Pixie & Pickles Adventures offers a unique service using Shetland Ponies.
We visit your home or establishment with selected ponies for therapy visits. Our ponies even have special pants to wear so that we can avoid mishaps! Our ponies are kind, gentle and loveable and adore their role as therapy ponies.
So what are therapy ponies and how can they help?
Studies have shown that human interaction with animals provides many benefits in all age groups. The presence of animals not only improves a person’s emotional health but also physical.
Horses are known to be sensitive and intuitive and they mirror human emotions.
Horses allow people to relax as they accept everyone without judgement.
Benefits of Pony therapy include:
- Lowers anxiety and stress
- Stimulates endorphins helping depression
- Reduces blood pressure
- Stimulates memory
Our ponies can visit:
- Care homes
- Womens refuge’s
- Mens refuge’s
- Hospitals
- Hospices
- Schools
- Private homes
We can also come along to your event! Get in touch for more information.
I was taking a picture of the ponies resting when this guy on the left, photo bombed the picture!!
A fun time was had as always when we visited the lovely children and staff of the Breakaway Play Scheme at Greenside school. The caretaker even managed to grab a quick cuddle with Arthur as the ponies passed him to go home.![]()
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A big thank you to the staff and children at The Little Club in Newgate Street today. We got there early before it got too hot and uncomfortable for Toby and Romeo to work with the excited children. ![]()
As usual the visit went extremely well and both our boys were impeccably behaved.![]()
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UPDATE ON PETE THE PIGEON:![]()
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Pete survived the night. Vital signs are good!! He stretched his little legs and had a short walk around the yard. He's flapped his wings and is managing to do small flights and has been practicing in the stable this evening.