Farmer equine interactions

14/01/2026

Piggies helping me yard jobs yesterday. 🐖

07/01/2026

Still a few places left!!! forms sent via email to those already enrolled.

Adults animal interaction well being group (Saturday afternoon) funded places available. see details below.
This project/event is being funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Do It For East Yorkshire Community Grant. If you would like further information about the grant please visit www.doitforeastyorkshire.co.uk/ -grant’

Adults animal assisted mental well-being club.
6 week course running from 31st January to 7th March.
1pm-3pm
Each session clients will participate in facilitated animal/ equine interactions by level 4 diploma trained equine facilitated services practitioner, trained by Athena herd foundation.
Activities can include;
Mindful and relaxing activities such as brushing the ponies/ pigs, mindful walks or observations of the horses and facilitated exercises that allow individuals the opportunity to explore how their energy can affect the horses which can help to develop better emotional intelligence and regulation allowing personal growth.
Animal Care and yard jobs, mucking out, feeding and watering the animals and field care. This gives individuals a sense of achievement and a chance to learn new skills. Empowering individuals to try new things and improve confidence and self esteem in a friendly, encouraging and non judgemental environment.
Time to socialise over light refreshments, with other participants, animals or staff at Farmer equine interactions.
We will also spend time exploring other creative and mindful activities to help improve overall mental well being, and learn about new creative outlets that you can continue at home.
This can include arts and crafts such as painting, needle felting and clay modelling.
This course hopes to allow individuals time and space to learn new skills, improve their mental well being and manage stress, grow emotional awareness, improve self esteem and hopefully make new friends.
This is a fully funded course kindly funded by Do it for Yorkshire, All is asked on your part is the completion of 3 questionnaires, monitoring your mental well-being and review at the end of the course that documents if you feel it has benefited you and consent to photographs (if possible )to document the sessions as evidence to Do it for Yorkshire and potentially use on social media if appropriate.

If you are interested in a place please contact us on info@farmerequineinteractions.com or if you have any questions please drop us a message.

07/01/2026

All places filled I have sent forms out via email to be filled in and returned.

Exciting opportunity for children aged 7-13 yrs.
We have been kindly given a grant by Do it for Yorkshire to run a fully funded 6 week children's Saturday morning club. With the aim of helping children make new friends, learn new skills and interact with animals and also learning tools to improve their mental well being on our small holding in Halsham.
Please read all the details below and how to express your interest in one of the limited spaces left available.
‘This project/event is being funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Do It For East Yorkshire Community Grant. If you would like further information about the grant please visit www.doitforeastyorkshire.co.uk/ -grant’

Children’s animal assisted wellbeing club.
6 week course running from 31st January to 7th March.
10am- 12 noon
A parent/ care giver must remain on site, place to sit and refreshments available. Attending adults may spend time interacting with animals and participate in crafts provided or relax with a cup of coffee knowing their young person is happy learning new skills and making friends.
Each week will include;
Animal based tasks This may include brushing the ponies, mucking out, poo picking the fields, feeding the sheep/ pigs, filling hay nets etc.
working together such as making an obstacle course to walk the ponies round. Leading the ponies and interacting with sheep and pigs to explore how their energy/ mood affects how the animals react to them.
Break time, time with new friends, have a snack and a drink.
Then spend the rest of the session doing Arts and crafts in our craft room, spend time in our sensory garden with new friends or playing outside games.
What are the Benefits of attending the 6 week course, children have the opportunity to learn new skills and build confidence, make new friends and learn skills that promote mindfulness such as art and crafts allowing space for expression and ways to reduce stress in daily life. Also by interacting with the animals children can explore how their energy and mood can affect another and help improve social skills and mood regulation. All in a relaxing farm environment.
This is a fully funded course kindly funded by Do it for yorkshire, All is asked on your part is the completion of a short child friendly questionnaire, monitoring your young person’s mental well-being and a parent review at the end of the course that documents if it benefited your young person and consent to photographs (if possible )to document the sessions as evidence to Do it for Yorkshire and potentially use on social media if appropriate.

If you would like a place for your child please contact us on
info@farmerequineinteractions.com

05/01/2026

Piggy cuddles best way to start the day.

03/01/2026

03/01/2026

All the animals enjoyed the snow today but are now happy to be tucked up in bed with full Haynets.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year from all of us at Farmer equine interactions. ♥️

05/11/2025

My terrible attempt at getting nighttime photos of the herd on bonfire night, a yearly ritual of watching everyone else's fireworks from the field while cuddling the ponies.

02/11/2025

Pigs enjoying their pumpkins this morning.

25/10/2025

Ponies rocking that muddy fluffy winter look. Demanding their tea time hay and carrot delivery.

25/10/2025

Beautiful Connie my constant shadow and faithful friend.

23/10/2025

Love this photograph capturing a mindful moment in harmony with the herd.