Who formed Horses Helping People and why?
Horses Helping People is a social enterprise formed by Dave Johnson and Debbie La-Haye. We both come from a lifetime of being involved with horses and have a background of teaching Western riding and training horses. Inspired by our time spent over the last seven years working with adults with enduring mental health issues taking part in equine activities, we realised how important horses could be therapeutically for a wide range of people. Aware of our own good fortune in having had the benefit of horse company throughout our lives, we decided to create a centre which would serve the whole community by developing equine therapeutic work and reaching out to a wider range of groups including young people.
