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Hippotherapy Northumberland

Young People

We need various items of equipment to provide a holistic, wonderful opportunity to lift up children from 'disabled'.

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About this cause

Community group works with severely-moderately disabled children & young people to provide hippotherapy - a holistic therapeutic sport like opportunity, promoting well being;social integration, emotional, relational, physical and cognitive development in an 'outdoor/indoor' environment of local riding schools/college. Volunteers are from the local wider community & from local higher education - providing real work placement, & training for youth; inclusion opportunity for unemployed & retirees! Effect of hippotherapy with helpers - hope, purposefulness, a CV that promotes success in both job & further ed applications; effect in young complex disabled 'riders'- Creates anticipation & enjoyment of life! Improves mobility & hand/arm abilities; develops speech & play, social & relational+!

How this cause brings people in the community together

The group brings many benefits to the community - service to severely disabled children with very limited opportunities in our communities! The charity looks to bring this service closer to the children and so operates from more than one facility - widening both service to disabled children across Northumberland, and offering work placement and opportunities to young people and unemployed adults in very rural communities where work placement/opportunity is low. This itself raises morale, hope & purposefulness positively influencing mental health, motivation & employ-ability. To widen our reach out to families & communities our sponsorship base needs to deepen - to go forwards confidently ensuring equipment and facilities needed & sought to engage are 'guaranteed affordable'!