Our Holiday Clubs
Following on from the success of our weekend Sanctuary Club, we are delighted to be offering Holiday Clubs during the easter and summer holidays.
If you would like to learn more about horse welfare and understand more about our methods of rehabilitating rescued horses, then this is the club for you! Plus, you will have a lot of fun along the way!
We are offering a number of separate weeks throughout the easter and summer holidays - for those aged between 9-15 years old. Each club booking consists of five sessions over the course of 1 week. Depending on which course you are booking, morning sessions start at 9:30am and finish at 12:00 noon and afternoon sessions start at 1:00pm and finish at 3:30pm.
Over the five sessions, you will have the opportunity to have hands-on experience and get to know our herds. We will be covering topics relating both horse care and the natural environment - please see details of content below. We don't ride our horses at Mane Chance - instead you will form relationships by working with them on their level, so no previous experience is required!
This is a wonderful way to not only learn about what we do, but to contribute to looking after our horses that have gone through so much in the past and their home - you will be part of their care and helping them to trust people again.
More importantly, you will have a lot of fun doing it!
Typical Content:
- Horse care activities including body scoring and weighing of horses
- Daily healthchecks including heart rate and pulse measuring
- Headcollaring, leading, grooming and hoof picking
- Walking our horses
- Mindfulness with the horses
- 5 domains of animal welfare
- Signs of good and ill health
- Horse passports, scanning or microchips and recording of vaccinations
- Signs of good and ill health
- Making and using enrichment activities for the horses
- Designing an obstacle course and leading the horses through it
Prices and how to book:
Courses of sessions must be booked and paid for in advance - the fee covers five sessions in the same week - dates cannot be swapped (due to health and safety ratios).
The cost of each set of 5 sessions is £150 per child (working out at just £30 per session).
The following dates are available for booking - please click on the week you wish to book to be taken to the booking page.
Summer Courses
- Monday 28th July - Friday 1st August - SOLD OUT
- Monday 4th August - Friday 8th August - 9:30am - 12:00noon
- Monday 18th August - Friday 22nd August - 9:30am - 12:00noon
Please click here to book your place on one of our club weeks.
Please note: once booked, sessions cannot be refunded due to non-attendance or transferred to another course (we are restricted on numbers due to health and safety protocols).
Our horses and team look forward to welcoming you.
