Welcome to Inspired Equine Assisted Learning
While there are physical benefits to EAL, its focus is on the emotional and positive mental influence that spending time with horses has on your life. EAL is experiential, meaning you learn by “doing” and the horse is a facilitator, a living breathing being who helps to direct your session, making it a combination of education, therapy and fun.
At Inspired Equine Assisted Learning CIC we offer a range of bespoke Training Programs, activities and Away Days for individuals, groups and corporations that are specifically designed for those who wish to explore, develop and improve, confidence, communication, personal growth, leadership and teamwork or simply increase their well-being and self awareness. All our activities take place in a safe, supportive and relaxed environment.
Private and group sessions are available for adults and children at our Therapeutic Horsemanship Centre, conveniently situated just off the A17 between Boston and Spalding in the peaceful Lincolnshire countryside.
We have both indoor and outdoor arenas that allow sessions to continue whatever the weather.
Inspired Equine Assisted Learning is a fully insured Community Interest Company that offers everyone the opportunity to experience how horses can enhance their wellbeing. To those with particular needs, EAL offers an effective alternative to traditional forms of counselling or psychotherapy.
IdEAL also offer coaching and consultancy services for VCFSE organisations and funders, alongside all our existing equine-assisted learning activities. Whether you’re navigating funding challenges, developing inclusive wellbeing projects, or seeking strategic clarity, we’re here to support your journey with insight and empathy.
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 and IdEAL is right where we’re needed most!
IdEAL offer 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.
We’re so grateful to secure funding from these sources.
How can you help support us?
There are lots of ways you can help us continue to provide EAL to members of our local community:
- Support our fund-raising events throughout the year or organise one of your own. Make a donation or sponsor one of our horses or donkeys.
- Do you own or work for a company that prides itself on its corporate responsibility? If so, why not nominate us as a beneficiary or attend one of our corporate training days.
- Ask us about the possibility of volunteering – we have lots of opportunities to help with sessions, looking after the horses, yard maintenance, etc.
- We’re always grateful to receive/collect materials that help us improve our facilities: things like left over building materials, hardcore, road planings, timber and pallets.
- Tell your family and friends about what we do, so we can help as many people as possible.
