TheHorseCourse
L to R: Harriet Laurie, Martin Clunes and children
at THC Christmas Party, 2017.
What is TheHorseCourse?
By Harriet Laurie, founder/CEO of the facility
TheHorseCourse works when talk therapies or behaviour programmes are not helping - especially for young people struggling with trauma and anxiety.
We take them into an intensive 5 day programme, working with highly trained horses and with one-to-one support from an expert facilitator. They think they are learning to be "horse whisperers" and they are!
But behind the fun of running and jumping with horses, getting them kicking balls and playing with the youngsters at liberty… the kids have to master key skills such as
Calmness Focus Communication Planning
They have to become great observers and leaders and they usually have to slow down!
We know that the work we do is incredibly effective, with over 70% of our young people improving their attendance at school, reducing problem behaviours like self harm or explosive outbursts and reporting better relationships with family, friends and professionals -- all great indicators that their lives are getting on track.
For more information:
Book Sales Royalties for TheHorseCourse
Updated: February 17, 2021
Total books sold to date—4334
Total forwarded to THC to date—$14098.98
June, 2017: Kris visits with Harriet Laurie at TheHorseCourse.
Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) and Kris Morris (Battling Demons book series) support TheHorseCourse, an intervention and therapy using equine-based techniques proven to help those not helped by other methods.
If you would like to make a donation to TheHorseCourse, you may do so via their website or Facebook page.