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
Every now and again, something happens at HorseBack UK that leaves even the most experienced members of our team speechless.
Today was one of those moments.
Meet Olly, a young lad on our Youth Development Programme. Life hasn’t always been easy for him. School has been challenging, communicating with others, especially in groups, can be incredibly difficult, and unfamiliar surroundings can bring anxiety.
Now meet Bear. Bear is a former racehorse, a world where horses can develop heightened sensitivity, anxiety and flighty behaviour. He’s certainly got character! Temperamental at times, incredibly sensitive to people’s energy and not afraid to let you know when he’s uncomfortable or doesn’t understand.
Two very different individuals, both with their own stories, anxieties and challenges.
Then something quite remarkable happened.
As you’ll see in this video, Olly and Bear entered the round pen together. What followed left our entire team with jaws dropped.
No words. No pressure. Just an almost instant connection.
They moved together, flowed together and seemed to understand each other without needing to communicate in the way the rest of us do.
To some, this might look like an ordinary join-up.
To us, it was something truly special.
A young lad who struggles to communicate, and a horse who sometimes struggles to trust, had found something in each other.
No judgement. No expectations. Just understanding.
Both have faced challenges, and both still have their battles.
But in that beautiful moment, Olly and Bear became kindred souls.
This is why we do what we do.
Sometimes the greatest breakthroughs don’t need words, classrooms or conversations.
Sometimes all it takes is a young lad, a horse and a little bit of trust.
Olly, we’re so proud of you, mate. And Bear, you magnificent old boy, you reminded us why we believe so deeply in the power of horses.
This is HorseBack UK. Where connections change lives.
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We are really excited to offer this qualification to those already working in equine assisted services, as well as anyone looking to take their first steps into this rewarding field.
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