Healing ThroughHorse Connection

Professional equine-assisted therapy providing trauma-informed emotional wellbeing support for young people and families across Wales

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Years of Excellence

Young People Supported

Horses

About Whispers Equine

Founded by experienced social workers and trauma-informed emotional wellbeing practitioners, Whispers Equine brings together years of experience in supporting children, young people, and families. Our team combines a strong foundation in social work values with specialist training in equine-assisted learning, therapeutic approaches, and emotional wellbeing.

Whispers Equine Assisted Therapeutic Service blends the core values of social work - respect, empathy, empowerment, and integrity - with the experiential learning power of horses. Rooted in relational and trauma-informed practice, our sessions offer a calm, reflective space where people can rebuild confidence, reconnect with themselves, and discover new ways of coping and communicating.

Through guided Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) activities, participants work alongside horses who respond authentically to human emotion and energy. These moments create powerful opportunities for insight and change - helping individuals recognise their strengths, set boundaries, and develop emotional awareness.

Young people often describe their experiences with Whispers Equine as "finding a part of me that I thought I'd lost" or "chilling with horses where I can finally just be myself." One participant shared, "When I'm around the horses, I feel like myself again - I've learnt to respect myself."

These reflections capture the essence of our work. At Whispers Equine, healing and growth happen through connection - between people and horses, between thought and feeling, and between challenge and change. Our practice remains grounded in social work ethics, ensuring every session is held safely, compassionately, and with genuine belief in each person's capacity to grow.

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What is Assisted Equine Learning?

Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) is an experiential approach that uses interactions with horses to promote emotional growth, self-awareness, and the development of life skills. Through guided activities, participants learn to communicate, set boundaries, and build confidence in a supportive, non-judgemental environment.

Why Horses?

Horses are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and strong beings who can evoke strong feelings in people or engage people in the learning process.

Calm and healthy horses can assist in co-regulating a person's nervous system
Can model healthy living and expression of feelings
Offering non judgemental safety and trust
Horses can offer unique bio feedback and hold people in a way traditional therapy environments cannot
The natural environment can also contribute positively to therapeutic outcomes for people

What Are The Benefits?

Our equine-assisted therapeutic program helps young people develop essential life skills and improve their emotional wellbeing.

Emotional awareness and emotional regulation

Improved social skills

Empathy and relationship skills

Distress tolerance

Confidence and self esteem

Reduced stress

Boundary setting

Promoting movement and activity

Meaningful connection

Benefits of mindfulness

Increased attention

Meet Some of Our Horses

Our carefully selected horses each bring their own unique temperament and healing presence

Ruby

Strong • Independent

Holly

Strong • Dependable

Gully

Playful • Affectionate

Oscar

Sensitive • Loving

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What People Say

Real stories from young people and professionals about the transformative power of equine therapeutic support

Thank you to you (Debbie) and Laura for everything you have done, you've changed my whole life and I don't suffer with panic attacks anymore. I'm enjoying my life now with the horses.

Life Changing

As a locality Team Manager, we commissioned Debbie and Laura to work with one of our most vulnerable teenagers, who had previously suffered appalling abuse. The Equine Assisted Talking intervention with Whispers Equine was instrumental in preparing our young person for therapy.

Case Study

In my view, the experience we had as a case holding team for this young person with Whispers Equine has been nothing short of transformative, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a therapeutic intervention where the young person perhaps 'isn't quite ready' for therapy.

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Research & Reports

Learn more about the impact and effectiveness of our equine-assisted therapeutic support programmes.

Download Research Report NPT Youth Justice Service Progress

Whispers Therapeutic Service CIC

We are proud to be a Community Interest Company - Whispers Therapeutic Service, who continue to work in partnership with Whispers Equine Ltd.

This partnership allows us to expand the range of support we can offer to communities across Wales, ensuring our services remain accessible and impactful for those who need them most.

Our Funders

We are grateful for the support of our funders who help make our work possible

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Lottery Community Fund

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SPF

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Rockwool

Serving Communities Across Wales

We provide equine-assisted therapeutic services throughout South Wales, making support accessible to young people and families in their local areas.

Bridgend Cardiff Swansea Newport Merthyr

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