Our art care farm and sensory garden Hoof-Train!
Sessions will be available through the online shop.
We will soon be offering new Hoof-Train project sessions by appointment for everyone, all ages, these small scale but up close interactive family run affordable sessions will include:
Mini creative farmer early years sessions offering first animal encounters, art and craft, colouring, keepsakes and product design (for an additional fee) outside play, sensory dome with toys, coffees and bouncy castle fun some weeks. Aimed at the under 5s. £15 per child with one free adult. Additional adult £5.
24 volt buggy all terrain car hire with parental control as needed for 3 to 9 year olds £10 for up to 1 hour
School visits for small groups tailored to your group from £5 each student min 6 students max 10 students. We can also offer patterns, colours and textures in nature product design and animal art sessions from £15 a student. This can be adapted for different groups and ages.
Horticulture for SEND groups from free, ask for details to help us develop our sensory garden.
1 to 1 wellbeing animal session for one adult and up to 1 child for 1 hour £30 additional children £5
Family private animal wellbeing session with one animal £40 per family of up to 5 members for 1 hour to interact with a pony or sheep grooming and walking.
Older adult animal encounters 1 to 1 for an hour for up to 2 adults £30 for over 65s
Pottery painting community sessions from £15 each person
Sheep or Shetland ponies walking for 30 mins 1 to 1 £15 for one sheep or Shetland pony
Keepsake art and see our animals from £15 each
Splatter painting art and animal encounter £15 each
Hoof and paint group sessions start with animal encounters and then pottery painting from £20 each
Home education Hoof and print group, animal care, animal interactions, art and craft, patterns colours and textures in nature product design first child £15 with additional children £12 while 1 adult per child is free. Aimed at 5 to 11 year olds.
Shetland pony mini ride and groom or pony paint session for under 10s £20 a 30 minute session
Animal supported work experience £30 for 1 session, £170 for 6 sessions. £330 for 12 sessions and £900 for 36 sessions.
Private parties from £200 ask for details (a standard party includes brief pony or sheep encounter, bouncy castle hire, mini playground and sensory dome, access to the all weather room to bring own food.
Extra add ons for parties include outside kitchen for sausages or pizza £60 add on. Pizza making party £60 add on. Craft, jewellery making or pottery painting or clothing or kitchenware design from £65 add on. Miniature train add on £50. Electric car sets hire £40. Pony grooming £40 add on. Mini pony ride and sheep walking £50 add on. Horse shoe hunt £20. Penjata £25. Splatter painting art £60 add on.Interactive floor add on £50. Extra time £40 per half hour.
Independent and work ready CIC SEND in person product design CPD course, unique to us, design clothing or kitchenware, watch how we print, get involved in outside cooking and animal care and more over 12 weeks £600 for small groups. Aimed at those with a ehcp or home education.we can tailor sessions to last 40 weeks subject to demand £50 a session
SEND/Leaning disability socials with small group animal interactions followed by tea and cake or BBQs for 18 years plus weekly group. £20 a person.
Virtual product design training and work experience CPD for home education and SEND schools as well as individuals from £60 ask for further bulk discounts. Optional support sessions online £25 per session. Also add art and stories to our website and enter competitions
Sensory dome private hire from £45 and hour min 2 hours hire.
Entry level to level 1; English and maths help £25 an hour
Creative writing 1 to 1 £25 per hour
Employability 1 to 1 £30 per hour
Cooking outside for SEND £350 for a 6 week small group course
Private hire SEND groups or adult social care groups from £150 for 2 hours
Disability mentoring in person £40 including animal encounter or £220 for 6 sessions in person
30 mins virtual meeting mentoring £20
Getting started with claiming Personal Independence Payments advice session transition from DLA £90
Group animal art season from £20 each person
Supporters club with competitions and members only events as well as a free gift to say thank you for supporting our not for profit £40 a year.
Email independentandworkready@gmail.com for details of sessions.
Facilities include an all weather all year activities room.
A outside kitchen
A sensory dome
A accessible walking path
An accessible animal path for animal walking
A kiln and both digital heat transfer and sublimation printing equipment.
A accessible composite toilet
Wild flowers area developing
Miniature train railway
Bouncy castle
Shop
Mini playground and music garden
Splatter painting machine
We have our own creative characters and colouring pages
And more
Our animals are Shetland ponies, sheep, alpacas and horses.
Giant splatter paint machine
Our ride on miniature train in our sensory garden
Our accessible people path
Our path and pagoda and covered sitting area
Music play area we also want to create a outside art area on our care farm.
The fields at Uplands Farm showing some of our Shetland ponies and Horses
Tizzy one of our Shetland ponies. We have unique colouring page outlines of our animals and many other imaginary characters. We want to introduce an outside art area including animal themed art and sensory art options.
Tizzy one of our Shetland ponies
Kit Kat one of our Shetland ponies
