Discover The Tinnis Trust
At The Tinnis Trust, we are dedicated to creating a safe haven for horses and providing support services for those in need. Our team combines their passion for animal welfare with a commitment to uplifting vulnerable human lives.
The Tinnis Trust is a registered Scottish Charity that provides:
A Safe Haven for Horses and Humans who Need it the Most.
Our Charitable Objects are:
1) To promote humane behaviour towards horses by providing appropriate care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstance or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to horse welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering.
2) To advance in life survivors of violence and abuse, NEET young people and children who are fostered, adopted or in care.
Mission
Safety, Ethics and Professionalism
Our mission is to ensure that equine assisted services are easily accessible for all, including those with backgrounds of poverty or relational and developmental trauma, and that they are provided with the highest levels of ethics and safety.
Vision
Equality and Accessibility
Our vision is a world in which the benefits of horses are for everyone, not just the privileged few, and where horses are valued not just as tools or vehicles but as healers, teachers and companions. They live in peace, die with dignity and are cared for with respect.
Values
Horse and Human Welfare
The Tinnis Trust is a high-welfare, trauma-informed, horse-centred charity that values peer support and lived experience leadership. It is our belief that those with personal experience of an issue are uniquely qualified to help others.
Board of Trustees
Our Team
The Tinnis Trust is a registered Scottish charity run by a board of three trustees, all of whom are highly qualified and dedicated professionals who all give their time voluntarily.
Lindsey Longford
Lindsey, our chair and founder, is a PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and mentor, a board-certified equine interaction professional (CEIP-ED) and a qualified equine behaviourist, having studied with the Natural Animal Centre to learn ethical, science-based ways of training. Lindsey is the only Hooves for the Heart and Stable Moments instructor in the UK. She is certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy and Therapeutic Care Farming. Lindsey is both a Shackleton Leader and a Churchill Fellow.
Mia Harri
Mia, our ethics and research adviser, has a Master's Degree in Child and Youth Studies. She is certified in Equine Assisted Learning both in Sweden and the UK. As well as volunteering her time to sit on the board of the Tinnis Trust, she is a trustee of the Swedish National Equine Assisted Services Organisation. Mia is a professional Accessibility Advisor and Certified Audio Describer. She owns two donkeys and assorted other animals. Her special interest areas are research, ethics, welfare, risk and safety in Equine Assisted Services.
Karen Evans
Karen, our treasurer is based in Wales. As well as being a certified Equine Assisted Learning practitioner, she is an Accountant specialising in R&D tax relief advice. Ensuring that our equine partners are healthy and happy is a priority for Karen. As well as running her own business, Karen is a busy parent who is passionate about improving the lives of children. Her greatest joy comes from helping young people develop the coping skills needed to navigate modern life and find happiness.
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