Its Amazing the type of horses that are being bred these days, here we see mouse and his companion "mini mouse" from their Hippy Days.
What we actually find is this is a very practical exercise. The horses love having kids about the place and the hand painting helps maintain the reassurance horses need.
More importantly, it gives the children, especially the novice learners a great boost in their
confidence around these "BIG SCARY" beasts.
They look terrifying don't they.
Equus is also looking to invite both adults and children from all walks of life who may benefit from the bonding that occurs when doing this simple hand painting.
And the most important aspect of this, is that the kids, their parents and anyone who may be on the yard has a fantastic time.
It's great fun. (as long as you don't mind getting a bit messy)
From this short video you can see it really bothers them.(not)
We are genuinely interested in what you think about this and whether you know of anywhere else in the uk that possibly uses it as a therapy.
2 comments:
Hi. I think this is quite a nice idea. Was wondering what kind of paint you use and does it wash off easily? Might also be a great idea to combine the touching with learning the parts of the horse. Your riding center looks very creative and relaxed which is a pleasant change. Best Wishes.
thanks for that comment and apologies for the huge delay in our response.
we are incredibly busy as well as trying to relocate our office computer and the I.T. problem usually associated.
We do use the painting to learn basic parts as well as finding great advances in confidence of the more nervous children.
Yes we do like to run a relaxed yard as long as everything stays fun and safe
thanks again
Lisa
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