Gentle Giants Healing With Horses

06/01/2026

Indie & Hannah are braver than me 😂

No way would I put my head in that, no matter how nice the water is 🙈❄️🥶

Ps there are other water sources available, the girls just prefer that ice cold taste 😂

03/01/2026

❗️Notice ❗️

The road up to the meeting point is still quite treacherous, we have decided to close Sunday too ❄️

We hope to return to normality on Monday 5th January 🙏🏻🐴

03/01/2026

Due to ice and snow, we will be remaining closed today for safety reasons.
Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll keep you updated. ❄️

02/01/2026

❗️Notice ❗️

We may have to delay our return due to icy weather conditions, we will be in touch ❄️❄️

⚠️ SNOW & ICE WARNINGS ⚠️

Warnings issued across Ireland over the weekend and into Monday.

Full details: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyne1d8qx2o

❄️ Snow & Ice
🟡 Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone & Derry
⏰ Fri 3pm– Sat 12pm
• Risk of snow and ice
(Snow will NOT affect everywhere)

❄️ Snow & Ice
🟡 Antrim, Armagh, Down, Tyrone & Derry
⏰ Sat 12pm – Mon 12pm
• Snow and ice continuing through the weekend
• Ongoing risk to travel

❄️ Donegal – Snow & Ice
🟡 Fri 8pm – Sat 11am
• Wintry showers with snow accumulations
• Hazardous travel conditions
• Poor visibility at times

🥶 Low Temperature & Ice – Much of Ireland
⏰ Sat 6pm – Sun 11am
• Temperatures falling to -2C to -4C
• Sharp/severe frost
• Icy stretches on roads and footpaths
• Hazardous travel conditions

❄️ Snow, Ice & Frost
🟡 Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht & Louth
⏰ Sat 6pm – Sun 11am
• Wintry showers with snow accumations
• Sharp or severe frost and ice
• Poor visibility
• Hazardous travel conditions

01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone 🥳🥳

30/12/2025

We will be back open Saturday 3rd January 🐴🐴

Looking forward to seeing you all 😃

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄🎄

24/12/2025

The elves were getting a bit wiggly before their big night of delivering presents, so Santa sent them for a session with Gentle Giant Jack 😃🐴🎄

Hopefully they will be nice & calm for Santa 🎅

21/12/2025

Jacks so excited it’s the shortest day!! The light turns back to us, brighter days are ahead 😃🐴

21/12/2025

🎄🎄 Closed for Christmas 🎄🎄

Reminder we are now closed for the Christmas Break 🎅

We will be returning on the 2nd January 🐴🐴

18/12/2025

Different bodies. Different brains 🧠

At GentleGiants, belonging comes first.

Everyone is welcome! 🐴🐐🌈

15/12/2025

🎄Are you struggling this Christmas? 🎄
And I don’t mean financially.

For many people, Christmas brings a rise in anxiety, pressure, and expectation.

This is true for neurodiverse children and adults — often on a much bigger scale, especially for those newly diagnosed.

It can overwhelm us all — not because we’re “too anxious”,
but because our bodies are dealing with too much pressure.

More noise.
More people.
Less routine.
More expectation.

That’s nervous system overload.

What helps:
🐴 Keep familiar routines where possible
🐴 Use movement and heavy work before talking
(carrying shopping, groceries, pushing, walking)
🐴 Lower social demands
🐴 Make exits and quiet spaces non-negotiable

Through a horse lens:
When a horse is unsettled, we reduce pressure and increase predictability.
This is why body-based, equine environments can be so regulating.

Less pressure.
More safety.

If this resonates, you’re not failing — and nothing is “wrong” with you.
Your nervous system is responding to overload.

Regulation first. Expectations second.
This applies to adults too. 💛