme, a twelve week course for young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five.
Our Patron
"I am delighted to be Patron of HorseBack UK, whose work clearly demonstrates the extraordinary physical, emotional and mental support that horses can offer to us all."
Our Supporting Partners
🐎 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 BUSY, BUSY… AND WHAT A WEEK IT’S BEEN!
It’s been another full-on week at HorseBack UK, with teams working in different locations but united by the same purpose, supporting people, building resilience and creating opportunities for growth.
🏴 At the MOD Defence Academy, Shrivenham, we’ve been working in partnership with the Armed Forces Equine Charity, delivering a course from Shrivenham Equestrian Centre
A huge shout-out and heartfelt thank you to Tina and Sarah for sharing their wonderful horses, yard and facilities with us, but most importantly, for their time, help, hospitality and plenty of laughs along the way! It makes such a difference when organisations and people come together with the same values, energy and purpose.
This week we had the privilege of welcoming Fighting with Pride, who support the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ veterans, serving personnel and their families. 🌈 🫡
Over a fantastic few days, horses became our learning partners as we explored wellbeing through a mixture of practical, engaging and thought provoking activities. There were conversations, challenges, reflection, laughter and plenty of opportunities to learn, not just about the horses, but about ourselves and each other.
🏴 Meanwhile, back home, our 9th Youth Development Programme, delivered in partnership with The King's Trust, has just completed Week 4 of 12. 💪
And we could not be prouder of this group!
They’ve been getting stuck into local community projects as well as lending a hand around the yard at HorseBack UK, helping us tidy, prepare and get the centre ready to welcome a course for serving military personnel and veterans next week.
Four weeks in, and we are watching a fantastic team emerge.
They are developing new skills, increasing their knowledge, learning to communicate and work together, taking responsibility, overcoming challenges and building the confidence and resilience that will help prepare them for the world of work and whatever comes next.
That is what programmes like these are all about. Different generations. Different backgrounds. Different journeys. From young people preparing for their futures, to those who have served and continue to serve our country, we are reminded just how powerful it can be when people, charities, communities and horses come together.
A fantastic week of partnership, inspiration and growth.
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👀 This week brings the start of a new Youth Development Programme in partnership with The King's Trust, which will see our youngsters grow in confidence as they learn new skills to prepare them for the world of work. The horses will of course be part of this journey, as their learning partners. Follow their story here as they continue over the next 12 weeks on this life changing course. 🙌🐎🇬🇧🏴
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