Guides
Understand your options
UK-wide
Accessibility, sensory preferences and visit preparation
How to prepare for a visit and what to ask about access, sensory needs and comfort.
Reviewed by Michael Ord
UK-wide
Choosing support for a child: first-visit questions
Practical questions to ask before and during a first visit, so you can decide at your own pace.
Reviewed by Gemma Ord
England
England: discussing EHCPs, EOTAS and funding routes
How families and schools in England can open a conversation about funding. This is general information, not legal advice.
Reviewed by Michael Ord
UK-wide
Horse welfare and respectful practice
What good welfare looks like in equine-assisted work, and questions to ask any provider.
Reviewed by Gemma Ord
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland: SEN and the Education Authority
Signposting for families and schools in Northern Ireland, including statements of special educational needs.
Reviewed by Michael Ord
UK-wide
Schools and commissioners: procurement and evidence checklist
An evidence checklist for schools, SENCOs and local authorities considering an equine-assisted provider.
Reviewed by Michael Ord
Scotland
Scotland: additional support for learning
Signposting for families and schools in Scotland under the additional support for learning framework.
Reviewed by Michael Ord
UK-wide
Therapy, learning and co-regulation: how approaches differ
A plain-English introduction to the main kinds of equine-assisted support and what each one is, and is not.
Reviewed by Gemma Ord
Wales
Wales: additional learning needs and IDPs
Signposting for families and schools in Wales under the additional learning needs (ALN) system.
Reviewed by Michael Ord