Hairy Henry

Hairy Henry Hairy Henry offers Therapeutic Riding, Care Farming and Animal-assisted Therapy to children and adul All have been trained specifically for this job.

We offer Therapeutic Riding sessions and Care Farm activities on our small farm in West Cork. Our team consists of Sandra, a fully qualified Therapeutic Riding Coach with 28 years experience of working with horses and 24 years of working in the health and social sector, and our extremely friendly and experienced therapy horses, Henry, Winnie, Flora, Daisy and Dolly, and lots of other farm animals - our two dogs Trudi and Turnip, the flock of sheep - Sean, Otto, Tilda, Harriet and Mr. Lammy, the donkeys Nell, Eeyore, Gordon and Gulliver the geese and ducks and chicken and the rabbits Alex and Oreo and their families. We also offer animal-assisted therapeutic outreach visitis with our team of dogs, rabbits, sheep and donkey to nursing homes and hospitals - please get in touch for more information! Animal-assisted Therapy, Therapeutic Riding and Care Farming promote well-being, social confidence, sense of purpose and achievement - and offer long-lasting physical, psychological, social and educational benefits. Please, see our website www.hairyhenry.com for more details!

11/03/2026

It's just an ordinary Wednesday morning in March, but Doodle our cockerel sure makes it sound special 📢
And he is right, every day is special and unique and will never return again, so let's make the best of it!!!

Porridge the lamb enjoying hugs and cuddles at Bandon Community Hospital today 💗
10/03/2026

Porridge the lamb enjoying hugs and cuddles at Bandon Community Hospital today 💗

Stable Club TOMORROW 11th March 4-5.30pmSocial group for children 6 years and older who like horses and want to learn ab...
10/03/2026

Stable Club
TOMORROW 11th March 4-5.30pm
Social group for children 6 years and older who like horses and want to learn about their care and the basics of riding in a supportive, friendly, no pressure setting.
Booking via www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry

Beautiful day for a brief walk and nibble of spring grass for these two busy families!
09/03/2026

Beautiful day for a brief walk and nibble of spring grass for these two busy families!

Welcome to Peanut (left) and Pretzel (right), our new guinea pigs. It is always a pleasure to select new team members fr...
09/03/2026

Welcome to Peanut (left) and Pretzel (right), our new guinea pigs. It is always a pleasure to select new team members from our trusted local pet shop Bantry Pet and Equine Ltd who stock such well bred and well raised animals 😍 very hard to pick sometimes and not buy the whole lot!!!

08/03/2026

Only a few moments after arriving back home from a busy day with Skye, Hetti started lambing. First time mother and a bit confused how exactly to proceed, I gave her a hand, and here is Hans! Well done Hetti 😍
Polka seems to say, oh, you got one, too, now!

Easter events on the Hairy Henry Care Farm 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
08/03/2026

Easter events on the Hairy Henry Care Farm 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Big upgrade in height for this young rider from Daisy to Skye!Skye is doing fantastic as a lead rein horse, her stride i...
07/03/2026

Big upgrade in height for this young rider from Daisy to Skye!
Skye is doing fantastic as a lead rein horse, her stride is very comfortable to sit and her wide back makes it easy to balance. She won't be a session horse for independent riding any time soon, she is far too inexperienced, but in the meantime, she contributes on the lead and long rein by offering positive neuromuscular stimulation through her movement which is transferred to the rider via pelvis and spine - which helps riders in their physical development - which, as we all know, can lead to greater mental, cognitive and emotional health.

Daisy at Kinsale Community Hospital yesterday, bringing joy and calm, reviving memories of good old times when almost ev...
07/03/2026

Daisy at Kinsale Community Hospital yesterday, bringing joy and calm, reviving memories of good old times when almost everyone had horses in their lives, and the chat that goes with it, and inspiring the hidden artistic talent of a member of staff!

Our first Stable Club session this week was great fun! Lots of pampering horses, and then we made some time for riding, ...
06/03/2026

Our first Stable Club session this week was great fun! Lots of pampering horses, and then we made some time for riding, too 😃
We plan to run this group weekly from here on into summer, sessions can be booked week by week via www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry
Next session is 11th March 4-5.30pm.

05/03/2026

Baby chick's first little outside walk, under the close eye of mammy Sparkle 🧐😍

05/03/2026

17th generation of lambs born on our farm yesterday evening, and it never stops to put me in awe 😍 well done Polka, and congratulations to your beautiful twin lambs Peppa and Porridge 🥳

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Ballylickey
Bantry
P75AV82

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+353879389867

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Hugging a Hairy Henry helps!

We offer Therapeutic Riding sessions and Care Farm activities on our small farm in West Cork. Our team consists of a fully qualified Therapeutic Riding Coach with 30 years experience of working with horses and 20 years of working in the health and social sector, and our extremely friendly and experienced therapy horses, Henry, Winnie, Flora and Daisy, and lots of other farm animals - our two dogs Trudi and Annie, the flock of sheep, the donkeys Gordon, Nell and Ee-ore, the geese and chicken, and the rabbits and pigs. All have been trained specifically for this job.

Therapeutic Riding and Care Farming promotes confidence, communication, independence, coordination and balance, muscle tone and flexibility, cognitive functioning and emotional well-being - and offers long-lasting physical, psychological and educational benefits.

All animals, but especially the horses - and more particularly Hairy Henry - offer big hugs for comfort and support, which can help hugely in times of challenge.

Hairy Henry’s is holistic, inclusive and non judgemental and offers a quality professional service to people from 2 years of age onwards. More particularly, our services may be beneficial to those who deal with ASD, anxiety, dyspraxia, ADHD, learning difficulties, communication and emotional difficulties.