Eat Sleep Ride is a community interest company and social enterprise
providing affordable therapeutic equine and countryside interactions
for children, young people and their parents, guardians, and carers
in Southeast Scotland and Northumberland. Our purpose is to help,
support and inspire people through the provision of experiential
learning, equine based training, accreditation, certification,
volunteering, work placements and employment opportunities.We work
with people living with the challenges of mental and physical ill
health, drug and alcohol use, and those who are isolated, vulnerable,
and facing poverty and deprivation. We are a conduit for training,
accreditation, and experiential learning to support social and emotional
competencies, providing interaction with, and connection to our community.
Eat Sleep Ride is the only organisation within a 50-mile radius to offer
such an extensive range of social and professional development services.
The Eat Sleep Ride vision is for children and young people to have the
opportunities to make positive, healthy, and life-enhancing decisions
about their future. We serve our community and address social needs through
affordable equine and countryside interactions. Our mission is to support
young people and their families to take positive steps forward in life by
providing an inclusive, accessible, and tailored service. Working
collaboratively, with a range of partners and supported by a team of volunteers,
we design and deliver activities that inspire young people to develop, grow
and reach their full potential. Our values are the ethical principles we
believe in, and which underpin the work of Eat Sleep Ride and they help us
to ensure we provide the best possible outcome for all who engage with us:
Respect - we accept people for who they are, regardless of difference.
Education - we see education as key to improving society and building better futures
for us all.
Inspire - inspiration motivates us all and awakens us to new opportunities.
Nurture - we help, encourage and care for those we engage with.
Safety - self-care and care for others is paramount to us.
At Eat Sleep Ride we are motivated and driven by the social impact of our activities
and interventions. It’s the positive change we can see in people’s lives that is the most valuable and valued part of our work. To ensure that we continue to deliver social change and that we can measure our impact,
we have identified four key desired outcomes:
Children and young people have improved physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Children and young people have developed coping strategies to better equip them to
live healthier, happier, and more fulfilled lives.
Children and young people have increased access to life-enhancing therapeutic equine and countryside based activities.
Volunteers build stronger relationships with and feel better connected to their communities.