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CHARITY GIDDY UP GOLD COAST

Grassroots Horse Riding & Mental Health Programs

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Prior to booking please initially fill out a referral form:

REFERRAL FORM

HELP FUND PROGRAMS FOR AT RISK YOUTH

All donations made through our Australian Sports Foundation funding page are tax-deductible

Build confidence & self esteem
Develop emotional control & self-discipline
Anger management & impulse control
Develop healthy relationship skills, respect for others and yourself.

GIDDY UP GOLD COAST

MAKING A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES WE TOUCH WITH EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING

OUR VISION

Our vision is for Equine Assisted Learning to be easily available to those in need so people can experience the love, passion, energy and freedom horses can bring into an individual’s life, manifested in the form of physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

OUR MISSION

Making a positive change in the lives we touch, by providing a structured opportunity for individuals to bond and connect with horses!


To have our organisation benefit youth and disadvantaged individuals in our community. Through offering opportunities to experience the emotional, mental and health benefits horse care, handling and horse riding can offer an individual. We believe strongly in the long term benefits that come from teaching empathy through animal care.

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR:

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Play On! – Sports vouchers.
To check your eligibility and apply for funding please visit

Sports Vouchers
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NDIS funding.
To check your eligibility and apply for funding please visit

NDIS Funding

NEW!

HORSES WHISPERING PROGRAM

FROM A$100

Horses Whispering at Bonogin Valley Horse Retreat. Equine-assisted learning programs devoted to igniting positive transformations in the lives of young individuals and their families. To develop healthier emotional control, communication and confidence. Talk to a Horse and reset your course!

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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals of improving grassroots horse riding education and delivering equine programs for mental health. Your generous donation will fund our mission to enable more community and school groups to access our horse programs. Positive outcomes in CONFIDENCE, CARE for others, emotional CONTROL, COMMUNICATION skills, COORDINATION

Through our unique programs, participants develop emotional intelligence & life skills such as empathy, responsibility and dealing with challenges in a non-threatening, therapeutic, non-judgemental environment.

Here are some great stories about horses helping people:

 

WHY DO HORSE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE BETTER OUTCOMES and WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY

Equine-Assisted Trauma Informed Psychotherapy

This video says it all:

We are so proud to be a part of Mental Health First Aid Australia

Unique to horses unlike humans they have the ability to mirror what we are experiencing and feeling, innately able to detect anger, aggression, anxiety, or calmness and kindness. In order to establish a positive relationship with a horse, the individual must learn to regulate internal feelings and external behaviours. Their accepting nature and their ability to give immediate, objective, non-verbal feedback combine to create an ideal experiential learning environment.

Working with horses is very rewarding and focused on a healthy active lifestyle where you’ll forget about the stresses and strains of you daily grind and connect with these beautiful animals providing an exhilarating feeling of freedom!

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