Hairy Henry

Hairy Henry Hairy Henry offers Therapeutic Riding, Care Farming and Animal-assisted Therapy to children and adul All have been trained specifically for this job.

We offer Therapeutic Riding sessions and Care Farm activities on our small farm in West Cork. Our team consists of Sandra, a fully qualified Therapeutic Riding Coach with 28 years experience of working with horses and 24 years of working in the health and social sector, and our extremely friendly and experienced therapy horses, Henry, Winnie, Flora, Daisy and Dolly, and lots of other farm animals - our two dogs Trudi and Turnip, the flock of sheep - Sean, Otto, Tilda, Harriet and Mr. Lammy, the donkeys Nell, Eeyore, Gordon and Gulliver the geese and ducks and chicken and the rabbits Alex and Oreo and their families. We also offer animal-assisted therapeutic outreach visitis with our team of dogs, rabbits, sheep and donkey to nursing homes and hospitals - please get in touch for more information! Animal-assisted Therapy, Therapeutic Riding and Care Farming promote well-being, social confidence, sense of purpose and achievement - and offer long-lasting physical, psychological, social and educational benefits. Please, see our website www.hairyhenry.com for more details!

Another puppy crossed the 2kg line 🥳 All thriving and flying it in their development! 5 weeks old in a few days. Ready t...
08/10/2025

Another puppy crossed the 2kg line 🥳
All thriving and flying it in their development! 5 weeks old in a few days. Ready to be met by prospective new owners 🥲

Thank you, dear unknown person, who dropped Turnip back home yesterday at dusk after he had run away from what sounded l...
07/10/2025

Thank you, dear unknown person, who dropped Turnip back home yesterday at dusk after he had run away from what sounded like gunshots, or possibly very loud firecrackers. He was able to resume his duties in Clonakilty Community Hospital today, teaming up with Gordon the donkey and Blackberry the guinea pig.

Please people, go easy at Halloween with noisy stuff, think of all the creatures who can't make head nor tail of this nonsense. Thank you.

All tidied up and ready for action.We had gone a bit ferral in terms of hair over the time Skye was injured and on rehab...
07/10/2025

All tidied up and ready for action.
We had gone a bit ferral in terms of hair over the time Skye was injured and on rehab and then up the country for our long ride, but now, with training getting a bit more serious, she doesn't need all that extra hair, she just gets too hot when exercising - imagine going for a run in a woolly jumper! She was such a 🌟 and remembered the clippers wont eat her, maybe she's slowly getting all grown up and sensible after all 😅

Farm Fun Morning this Saturday is FULLBut we still have two more dates this year for this popular group for 3-8 year old...
07/10/2025

Farm Fun Morning this Saturday is FULL

But we still have two more dates this year for this popular group for 3-8 year olds coming up: 8th November and 6th December, booking mow open!

Also, we have spaces for individual therapeutic sessions and riding instruction from Wednesday to Saturday each week, check out availability and to book:
www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry

Two big milestones over the weekend! Spending time outside every day now, and started eating some bits of food other tha...
06/10/2025

Two big milestones over the weekend! Spending time outside every day now, and started eating some bits of food other than what comes from mammy!

HALLOWEEN CAMP for 3-8 year olds 29th, 30th, 31st October 2.30-5.30pmHalloween- and Autumn-themed activities around the ...
06/10/2025

HALLOWEEN CAMP for 3-8 year olds
29th, 30th, 31st October 2.30-5.30pm
Halloween- and Autumn-themed activities around the farm, horse riding, animal care, pumpkin carving, crafts, games, and dress-up and trick or treat on the last day of camp!
Book now via www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry

Well worth the journey east to team up with these three greys and their lovely riders Frances, Siobhan and Breda, for th...
05/10/2025

Well worth the journey east to team up with these three greys and their lovely riders Frances, Siobhan and Breda, for the United Hunt Fun Ride near Mogeely.
Wonderful Autumn colours, beautiful quiet tracks through the forest and across streams and stubble fields.
And then the interesting sensation when your horse just shrinks away under you because Skye got stuck in a deep mud hole up to her elbows and came to an abrupt halt, whilst I kept going without her by rolling across the soft forest floor 🌿 but we are both fine, we both just needed a good hose down 🤣

Happy 6th Gottcha Day, Turnip 💗Such a loving, loyal, quirky, chirpy, enthusiastic, bouncy, chilled chap. We are having s...
05/10/2025

Happy 6th Gottcha Day, Turnip 💗
Such a loving, loyal, quirky, chirpy, enthusiastic, bouncy, chilled chap. We are having so much fun together, the last 6 years flew by!
Very accepting and affectionate towards his name buddies, too 🤣

The most insightful moment for me today when a young rider of only 5 years asked me why Skye was wearing a super hero ca...
04/10/2025

The most insightful moment for me today when a young rider of only 5 years asked me why Skye was wearing a super hero cape??? I never looked at it that way, and deep down, unknowingly, he hit the truth - of course because she IS a super hero!!!

Chicken regrouping after the storm, under the close watch of Turnip. Still all 7 here, nobody got blown away 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐓
04/10/2025

Chicken regrouping after the storm, under the close watch of Turnip. Still all 7 here, nobody got blown away 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐓

We are so glad we made it to Fermoy Community Hospital through the wet morning. What wonderful uplifting encounters betw...
03/10/2025

We are so glad we made it to Fermoy Community Hospital through the wet morning. What wonderful uplifting encounters between residents and animals 💞

All happy to be out of the rain today and having some relaxing fun time together 💞
02/10/2025

All happy to be out of the rain today and having some relaxing fun time together 💞

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Ballylickey
Bantry
P75AV82

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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+353879389867

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We offer Therapeutic Riding sessions and Care Farm activities on our small farm in West Cork. Our team consists of a fully qualified Therapeutic Riding Coach with 30 years experience of working with horses and 20 years of working in the health and social sector, and our extremely friendly and experienced therapy horses, Henry, Winnie, Flora and Daisy, and lots of other farm animals - our two dogs Trudi and Annie, the flock of sheep, the donkeys Gordon, Nell and Ee-ore, the geese and chicken, and the rabbits and pigs. All have been trained specifically for this job.

Therapeutic Riding and Care Farming promotes confidence, communication, independence, coordination and balance, muscle tone and flexibility, cognitive functioning and emotional well-being - and offers long-lasting physical, psychological and educational benefits.

All animals, but especially the horses - and more particularly Hairy Henry - offer big hugs for comfort and support, which can help hugely in times of challenge.

Hairy Henry’s is holistic, inclusive and non judgemental and offers a quality professional service to people from 2 years of age onwards. More particularly, our services may be beneficial to those who deal with ASD, anxiety, dyspraxia, ADHD, learning difficulties, communication and emotional difficulties.