Autism NI - AHP Workshops

NEW Clas LogoxA2.png

Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary

Northern Ireland Charity Commission 104028

Registered Charity No. XR16305

News
Residents
Re-homing
Events
About Us
Animal's Helping People
Support Us
More

Austism NI GAP @Crosskennan

Autism NI came to Crosskennan for 4 weeks training for 5 of their girls. Working with Ralph and Oscar the girls got to learn all about the basic care of horses and ponies.

Hercules Helping!

Learning about how horses communicate not just with each other but with us. Communication is very important when working around horses as a lot of their communication is silent.

Week 3 we focused on our leading and progressing our control. The girls were offered the chance to muck out a stable too but this was much more fun!

Suns out - Bath time!

The sun came out for week three and Oscar and Ralph got a bath before the girls got a chance to groom. Learning about all the different tools in a grooming kit and also the importance of grooming.

Week 2 really showcased a big change in the girls. Some of them brave enough to groom the tails too!

Like with any animal you need to make sure they are fed correctly. Here at the sanctuary the feeding schedule of the horses and ponies is a science. We learnt about the different feed types, the medicines, supplements, etc that horses need. The girls located the food needed for their own ponies.

All the girls recieved a personalised Certificate at the end of the workshop and a pen. They also took home their booklets which includes lots of information on how to look after a horse or pony.

Showing off what we learnt!

Final day was all about doing it for yourself. That meant collecting your equipment, haltering your pony and leading him across the busy yard to where you then tied them up, groomed and then led them around the obstacle course.

On our final day of the workshops we had some fun, showing off everything we learnt in the previous three weeks. We then had a competition to see who could complete the obstacle course the fastest!

Important Learning

The girls learnt basic things that are very important, including tying a quick release knot.

Making friends for Life

Oscar is the perfect height for the girls so as to not intimidate. He made some friends for life. :)

Zoe from Autism NI deserved a certificate too for all her hard work! :)

Tied up in Knots!

The girls learnt basic things that are very important, including tying a quick release knot.

Our Little Unicorn

Oscar was gleaming after his bath and grooming session with the girls. Shiny Unicorn Alert!