Louise is the founder of Happy Hooves and who runs the majority of the sessions. Louise has always been an animal lover since being a child. She has a background of working with children and young people including those with special needs and has a degree in Early Childhood Studies. Louise has also undergone training in areas such as safeguarding, autism awareness, makaton, suicide prevention, first aid and animal first aid.
Laura has been a director of happy hooves since we first started in 2015. Laura is always up for any challenge and is a really popular part of the team. Laura is great with all the animals but is particularly skilled with the horses and birds of prey. Laura is one of our mental health first aiders and is also a human and animal first aider too!
Heather is a retired nurse with a wealth of experience working with children and adults, as well as managing a team and first aid and health and safety. Heather is a horse, chicken and dog owner and has a passion for working with animals to support people. Heather especially enjoys taking animals to visit people who cant reach us, such as in care homes or other settings.
We also have a lovely team of volunteers who work every day of the week. Some focus on caring for our animals and some prefer to lead groups or 1:1 sessions. All our staff are trained, professional and we are fully insured, licensed and DBS checked.
If you’re interested in applying, we’re always happy for more people to join us. Just send us an email or message on Facebook.