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IdEAL is a Community Interest Company offering Equine Assisted Learning activities and therapeutic horsemanship for children, young people and adults.

Inspired Equine Assisted Learning is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company specialising in Equine Assisted Learning activities and Therapeutic Horsemanship, which benefits a wide range of adults and children, including those with behavioural challenges, mental health problems, and learning difficulties. Therapeutic work with horses has been shown to improve mental and emotional wellbeing, physical skills and enhance communication and relationship skills. We offer private and group sessions on a long or short-term basis. For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please message Claire or Mike on this page or email info@inspired-eal.co.uk or call Mike on 07729 909186. We look forward to working with you.

31/10/2025

🎃Happy Halloween!🎃

Our equines have enjoyed all the Halloween fun this week, including apple bobbing, spooky obstacle courses and our Halloween kids club! Ben had the most important job, giving our scary new client a ride around the course! 💀

30/10/2025

This winter, we’re looking for 8 local businesses to step up and sponsor our 8 equines, the heart of our equine-assisted learning programmes.

In return for your support, you’ll receive:

• Your name and logo proudly displayed on one of our stables
• Recognition on our social media and website, reaching 1000s of followers
• An invitation to our Summer Event to celebrate and say thank you

Sponsorship starts from just £50/month, with a minimum 5-month commitment, a small investment with a big local impact on mental health and wellbeing.

Please help make this winter warmer for our herd and the communities they support. Get in touch to claim your stable!

29/10/2025

Well, this was unexpected… We’ve just received an email saying that Inspired Equine Assisted Learning CIC has been shortlisted as one of the Top 10 Corporate Online Training Companies for 2025 by the editorial team behind the upcoming edition of HR Outlook.

Apparently, a panel of veterans and thought leaders has carefully studied firms in the Corporate Online Training sector, and after detailed assessment, shortlisted a few, including us. The twist? We don’t offer any online training. Not a webinar, not a module, not even a downloadable worksheet.

What we do offer is experiential, equine-assisted leadership and wellbeing training, in muddy boots, not mouse clicks. Our horses don’t do Zoom, but they do deliver powerful, real-time insight into communication, trust, and emotional intelligence.

28/10/2025

If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow (Wednesday 29th) we still have a couple spaces left in our Halloween kids session! £15 per child 5+ years, younger siblings can join in for £5 with an accompanying adult. Starts at 10am and finishes at 12.
Please message us to book! 👻🎃
Toffee can’t wait to see you all!

27/10/2025

The clocks have gone back, the evenings are darker, and for many, that means the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) start to creep in. But here’s the good news: working outdoors with our horses can be a powerful way to lift your mood and reconnect with yourself.

Our equine-assisted sessions offer gentle movement, fresh air, and emotional connection, all proven to help reduce anxiety and low mood. Horses respond to your energy, not your words, creating a calm, non-judgemental space where you can reset and feel seen. And being outside in natural light, even on cloudy days, helps regulate your body’s rhythms and boost serotonin.

We’re here in Fosdyke and Runcton Holme near King’s Lynn, offering sessions designed to support wellbeing through the winter months. If you or someone you know is feeling the weight of the season, reach out, we’d love to welcome you for a trial session to show you how our horses can help.

25/10/2025

The area south of Boston in Lincolnshire has some of the highest levels of mental health and wellbeing deprivation in Greater Lincolnshire and so IdEAL is right where it’s needed most.

Recent data highlights that the area south of Boston contains the largest concentration of potential pockets of deprivation in terms of mental health and wellbeing across Greater Lincolnshire. This isn’t just a statistic, it’s a call to action.

At Inspired Equine Assisted Learning CIC (IdEAL), we’re embedded in this very landscape, offering inclusive, non-clinical support for those who may struggle to engage with traditional mental health services. Our equine-assisted sessions create safe, relational spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, build confidence, and begin to heal, often when other routes have felt inaccessible.

This data reinforces what we’ve seen on the ground for years: there is a deep and ongoing need for innovative, community-rooted mental health support in this region. It’s vital that organisations like ours continue to receive sustainable support, not just to survive, but to meet the growing demand with integrity, creativity, and care.

This map has been created using the Lincolnshire Visual Intelligence System (LVIS), a tool to highlight and identify where there are pockets of deprivation within the Greater Lincolnshire Area by theme down to Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level. It utilises a variety of reputable based datasets.

20/10/2025

Coaching vs NLP Coaching: why choose one when you can combine both?

Traditional coaching helps people set goals, stay accountable, and move forward with clarity and purpose. It’s powerful, especially when someone needs structure and support to unlock their potential.

But NLP coaching goes deeper, working with the language we use, the unconscious patterns we run, and the beliefs that shape our behaviour. It’s about rewiring the internal dialogue and shifting the emotional landscape that drives our choices.

However, we believe that a combined approach brings the best of both worlds:

• Clear goals and practical steps
• Deep mindset shifts and emotional breakthroughs
• Sustainable change rooted in self-awareness

This blend is especially effective for:

• Confidence and self-belief
• Communication challenges
• Limiting beliefs
• Career transitions
• Stress and emotional regulation

If you’re curious about how this approach could support you or your team, we’d love to connect and explore the possibilities.

19/10/2025

After the clocks change, we’re planning to launch indoor 1-to-1 clinics on alternative Sunday afternoons at Sunset Farm, primarily for young or nervous horses who need a confidence boost in a calm, sheltered environment.

These sessions will focus on:

• Spook-busting techniques
• In-hand exercises over obstacles
• Trust and confidence building

Using the same techniques we use with our therapy horses.

This is an ideal opportunity to build/maintain a bond with your horse and keep them stimulated and engaged over winter, in a safe, supportive space. Each session will be tailored to suit you and your horse’s needs.

Sessions will commence on 09/11/2025 and cost £25, which is payable in advance via BACS. Session fees will be used to support projects at Inspired Equine Assisted Learning CIC.

Spaces will be limited with only 5 x 45-minute sessions per afternoon, so message us to book your slot or find out more!

16/10/2025

We’re disappointed but not defeated!

Our recent application to the East Coast Community Fund was sadly unsuccessful. The fund’s feedback was clear: the overriding reason most grant requests are declined is simply the volume received. With so many commendable applications, many have to be turned away, regardless of merit.

But we can’t help wondering… was it also because this was an existing project? One that’s been quietly supporting around 100 beneficiaries for several years, rather than a shiny new initiative. We weren’t projecting impact, we were proving it. People are already attending. The need is real. The outcomes are measurable.

This funding would have extended the life of a project that’s already working. Without it, those 100 individuals may need to find alternative ways to support their mental health and wellbeing from April next year. And in today’s climate, that’s no small ask.

We’ll keep encouraging continuity, compassion, and common sense in funding decisions. Because proven impact deserves a future too.

07/10/2025

Pepsi is definitely ready for Halloween! She’s had a spooky make over and would like to remind everyone that we still have some spaces for our Halloween Kids Club on Wednesday 29th Oct from 10-12. Just £15 per child for 2 hours of equine & halloween fun!

Message us to book🎃👻

02/10/2025

Having spent yesterday telling everyone IdEAL has now been in existence for 10 years, I spent last night reflecting on how much things have changed since 2015.

My key reflection: funding the heart of our communities has never been harder!

Back in 2015, many VCFSE organisations like ours could rely on modest but meaningful grants to deliver grassroots support. Fast forward to today, and we’re navigating a landscape of shrinking resources, rising demand, and relentless pressure to “become sustainable”, even when serving those who can’t afford to pay.

According to Community Action Norfolk, UK charities have faced a £13.2 billion cut in council funding between 2009/10 and 2020/21. Inflation, energy costs, and staffing pressures mean a £10,000 grant in 2025 simply doesn’t stretch like it used to. Meanwhile, more people than ever are turning to us for help, with fewer options to fund that help.

VCFSE organisations aren’t just service providers, we’re lifelines. But lifelines fray when funding models ignore the realities of those we serve. It’s time to rethink what sustainability really means.

What’s your experience been? How do we protect the soul of our sector?

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Sunset Farm, Mill Lane, Fosdyke
Boston
PE202BL

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Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 7pm

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https://www.inspired-eal.co.uk/

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Spending time with our horses will positively and permanently change your life! Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) is a unique learning experience that uses horses as active participants; it does not involve riding and no prior experience with horses is required. Our horses make perfect learning partners as their natural responses provide immediate and honest feedback to your actions and behaviour giving you a deeper understanding of yourself.

Inspired Equine Assisted Learning is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company specialising in Equine Assisted Learning activities and Therapeutic Horsemanship, which benefits a wide range of adults and children, including those with behavioural challenges, mental health problems, and learning difficulties. Therapeutic work with horses has been shown to improve mental and emotional wellbeing, physical skills and enhance communication and relationship skills. We offer private and group sessions on a long or short-term basis. For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please message Mike on this page or email info@inspired-eal.co.uk or call 07729 909186. We look forward to working with you.

Are you looking for something completely different and fun to do with your family? Do you struggle to compete with Social Media, TV and Video games?

Let our horses help! Inspired Equine Assisted Learning has a unique approach to building communication, leadership and team building skills - and your most important team is the one you share your life with at home? Join us for a fun session and discover what really makes your family tick. We’ll customise a unique experience for your family that will help improve communication, understanding and respect, and we’ll deliver it in a unique and unforgettable way, using our horses to guide you.

Our EAL + NLP Company Away Days are positively fun and positively productive!

Collaboration vs. Competition - Many team events are based on competition, but you really want all your team to work TOGETHER like a well-oiled machine! You don’t have to like every member of your team, but if you can communicate and understand one another then your team will be unstoppable!

At Inspired Equine Assisted Learning every experiential training session helps to develop effective skills in a fun and memorable way.

Our corporate Away-Days allow employees to spend quality time together to discuss ideas, issues and information in an environment that encourages innovation and creative thinking.

Inspired Equine Assisted Learning is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. The fees we receive from corporate training help us to offer subsidised EAL sessions to disadvantaged people, living with various conditions in our community who can really benefit from EAL but don’t have the resources to pay for sessions themselves.

Horses Helping To Improve Care Home Residents Happiness

Last year, we took two of our ponies, Toffee and Pepsi, to meet residents at local care homes in South Lincolnshire. We received very positive feedback from the sessions, with residents eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the ponies and participating in the sessions. Residents asked lots of questions about the ponies with some reminiscing about riding and farming with horses. There was also anecdotal evidence that significantly more residents actively participated and enjoyed the innovative EAL sessions than take part in some of the other regular activities that are provided for them.