Happy Hooves Riding Centre
Happy Hooves Riding Centre is an established equestrian centre based at Ivy House, Skelton Wood End, near Penrith in Cumbria. It provides a practical and engaging approach to learning through horses and animal care. As an alternative education setting, Happy Hooves offers young people the opportunity to learn outside of a traditional classroom through hands-on activities such as horse riding, grooming and feeding, alongside learning about animal health and saftey.
More about Happy Hooves Riding Centre
The centre provides tailored opportunities for people with learning difficulties and disabilities, with individual lesson plans based on each person’s experience and ability. Happy Hooves’ approach allows learners to build confidence and self-esteem while developing practical equine and animal-care skills in a supportive, inclusive environment, and can help young people explore future opportunities within the equine and animal-care sector.
Where are they based?
Find them at:
Ivy House,
Skelton Wood End,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA11 9UB
You can also call on: 01768 484545
Or email: happyhoovesriding@gmail.com
Available courses
Happy Hooves currently offer Animal Care Level 1, as well as Horse Care Level 1 and Level 2.
The guides below contain more information on these courses.
There is a lot of information, so if you would prefer to speak to someone about these courses on the phone, please call us on 01672 519977.
We would love to hear from people interested in taking these courses, their families or from local authorities looking to support them.
Level 1 Work-Based Horse Care
Guidance on the course, and what it involves.
Level 2 Work-Based Horse Care
Guidance on the course, and what it involves.
Level 1 Work-Based Animal Care
Guidance on the course, and what it involves.
" Collaborating with Haddon Training will be incredibly rewarding; Our commitment to creating flexible, supportive pathways ensures that every young person in alternative provision gets the tailored future they deserve. "
After the course
People who take a course will learn new skills and get a qualification.
They can choose to do another course, or look for a job doing what they have learnt.
Alternative Provision - Questions and Answers
The length of the course depends on the person taking it, their needs and what course they are interested in.
Some courses can also have different things to learn at different levels too.
If you are unsure if your local authority will pay, please get in touch and we can help to guide you, alongside the companies we work with to give the training.
These courses are made for those who found school hard. The learning is done is small pieces and is made for you to understand. You will have support from experienced people who know how to help you and want you to succeed. Everything about the course is made for you so that you can get experience doing something you enjoy.
Animals including horses have been proven to increase levels of happiness and well-being. Being around animals and learning to take care of them enables people to develop skills of empathy and understanding.