Shetland Pony and Friends Animal Therapy

23/01/2026

We’re off on a little adventure this weekend… RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch! 🐦
We’ll be wrapping up warm, grabbing our binoculars, and seeing who pops into the trees (and maybe the ponies’ paddock!)

If you’re taking part too, tell us what birds you spot, we’d love to hear your favourites!

23/01/2026

When life feels cloudy

Life can sometimes feel like you’re inside a thick, heavy fog. You might feel sadness, anger, overwhelm… all of it pressing in at once. It’s easy to believe the goal is to get rid of the cloud completely, to “fix it” so everything feels light again.

But what if healing isn’t about escaping the cloud?
What if it’s about finding one small moment of connection, happiness or light that helps you see yourself, breathe, and steady your feet?

Those hard feelings are part of the journey. They don’t define you, but they do deserve gentleness. The work is simply to make the cloud easier to move through, one breath, one kind choice, one supportive moment at a time.

You’re not alone.

22/01/2026

We love having the extra pair of hands each week and this young person is hard working, dedicated and any organisation will be lucky to employ him in the future ❤️

Our post 16 student is developing confidence and independence within their work experience placement , developing crucial soft skills such as teamwork and communication in preparation for adulthood and employment opportunities ✨✨

17/01/2026

Squirrels! 🐿️

They have been everywhere today and are getting very brave in the outdoor classroom area. They seem quite happy with the ponies and the chickens but tend to move away from the goats.

We've also had visits from robins, moorhens and a swan!

What have you seen today?

🌲 ❤️

14/01/2026

Every morning after feeding the animals, I walk Bailey either around the lake or through the woods. Yesterday, not only did we spot the deer, one posed beautifully for me!

The wildlife around our enclosure may be shy, but when we do spot something it is truly wonderful. There are deer, otters, kestrels, buzzards and herons seen in the last few weeks.

What will you spot today?

❤️

04/01/2026

Wishing Rebecca a very happy birthday 🥳 love from Gem and all your furry friends (to many to name them all 😜)

29/12/2025

Now the festivities are over and you are thinking of taking your decorations down, we would love to make use of your trees. If you are able to drop them down at Welton Waters or contact me and I can try to arrange local collection!

Some of our animals would love them to feast on and we can use them in our dead hedge.

Thank you 🎄🎄🎄