Wild Mane Wilderness & Equine Therapeutic Centre

13/12/2025

🌳 Wild Mane needs your support 🐴
If you believe there’s a need for outdoor, therapeutic support like this, please spare 30 seconds to fill in our short form of support. 🥳
Comments are optional, but they really matter, they help us respond to the people who need this work most. 🌳🐴🙏

Wild Mane offers nature-based and equine-guided programmes for children, teens, and adults. We know there is a need for this kind of support in Tameside and across other Greater Manchester areas, and we hope to work alongside local services to make it available. Adding your name helps us show that t...

13/12/2025

🌳 Wild Mane needs your support 🐴

If you believe there’s a need for outdoor, therapeutic support like this, please spare 30 seconds to fill in our short form of support. 🥳

Comments are optional, but they really matter, they help us respond to the people who need this work most. 🌳🐴🙏

www.wildmane.org.uk/communitypetition

Wild Mane offers nature-based and equine-guided programmes for children, teens, and adults. We know there is a need for this kind of support in Tameside and across other Greater Manchester areas, and we hope to work alongside local services to make it available. Adding your name helps us show that t...

11/12/2025

🐴Teddy decided to plant himself right in the middle of the pole box yesterday morning and have a rest 😴🤣
And Esmeray? Sulking on the side lines because it wasn’t her turn yet 🤣
Fully offended 🤦‍♀️ So dramatic 🙄

The herd politics never fail to make us laugh 😂

06/12/2025

🐴 Our new blog is up

A look at what really happens when the farrier comes to Wild Mane, and why it matters more than people think.

If you want a quick, it’s there waiting. 🐴💻📱

We had the farrier out at Wild Mane this week, which is a normal part of caring for hotses and ponies. But for many people who follow our work, the word farrier might be completely new. Here’s a straightforward look at what a farrier does and why their work matters.A farrier is a trained professio...

27/11/2025

If your child finds school hard, masks, freezes, shuts down, or is overwhelmed, Wild Mane offers an alternative space to learn and settle.

Small groups, outdoors, hands-on, with therapeutic approaches built in.

Referrals now open for our children's and teens programmes.
www.wildmane.org.uk
Any questions, please email admin@wildmane.org.uk

27/11/2025

🐴 Referrals are now open 🐴

If you, your child or someone you know is struggling, anxiety, school pressures, EBSA, friendships, SEN support, low confidence, or life just feeling too much. Wild Mane might be the right space.

Everything we do is outdoors and hands-on with the horses, nature & real skills.

🐴 No riding.
🏥 Nothing clinical.
🌳 Nothing overwhelming.

👩‍🏫Referrals go through a professional, but you don’t need to already have support in place, there are quite a few options we can help you with.
You can download our letter and take it to anyone who can refer.
If you’re stuck or unsure who to ask, just message us, we’ll help.

www.wildmane.org.uk

26/11/2025

🎉 We’re now accepting referrals for children, teens and adults 🎉

If you or your child is struggling with anxiety, school pressures (including bullying or EBSA), confidence, friendships, SEN support, trauma, domestic abuse or bereavement, our programmes may be the right fit.

🌳 Referrals are made through a professional (GP, SENCO, Headteacher, OT, Social Worker, Link Worker etc), but you don’t need existing support to start this process.

🐴 We’ve created a simple letter you can download and take to any professional who can make a referral.

💕 If you’re unsure who to ask, or you’re finding it difficult to get someone to refer, send us a message and we’ll help you figure out the next step

All information is on the website & the letter can be found at:
https://www.wildmane.org.uk/howtobereferred

26/11/2025

Our new website is live 💻

It explains our programmes, shows how Wild Mane works, & how referrals are made for children, teens and adults 🐴

You’ll also see how we use Equine-Assisted Learning and Wilderness Living Skills within our sessions 🌳

If you’ve been waiting for our programmes to launch, you can now be referred ❤

www.wildmane.org.uk

Wild Mane offers structured outdoor sessions that give people the chance to move, try, explore, and succeed, at their own pace. We focus on practical activity, steady guidance, and situations where confidence can grow naturally. No pressure. Just a space where people can recognise what they’re alr...

25/11/2025

Morning with the ponies on the Low ☀️

Gorgeous photo, taken by the lovely Lauren 📸

16/11/2025

Book Now!
Home Education Skills Sessions

Wild Mane is a not-for-profit based in Tameside & our Home Education groups are now open for booking.

Each week combines equine-assisted learning with wilderness living skills. real, hands-on tasks that build confidence, care, teamwork, and practical outdoor ability.

Small groups. Calm space. Purposeful activities & task.

📍 Werneth Low, Hyde, Tameside
📅 Every Friday, term time
😊 Ages 8–16

Half-term block bookings include access to our online Home Education Hub (extra resources, projects, challenges, videos, and a space to upload their writing, images, and artwork).

Book Online - www.wildmane.org.uk

Spaces are limited.

16/11/2025

Anything we receive will be gratefully used for our project towards helping kids, teens, young people and adults who visit our programmes 🐴🌳 Thank you!💕