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
‼️ Fantastic News
We are extremely proud to announce that our very own Youth Development Programme Lead Richard ‘Taff’ Teague is a finalist in this years Scottish Veterans Awards as Role Model of the Year! Taff has put his all into what we do here, not only in his primary role as Lead but also working with our veterans course. Please show your support and share 😊Can we all please welcome Richard Teague who is a finalist in the Role Model of the Year, sonsored by Print Inc.
I Joined the Territorial Army in 1979 -100 Field Squadron, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Served 4.5 years Joined the Regular Army in Apr 1984 to Apr 2013 Pte to RSM, Capt to Maj, - 23 Pioneer Regt RLC Served 30 years Rejoined the Army Reserve - Aberdeen Universities Officer Training Corps as the Quartermaster (FTRS). Served 8 years. I Retired in Jan 2022 after 42 years in uniform.
Currently employed at HorseBack UK, supporting and delivering Equine Assisted Learning and Wellbeing to serving members of our Armed Forces, Military Veterans, Schools and Delivering the King's Trust Team Programme in Personal Development and Employability Skills to young learners aged 16-25 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).
Being shortlisted at the awards means a great deal to me. It represents recognition of the hard work, dedication, and passion that went into what we do at HorseBack UK. Out of the many nominees, being selected as one of the finalists shows that the effort and impact of the work have been noticed and valued by my nominator and the judges. It is also motivating and encouraging. Being shortlisted reassures me that I am moving in the right direction and inspires me to continue improving and contributing even more. Regardless of the final outcome, simply being shortlisted is an honour and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and efforts that made it possible.
Being nominated for Role Model of the Year at the Scottish Veterans Awards. It is truly an honour to be recognised alongside so many inspiring individuals who have made a positive difference within the veterans’ and military community. Being shortlisted for this award is both humbling and motivating. It encourages me to continue doing my best to support and uplift others, and to keep working towards making a positive difference.
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.
Good luck to all the finalists and we can't wait to celebrate with you on the night itself!
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🤩 It’s been a hugely busy and rewarding few weeks here at HorseBack UK and we’re sorry we’ve been a little quiet on here! With a small team doing big things, sometimes social updates unfortunately take a back seat as we rush around all over the country… but here’s what we’ve been up to… 😮💨
🙌 Over the past three weeks, we’ve delivered our extremely popular wellbeing course to military veterans at our centre in Aboyne 🏴, working alongside our incredible herd of horses 🐎
We’ve also been proud to deliver another wellbeing and mental health course this time at Phoenix House in Catterick 🏴 for injured military personnel, in partnership with the Armed Forces Equine Charity. This work was supported by the superb horses at Catterick Saddle Club a fantastic collaboration making a real difference.
This week, we’ve been working with and hosting 🏴 the Riding House Department of His Majesty’s Ordnance, The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, delivering a mental health and wellbeing programme. Alongside supporting positive mental health for serving soldiers 🫡, we’ve been sharing different approaches to working with and training horses, particularly through Equine Assisted Services. 💚
😮 During their time with us, The King’s Troop also had the privilege of meeting Dr Paul Anderson MBE, the renowned Scottish fiddler, composer, and teacher from Tarland, Aberdeenshire, widely considered the finest Scots fiddler of his generation. He provided a fascinating cultural and historical tour of the local area and Migvie Kirk ⛪️ , as well as performing a couple of his own beautifully composed pieces on the violin, a truly special experience for all involved
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🎥 And as if that wasn’t enough, we were visited over the previous weekends by Agility Films, who are working on some very exciting projects with us… it’s all top secret for now, but we can’t wait to share more soon!
‼️ We’ve got lots more projects planned across the UK this year, along with some really incredible and exciting developments and partnerships on the horizon that we will be releasing this month. 🤩
🙏 So, thank you for your continued support and patience, but please stay tuned! There’s so much more to come that will amaze you over the next few days and weeks. 🤯
Have a lovely weekend everyone. 💙
Team HB 🫡 🐎 🇬🇧
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‼️ Update 🥊
We are proud to announce that young Peter Cowie won his bout last night in the first round TKO (41s)
Very well done, we are all very proud of this young man and thank him for raising money for the charity🙏
There is still time to donate here: givestar.io/gs/ultra-white-collar-boxing-fundraising-43932
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