For whom?
- •For grades 6-8 or older youth
- •An interesting addition to longer school trips
- •Ideal as an integration activity for young people
Workshop goals
- •Making young people sensitive to the needs and limitations of people with disabilities
- •Developing empathy and the ability to work together
- •Understanding that diversity is natural and valuable
- •Experiencing how horses support people facing difficulties (including in hippotherapy)
Programme outline
💬 Introduction - “Everyone has their own pace”
A short conversation about differences between people, about invisible disabilities and about the barriers created by the surroundings rather than by the person. Relaxed and engaging in form, with examples from stable life.
👟 Experiential stations - “Walk in someone’s shoes”
Participants go through tasks showing what people with various difficulties face. Mobility station - simple tasks with limited mobility (e.g. leading a horse with an immobilised arm). Sensory station - working with a horse with muted stimuli (e.g. earplugs) or, conversely, with an excess of them. Communication station - a task to be completed without words or with limited communication. This always makes a huge impression on young people.
🐴 “The horse as a therapist” - a mini workshop on hippotherapy
How a horse supports people with disabilities, examples of exercises, an equipment demonstration and short movement tasks inspired by therapy.
🏇 Horse ride
A short, safe ride for everyone - as an element of calming down and integration.
🔥 Bonfire with sausages and summary
A conversation about what was difficult, what surprised us, how we can support people with disabilities in everyday life and what we take away from the workshop.
Why it works
- •Young people experience rather than listen to a lecture
- •Horses naturally lower tension and open people up
- •The tasks are engaging but not childish
- •Disability becomes a “human” subject rather than an abstract one
Prices (per person)
| Variant | Price | Group and duration |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop | PLN 69 gross per person | from 15 to 30 people, approx. 2 h |
| Workshop with a bonfire | PLN 79 gross per person | from 15 to 30 people, approx. 3 h |
Minimum group: 15 people (for smaller groups we charge as for 15). Discounts for groups from 41 people (call or write to us - buttons below 🙂). We also handle large groups (over 100 people).
What we provide
Safety and comfort of participants; supervision by a riding and hippotherapy instructor throughout the activity; calm, experienced horses; riding helmets for participants; riding and educational accessories. We adapt the programme to the age of participants and the requirements of the trip organisers.
Where the classes take place
We run our activities at our equestrian and outdoor centre in Hucisko, located next to the Orle Gniazdo resort (where you can use - for a separate fee - the catering, hotel and conference facilities). How to find us?
Booking and payment
- •A deposit is required to reserve a date (we issue a proforma invoice).
- •We reserve the right to make changes to the activity programme.
- •We accept card, Blik, bank transfer and cash payments. We issue VAT invoices.