PROJECT
TheHorseCourse ReStart
FUNDING
Around £750 per participant, from referring agencies and charitable trusts
BACKGROUND
TheHorseCourse was developed by Dorset horsewoman Harriet Laurie, inspired by Parelli Natural Horsemanship, a US behavioural psychology-based horse-training programme. She saw its potential for helping children and adults with difficulties after seeing others who learned the approach become calmer, more focused and able to communicate more clearly. A pilot involving eight violent offenders at Portland Prison in Dorset in 2010 saw a 74 per cent decrease in adjudications - prison disciplinary procedures. Laurie went on to establish TheHorseCourse charity in 2011. The charity's ReStart course has since helped around 500 people, mostly under-25s.
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