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
Since the release of the book "Free Rein" a couple of weeks ago we have received some amazing feedback. Let us know your thoughts on the book. Here are some of the comments from various publications.
‘[an] honest, humorous autobiography’ Country Life Magazine
‘A powerful story of failure and second chances.’ - The Sun
‘Truly inspiring’
‘I must confess that I lost myself in the pages. Hutchison's
moving explanation of why these huge but perceptive and gentle
animals connect with mentally and physically damaged humans
on such a visceral level was profoundly moving.’
‘Even the most devoutly unhorsey souls will be converted by Free
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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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📚🐎 FREE REIN IS OFF AND RUNNING! 🐎📚
The response to Jock Hutchison’s Free Rein has been fantastic, and it sounds like copies are literally flying out! 🙌
We’ve already had loads of messages from readers who’ve received their books, with some brilliant photos coming in of you proudly showing off your copy! 📸👏
Others have told us their copy is on its way, while plenty more are planning to head out this weekend to grab theirs. 🏃♂️💨📖
And now we want to see YOU! 👀
Have you got your copy of Free Rein?
📸 Take a photo with your book
🐴 Share it with us
📲 Tag HorseBack UK
Let’s see how far Free Rein is travelling!
Keep those photos coming, we LOVE seeing them! ❤️
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