Registered Charity No. 1167226
Centred Horseplay
Centred Horseplay
Centred Horseplay is an independent charity in Gloucestershire offering an equine assisted behavioural change programme. Founded in 2016 we were the first fully approved hub TheHorseCourse in Dorset.
Centred Horseplay is an independent charity in Gloucestershire offering an equine assisted behavioural change programme. Founded in 2016 we were the first fully approved hub TheHorseCourse in Dorset.
We offer a truly unique programme that allows us to shape difficult behaviour with non-verbal strategies for those who struggle with conventional interventions.
Most of the people referred to us have a range of problems including social exclusion, offending, victims of violence, anxiety, depression, self harm, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Our programmes train people to recognise and manage anxiety or dominance which has been causing them to become disengaged, disorganised, shut down or aggressive.
We specifically target those who are hardest to reach; people who are unable or unwilling to participate in conventional ‘talk based’ therapies and therefore do not engage in other available provisions. Instead, we teach a behavioural change programme based on natural horsemanship principles, transferring successful behavioural training techniques for horses into the human world.



