Care Farming
On our farm
We started care farming/green care programme at Hay Farm in 2016, our farm is more of a sanctuary for rescued and unwanted animals who are then part of our team of supporting animals. We have chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, peacocks, cats, dogs horses, donkeys, ponies and a pig. The animals are here to live out their lives and given freedom to be themselves, healthy and happy.
The horses are kept as a herd with big fields in which to run and explore. This stress free living makes them safer and more generous with visitors.
We have a strong environmental ethos supporting our wildlife and run the farm organically.
"At 'The Hay' we reconnect people with the earth, animals and the natural world which so many of us have lost touch with. This makes us feel part of something greater to find our place. The animals support us in who we are without the constraints of society and its expectations and bring out strength within us that we had lost or were unaware of." E.Noble Founder of Hay Farm Therapy Centre
At Hay Farm we offer educational and mental health/wellness provision for groups of people within the health, social care and education services. We see adults and children with mild to moderate disabilities, mental health issues, autism, drug and alcohol addictions.
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We provide a supervised programme of land-based related activities including animal care, gardening, maintenance and nature projects.
Sessions can be half or full day during the week. We work with individuals or small groups to maintain the home like feel on the farm.
Please contact us for more information.
Trauma-Informed
The purpose of trauma-informed practice is not to treat trauma-related difficulties, Instead, it seeks to address the barriers that people affected by trauma can experience when accessing health and care services.
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Care Farming and Equine Assisted Learning is recommended for clients that would struggle to process the more demanding levels of psychological exploration Equine Assisted Psychotherapy may require.
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