Furzedown Farm
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Address: Furzedown Farm
Lynch Lane
Chickerell, Dorset
DT4 9DN
Lynch Lane
Chickerell, Dorset
DT4 9DN
Changing lives through horses programme providing children and young people aged 5 to 25 with a safe and nurturing environment no mater their background or challenges assisting these individuals with six key life skills:
Through a structured award based programme that links to the national curriculum.
Animal Assisted, Therapeutic learning to children, young people and adults offering an alternative provision for people to learn what it means to care for animals, the value of being in nature, animal husbandry and gentle animal handling. We also offer the opportunity for people to gain qualifications that may support their future development. Learning in this environment has been shown to have a multitude of benefits to those who participate.
Animal experiences in the form of meet and greets, well-being sessions, forage walks, tea with the ponies, exercise with the goats and quiet time with a pony, providing a safe, non-judgemental, inclusive environment, which offers the wider community the chance to engage and be outside around animals with the innumerable number of benefits it brings including; a wonderful opportunity to take a breather, find calmness and relax with our horses and farm animals.
To stimulate (through touch, sounds, smell and sense) reminiscences and memories, particularly for people living with dementia.
It is also an environmentally friendly way to connect with nature, likeminded people, as well as have fun outside with friends and family.
Through a structured award based programme that links to the national curriculum.
Animal Assisted, Therapeutic learning to children, young people and adults offering an alternative provision for people to learn what it means to care for animals, the value of being in nature, animal husbandry and gentle animal handling. We also offer the opportunity for people to gain qualifications that may support their future development. Learning in this environment has been shown to have a multitude of benefits to those who participate.
Animal experiences in the form of meet and greets, well-being sessions, forage walks, tea with the ponies, exercise with the goats and quiet time with a pony, providing a safe, non-judgemental, inclusive environment, which offers the wider community the chance to engage and be outside around animals with the innumerable number of benefits it brings including; a wonderful opportunity to take a breather, find calmness and relax with our horses and farm animals.
To stimulate (through touch, sounds, smell and sense) reminiscences and memories, particularly for people living with dementia.
It is also an environmentally friendly way to connect with nature, likeminded people, as well as have fun outside with friends and family.
Facilities: Volunteering, Shop, Community space for hire, Picnic area, Play activities, Holiday activities
Open to the public?: No
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Accessible?: No
Has livestock?: No
Details of livestock and rare breeds kept:
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