Back on Track ( Somerset) (360G-SomersetCF-A427955)
Funding Organization
£5,000
Recipient Organization
Horse riding for children with additional needs.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 5000 |
| Amount Awarded | 5000 |
| Award Date | 2017-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01029020 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Mendip 010A |
| Grant Programme: Code | December 16 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Grants to Groups |
| Impact Category | Improve life skills, education, employability and enterprise |
| Last Modified | 2017-10-19T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 7 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2017-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2017-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Primary age group | Children (5 – 12) |
| Primary beneficiary | Children and Young People |
| Primary ethnicity | All Ethnicities |
| Primary issue | Anti-social behaviour |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1156640 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Our charitable aims are to raise funds to advance in life the needs of young people who experience physical,mental and /or emotional health issues or who have need by reason of poverty or socio economic circumstances by the provision of equestrian related therapy programmes. To help young people with difficulties remain on stream at school,to encourage team building and confidence. The projects enable young people with a variety of complex needs and disabilities, which include looked after children, children who are young carers,children with neurological difficulties and children who are struggling to function within a mainstream school environment. Working with ponies helps children to manage their anger and gain confidence through the relationship with the animals. We use the funds to pay for riding and horse care lessons. Each school( 10 have applied for projects in 2017) selects the young people they feel will most benefit. The teachers supply both pre and post project evaluation,whilst the children fill in end of term reports on the best and worst bits. Poo picking up is usually the worst! A project is 8 children for 10 weeks. By changing the attitudes of the young people it assists with their access to education , their will to learn,their understanding of discipline, At the very least the rise in self esteem from the achievement of mastering their fear of a pony, being able to control direction and pace is enormous for children who have generally failed at everything they have tried. We use only British Horse Society approved riding centres. The trustees take no expenses. |