| Tuesday |
10am |
Dorin Park School |
| A group with a mixture of disabilities. They are very enthusiastic. |
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| Tuesday |
10.30 am |
Elleray Park School |
| A small group of children with severe learning difficulties and behavioural problems. Some riders need as many as three volunteers to help them ride. |
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| Tuesday |
11am |
Eastham Centre |
| A group of enthusiastic adults with learning difficulties. |
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| Tuesday |
1.30pm |
Dee Banks School |
| Children with behavioural problems. A happy group who enjoy their riding sessions. |
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| Tuesday |
2.30pm |
Alternative Futures |
| A group of adults, some with severe learning difficulties. Riding as always seems to make them relax, helping their confidence and concentration. |
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| Tuesday |
3pm |
West Kirby Residential School |
| A small group of young adults who suffer from learning difficulties but make good use of their riding lesson. |
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| Wednesday |
10am |
Woodlands School |
| A group of very enthusiastic primary school aged children. |
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| Wednesday |
10.30am |
Stanley School |
| Primary school age with behavioural problems and learning difficulties. Their ride gives them stimulation and spatial awareness, concentration confidence and a feeling of independence. They thoroughly enjoy their riding. |
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| Wednesday |
11am |
Alternative Futures |
| A group of adults, some with severe learning difficulties. Riding as always seems to make them relax, helping their confidence and concentration. |
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| Wednesday |
1pm |
Mulberry Centre |
| Adults with learning difficulties from a training centre in Chester. |
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| Wednesday |
1.30pm |
Eatham Centre |
| A group of enthusiastic adults with learning difficulties. |
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| Wednesday |
2pm |
Hayfield School |
| A large group of primary school children with autism who thoroughly enjoy their ride. |
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| Thursday |
11am |
Heswall Centre |
| A day centre for adults with learning disabilities. This is a large group of riders of mixed abilities, alternating week by week. All very friendly, several are very lively, a few are apprehensive and need a lot of encouragement and a few are unable to communicate at all. All of them relax much more when they are astride a horse. |
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| Thursday |
12pm |
Alternative Futures |
| A centre for adults with learning disabilities. |
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| Thursday |
1.30pm |
Alternative Futures & Home Farm Trust |
| A group of reasonably able riders some of whom have been riding for a long time. |
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| Thursday |
2pm |
Alternative Futures |
| A group of adults, some with severe learning difficulties. Riding as always seems to make them relax, helping their confidence and concentration. |
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| Thursday |
2.30pm |
Wirral Autistic Society |
| A large group of riders who live in a residential home or out in the community. They suffer from autism, some severely. Every rider has a very individual personality and are sometimes difficult to communicate with. This is a challenging but rewarding ride. |
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| Thursday |
5.30pm |
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| There are three half hour rides. Riders are brought by their parents or carers. Some have been riding for a long time. (March until the end of November.) |
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| Friday |
1.30pm |
Elleray Park School |
| A small group of children with severe learning difficulties and behavioural problems. Some riders need as many as three volunteers to help them ride. |
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| Friday |
2pm |
Neston Centre |
| A group of riders with learning difficulties. Many of them have been riding for a long time. |
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| Friday |
2.30pm |
Alternative Futures |
| A group of riders with mixed abilities deriving a great deal of pleasure from their ride. |
