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?Â
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:Â
- 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.
Followers increasing steadily. Follow us on TikTok!
Washed and dry in bed as the nights are getting colder and tomorrow we are presenting and demonstrating the unique and amazing work that Therapy Ponies do. Arthur and Charlie have been chosen to take the role of Ambassadors this time, and will be meeting lots of excited people who are so looking forward to seeing them in person and learning about what it means to be a Trained Therapy Pony.
Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Sue Topliff, Katie Rogers, Trevor Jones, Tom Keaveney, Tina Williams, Rosalyn Whitfield, Natalie Mears, Laura KrypczykDrop a comment to welcome them to our community, @top fans
Oliver and Pickles had some great therapeutic cuddles with the children at Larwood School in Dunstable today. These weekly visits are aimed at interaction, building confidence and helping the children learn to act calmly whilst grooming and leading the ponies around the playground. The ponies love working with the children and watching the smiles and excitement when the children run outside to see the ponies, I'm sure they love it too.
Pixie and Pickles Therapy Ponies were made very welcome at County Funerals in Little Wymondley as we came together to support all funeral directors and the amazing jobs they do and also to support Rememberance Day.The role of the funeral director became extremely stretched during and after the wartime and this profession has a special affinity with Rememberance Day and paying tribute to our fallen and loved ones.Shetland ponies played a major role during wartime too. They either worked in the British mines as pit ponies hauling heavy loads of coal to fuel the war effort or carried ammunition and supplies across the battle fields as their short legs and immense strength made light work in the muddy conditions.Today and on the 11th November at 11am we will Remember the people and animals that gave up their tomorrow so we coud have our today. 💔