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!

Trip to the seaside with Henry 🐳🦀🐚🌊
23/01/2026

Trip to the seaside with Henry 🐳🦀🐚🌊

As a team visiting residents therapeutically, it is not just me giving reassurance and support to the animals, no, they ...
23/01/2026

As a team visiting residents therapeutically, it is not just me giving reassurance and support to the animals, no, they have true team spirit, and are checking in with each other throughout the visit.
Here's Harriet having a word with Turnip, whilst Cottontail does her thing of being fluffy and warm and cuddly, then up the lift we go to more residents, today in Kinsale Community Hospital.

Flora and Skye have a great talent to get us into the papers! This week in The Southern Star 😍
22/01/2026

Flora and Skye have a great talent to get us into the papers! This week in The Southern Star 😍

2 DAY SPRINGTIME CAMP19th and 20th February 2026For 3 to 8 year oldsTwo afternoons packed with fun around the farm: care...
22/01/2026

2 DAY SPRINGTIME CAMP
19th and 20th February 2026
For 3 to 8 year olds
Two afternoons packed with fun around the farm: care for the farm animals, outdoor games, horseback riding, picnic, crafts, nature walk and lots more.
Book via
www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry

Application deadline has been extended to 31 Jan 2026 for ourFREE TEEN PROGRAMME'Giddy Up & Go'This is a unique opportun...
21/01/2026

Application deadline has been extended to 31 Jan 2026 for our

FREE TEEN PROGRAMME
'Giddy Up & Go'

This is a unique opportunity for young teenagers who experience difficulties with regular school attendance. The programme will run from February to May 2026 and is fully funded by the Hairy Henry Educational Trust.

Please get in touch for more information - contact Sandra on 087 938 9867

Really good work in our therapeutic session this morning. Promoting balance and confidence by practising one handed and ...
21/01/2026

Really good work in our therapeutic session this morning. Promoting balance and confidence by practising one handed and hands free riding on Henry, all closely followed by Flora and Turnip. And then a beautiful relaxing few moments together to finish off.

Spending some time on horseback is always a highlight at our Farm Fun Mornings!Great to welcome old and new faces last S...
20/01/2026

Spending some time on horseback is always a highlight at our Farm Fun Mornings!
Great to welcome old and new faces last Saturday at our first group for 2026 😃
We run this social group once a month for children 3-8 years old on Saturday mornings - next date is 14th February 2026 9.30-11.30am
Booking via the usual link
www.itsplainsailing.com/org/hairyhenry

Tolly, you are such an escape artist. Just wait until you get as rotund as Twig and the fence will hold you in, too 🤣🤣🤣
19/01/2026

Tolly, you are such an escape artist. Just wait until you get as rotund as Twig and the fence will hold you in, too 🤣🤣🤣

Super day out at the Family Fun Ride in Bandon! Such a great way to go around the beautiful countryside (thanks to all t...
18/01/2026

Super day out at the Family Fun Ride in Bandon! Such a great way to go around the beautiful countryside (thanks to all the landowners!!!), do a bit for our fitness and stamina, feed Skye's growing confidence in a big crowd and over unfamiliar jumps - and after a minor back issue which cleared up just in time, Flora was able to come along as well with Kate!

Sometimes it is the unplanned chance encounter that brings to the fore the wonderfulness of what our horses have to offe...
17/01/2026

Sometimes it is the unplanned chance encounter that brings to the fore the wonderfulness of what our horses have to offer. This wouldn't have happened in the most planned and thought through session, and it is so important to give room for spontaneous moments like this.
Skye, with all her quirks, is special in a way that she has this ultimate gentleness and friendliness towards people and can be trusted fully that she only means good. A clear demonstration of that today.

Today's team at Bandon Community Hospital. Thanks Trudi, Turnip, Carrot and Harriet for spreading much joy and wellbein...
16/01/2026

Today's team at Bandon Community Hospital.
Thanks Trudi, Turnip, Carrot and Harriet for spreading much joy and wellbeing, relaxation and companionship.
Thanks to all staff for accommodating and supporting our visit!

15/01/2026

Guess who's the younger one in this video 😅 Skye is just expert at conserving energy (apart from that single one buck and jump)! Watch how Daisy tries to overtake Skye on the outside track... the impatience of youth 🤣🤣🤣

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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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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.