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Fourwinds Accessible Riding Group

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Riding and pony care for people with special requirements

03/11/2025

Friday November 7th

We need help with our changing lives group
9.30 til 1.30 . Must have current DBS is only requirement and not mind horses!!!!

13/10/2025

We know our participants have many interests besides horses, and by getting to know what these interests/passions are we can then use these to engage them into learning.

Mia is a keen artist and over the last few weeks she has been looking into horse behaviour and body language. So we set her a challenge. Could she create a Andy Walhol 'Marilyn' style picture but use horse expressions.

What the photos don't show are the hours she put in not only observing our horses and ponies in the fields and taking photos, the research into why they behave in a certain way and looking into Andy Walhol himself.

All her hard work paid off and today she finished this beautiful picture. We are so very proud of all of her hard work and dedication over the last few weeks.

10/10/2025

Makes Conker look behaved !!!

09/10/2025

Besides the fun of making the video and learning about rider fitness, yesterday’s group got to watch James Arkley carry out Oakley‘s annual dental check up. They even got to be hands on and have a look and feel around the mouth and teeth.

This hands on approach to learning allows our groups to actively engage with horse biology and make it memorable which in turn increases retention and fosters a deeper connection to the subject matter.

Thank you James for taking time and giving the girls this experience.

18/09/2025

At the end of last term our Wednesday BHS Changing Lives through horses group, had a session on horse welfare and rider weight.

They went through all of our horses and worked out suitable weights that they should all carry. (this was also a very sneaky way of getting them to practice their math skills)

They then had a discussion about how as a yard we could monitor that our horses were only carrying suitable weights but not have our riders having to share their weight.

They came up with a colour coded scales that each rider could stand on and then that would match them with a suitable horse or pony.

They then took this idea to Paula and her team, who thought it was such a great idea have put it in place as part of their ongoing commitment to horse welfare.

11/08/2025

Monday 11th

Anyone free to help Lizzie with driving this afternoon
1.30 till 3 ish please

27/07/2025

We are immensely proud of all we offer and love to spread the word.

Today Paula and Kirsty are at Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons open day, if you are local pop along and say hello 👋

26/07/2025

ONLY 5 more days to vote! We need your help!
🌟 You can either vote for us for the work we do for our Young People through our r Changing Lives through Horses (either a particular CLtH coach or Four Winds as the best CLtH centre)
🌟 You can vote for Four Winds Equestrian as the best approved centre OR
🌟 You can vote for an individual young person to recognise the journey they are on! 🌟 - Pamela Almond Award
https://forms.monday.com/.../954d8931340ae13ad34e59b70a78...

17/07/2025

The celebrations continued yesterday, this time for Millie, Mia and Imogen. Who all received their BHS Level 2 Personal Development Qualification.

We ended term on a high and tummies full of cake!

15/07/2025

Our BHS Pony Stars have been hard at work this evening learning how to handle a pony safely. Fergie and Jack were very patient while the children got to grips with the head collers.

14/07/2025

A fabulous end of term for our Changing lives through horses Monday group, they have worked hard all term and it paid off as they were both awarded their Bronze Handling Your Horse certificates today. Well done girls.

13/07/2025

Some of our Changing Lives Through Horses Friday group found the best way to cool down after long hot afternoon on the yard x

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Leaveslake Drove
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PE113QJ

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About us

We are a small team of 1 coach (Kirsty) and 1 assistant (Dakota) who run alongside Fourwinds Equitation centre. We hold a Riding for the Disabled Accessibility mark. This means that all staff have annual training and the yard and horses are inspected to ensure that we reach the Riding for the Disabled standards. We are a very busy growing group who have been running now for just under three years and have held our accessibility mark for the past year.

We cater for both groups and individuals and all sessions are person centred so we work along side our riders, their families and support staff to tailor each session to your own needs and individual goals while having lots of fun along the way.

Of course the stars of our group are our amazing horses who are all picked for their calm, patient unflappable temperaments. We have a great team who come in all different shapes and sizes so we can match you to your perfect partner for your lessons.

As well as lessons we also run fun session in the school holidays for children with additional needs to come and have a go at riding and grooming. On Friday mornings we have a grooming and horse contact social session for anybody who wants contact with horses without the riding.