Educational Programs
Accessible and Affordable Training Courses and Resources
In furtherance of our objective to increase accessibility to equine assisted services for a diverse range of people and promote humane behaviour towards horses and other equines, we offer accessible, affordable online courses and educational resources.
Why are these educational programs needed?
The horse world is synonymous with privilege and has a poor track record when it comes to creating truly equitable opportunities for people with lived experience of disadvantage, disability or discrimination. Training in the equine assisted industry is particularly expensive and difficult to access. The result is that the rich diversity of our clients, who come from all walks of life, is not reflected in those providing the services. These findings from Horses for All, a 2023 report from British Equestrian underline the issues behind elitism in equestrianism:
Racial Inequity
While 33% of white Horses for All survey respondents agreed working in an equestrian environment was a viable career option, figures from black, Asian or mixed background people were 6%, 10% and 16% respectively.
Economic Inequity
Only 9% of respondents from socioeconomically underserved communities felt that working in an equestrian environment was a viable career option.
Lack of Representation
76% of respondents agreed with the statement 'people like me are underrepresented in horse riding and other horse related activities'.
Unmet Demand
At present the demand for equine activity in diverse communities often goes unmet and many equestrians from diverse backgrounds struggle to find their place within the industry.
Our Commitment
Horses are for Everyone Not Just the Privileged Few
The Tinnis Trust is committed to leading from the front on equity, diversity and inclusion, being the change we want to see in the equestrian world by addressing financial, structural, cultural and social barriers that prevent people from marginalised communities from having careers in the equine assisted services industry. We have course participants in 54 countries, including Egypt, South America, India, Africa, Iraq, Qatar, Indonesia, Brazil and Singapore. Our beneficiaries speak more than 25 languages and come from a diverse range of ethnic and social groups. Our aim is to keep building those numbers through the provision of affordable, accessible and high-quality equine assisted courses and resources.
Sharing Best Practice in Equine Assisted Services
Our Programs
Our range of Equine Assisted Learning and Therapeutic Riding programs are used to change lives by practitioners all over the world. Created by qualified and experienced equine assisted services professionals, they are piloted, peer-reviewed and independently evaluated to ensure high levels of quality, consistency and safety. Each program is available as a complete curriculum offering everything you need to replicate our success in your own setting, including session plans, arena diagrams, equipment lists, monitoring and evaluation tools and referral forms. Our four curricula are available at a heavily subsidised rate via Amazon and all of the proceeds go towards helping the vital work of the Tinnis Trust to continue. We are also able to provide free curricula for people in the UK who are on a low income or receiving state benefits. Please email us to request your copy today.
An Equine Assisted Learning Program for Children
The Penytrip Project
The Penytrip Project is an equine assisted learning intervention for children and young people who need help with their behaviour, communication or self esteem. It involves individual young people or small groups working on the ground with horses to learn kind, ethical horsemanship techniques. During the process, the horses acts as a mirror, helping a young person who might struggle socially to see how their voice, body language and even breathing can influence another living creature. Horses make the perfect learning partner when it comes to social skills. As herd animals, they are wired for connection. Horses don't judge, they don't lie and they have no hidden agenda. Even a child who has learned to trust no-one can trust a horse, forming a relationship based on clear communication and mutual respect.
Life and Work Skills Development for NEET Young People.
The Life Hack Course
The Life Hack Curriculum is designed to help young people aged 15- 25 to develop essential skills through caring for and training horses. It can be adapted to deliver academic, life or employability skills. It is ideal for NEET young people, care-experienced young people, younger children who are gifted or home schooled, adults with a learning difficulty, young people in alternative provision, young people with autism, ADHD and other neurodivergences, teens who are disengaged from education, students who struggle in the traditional classroom environment and young people who have lost their love of or confidence in learning. The program takes place over 12 weekly sessions lasting 90 mins- 2 hours and incorporates both horsemanship and horse care tasks.
Equine Assisted Women's Peer Mental Health Support
The Alpha Mare Course
The Marsh Christian award-winning Alpha Mare Course is a peer support program for women with a unique selling point: horses! The Alpha Mare in a herd is an assertive leader and fierce protector who has strong and connected relationships with the others in her herd. Like the lead mare, women are often nurturers. They are programmed by society to take care of others and prone to make personal sacrifices. Due to putting their own needs last, they don't always access help for mental health. The Alpha Mare Course helps women to reconnect with themselves and one another as they gather together to practice self care and peer support, learning to cultivate their own Alpha Mare qualities.
Therapeutic Riding for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles is a therapeutic riding program designed for women and girls who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. As they learn to literally overcome obstacles, through Competitive Western Trail Riding and Horse Agility, the program empowers women to develop essential life skills, build confidence, improve mental and physical health and create social networks. Overcoming Obstacles was designed to promote gender equality, reduce gender stereotypes, increase social inclusion, improve leadership skills and increase opportunities to access education, training and employment. Outcomes for women and girls accessing the project included increased confidence and self-esteem, development of new skills and increased physical activity linked to improved mental health and wellbeing.
Courses With Horses
We have a constantly evolving range of CPD opportunities including webinars and short courses available at a heavily subsidised rate. Whether you want to to find out more about the therapeutic and learning opportunities that horses have to offer, develop skills to improve your practice, or simply interact better with your horses at home, we have something for you! All of the proceeds from your purchase will go towards funding the vital work of the Tinnis Trust. If you would like to join the ranks of our students all over the world working alongside horses to help people, enrol on one of our online courses today! Full scholarships for the entire range of courses are available for care-experienced people and survivors of trauma. Please contact us with the subject line 'Scholarship', providing your preferred name and email address. Note that we will never ask you to 'prove' your eligibility or ask you for any information that has the potential for re-traumatisation. Explore the full range available on Udemy via the link below:
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Introduction to EAS
Want to find out more about the exciting field of equine assisted services? This course will give you an overview of commonly used terminology, main modalities and underlying methodologies.
Sensory and Relaxation Exercises
This course can teach you how to help horses and people to calm their central nervous systems, live in the moment and become aware of their surroundings. You can also use these exercises at home with your own horse.
Session Planning
Learn how to plan safe, effective and innovative equine assisted learning sessions with this session planning master class provided by experienced equine assisted professionals. Includes bonus free session plan and group planning workshop.
Monitoring and Evaluation
This course will teach you how to creatively and effectively monitor and evaluate the success of the equine assisted services you provide, so that you can communicate its impact to funders and stakeholders.
Horse and Participant Assessment
Learn how to ensure that your particular equine assisted intervention is right for each individual participant and to evaluate whether a horse is ideally suited to a role in equine assisted learning or therapeutic riding.
How to Set Up an Equine Charity
Want to set up your own charity to change the lives of horses or humans? In this course you will learn all about the legal and governance requirements involved in setting up and running an equestrian non-profit in the UK.
Recently Added
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Equine Business Planning
Would you like to make a living doing what you love? Learn how to plan, fund and run your own horse business or social enterprise with tips and advice from an equestrian entrepreneur.
Trauma Informed Practice
Equestrian environments can inadvertently traumatise, or retraumatise both horses and humans. This course teaches you to cultivate emotionally and physically safe environments and design trauma-informed services.
Lived Experience Leadership
We believe that people with experience of a specific issue are uniquely qualified to help others overcome it. This course will help you to uncover your own lived experience 'super power' and incorporate into your equine assisted practice.
Advanced Behaviour Management
Learn how to effectively communicate and address the unmet needs of people and horses that can be expressed through challenging behaviour.
Equine Advocacy
Learn how to ensure that the horse is treated as an equal and valued partner in equine assisted services and that the highest levels of ethics and welfare are maintained.
Equine Assisted Peer Support
Learn how to use the Alpha Mare curriculum to create an equine assisted peer mental health support group for women.
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