We have recently nominated Treacle for the British Horse Society’s “Equine Personality of the Year” Award!
Treacle turns 27 in August and during her long career she has taught many children to ride (including 3 of our instructors!). In recent years Treacle has become an outstanding pony for sensory sessions, and ground-based activities. She occasionally enjoys a led hack with someone small, but she no longer participates regularly in riding lessons due to her age. She truly loves children however, so she’s still an important part of our team working with supported learners, school groups and children with SEN.
She is our top pony for children with sensory issues because she’s very careful where she puts her feet and has endless patience with children, giving them confidence and allowing them to connect with her. We find she can reach our non-verbal children with her kind and gentle spirit and it’s magical to watch.
RHEC works directly with schools and support agencies to deliver learning and engagement programmes to help children lacking in confidence, suffering from anxiety, struggling to communicate, or with additional needs or learning difficulties. Treacle is often key to this work. RHEC also has many disadvantaged children regularly visiting our site as part of the Ride High charity and Treacle often works with them too.
We’d like to celebrate Treacle’s outstanding contribution to the local community as a ridden pony and in her current, semi-retired, but perhaps more important role as a sensory pony.
If you agree with us that Treacle is truly special and deserves this award, please join us in nominating her! BHS have asked that everyone sends in their own nominations, so the form to complete is:
Help filling out the form:
The award is “Equine Personality of the Year”, Name of the nominee is “Treacle” , her role is “Superstar pony” and her address is “Ride High Equestrian Centre”.
Please use admin@ridehighequestriancentre.co.uk for her contact email and 01908 666434 for her phone number – we don’t mind answering her calls!
The BHS boxes can be left blank and this is the first time she has been nominated.
Please do fill in your reasons for nominating her and if you have any photos please do attach them to the form – we have already sent them our video!
Closing date for nominations is 31 July.
Thank you for your support!
