Find Your Place
In The Herd
Impact Report 2025: 4,156 sessions delivered for adults & children. 45% of these were free or low cost (£30 or less).
"Since attending Hope Meadows, she has thrived. She has grown in confidence... she is happy, she comes home with a smile on her face"
Connection. Authenticity. Professionalism.
Based in Lincoln, Hope Meadows is a not-for-profit organisation bringing together horses and humans in an environment of warmth and belonging, for better mental health, wellbeing, and development.
We are open to all ages. No referral, diagnosis, or previous horse experience is needed.
Our team consists of qualified counsellors, therapists, teachers, and instructors, who between them have substantial professional training and experience in their areas of interest.
Whether you're looking to Get Support, you want to Train and Develop with us, or you're interested in Events and Experiences - we will offer you a safe, professional space alongside our wonderful herd.
Hope Meadows CIC
Get Support
For adults and young people finding life hard, our qualified psychotherapists offer Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. We work with a wide range of mental health difficulties such as anxiety, stress, depression, eating disorders, and relationship challenges. No diagnosis needed.
Our Alternative Provision offers therapeutic education for children and young people who are struggling with full time mainstream education. We offer a place where young people can settle, feel safe, and engage with equine-assisted learning at their own pace.
If someone you support needs our help, you can refer them to us using our contact page. We're committed to effective working relationships and take pride in the quality of our partnerships with schools, NHS teams, and the wider network of professionals who share our passion for accessible care.
Train & Develop
We work with leaders who are looking for a different kind of support. Our leadership development programme combines equine-assisted group sessions, coaching and (optional) therapy to help create the conditions for real change and growth.
Let us help you to help others. We're passionate about growing the field of equine-assisted practice and that means investing in the people who deliver it. Whether you're taking your first steps into equine-assisted work or deepening an existing practice, our training is ethical, grounded in theory, and draws on our lived experience of delivering this approach.
Supervision and reflective spaces are an invaluable resource if you're holding complex dynamics, whether that's clinically, in a classroom, or in equine assisted services more widely. We have a range of professionals who can offer you space to process, learn, and develop your practice.
Events & Experiences
Are you a busy education or healthcare professional feeling overstretched?
We invite you to leave everything you're carrying at our gate, and join the herd for an evening of quiet relaxation. These small group sessions are focused on showing up with all our messy feelings, and letting the horses show us how to find solid ground again. These events have sliding scale pricing.
We are running a series of events for children and young people over the summer holidays. The ever popular "Own A Pony" is a weekly session and we have also added "Yard Helpers" for those children who just want extra pony time. All sessions are suitable for children with a range of social or emotional needs.