Equine-assisted therapy
Equine-assisted therapy is provided within active projects that the association runs on its own or in partnership with institutions and associations working with children with developmental difficulties and persons with disabilities. The therapy programme is delivered within joint projects for the users and members of partner institutions and associations in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
The association does not provide individual equine-assisted therapy at present.
Therapy is delivered by professionals such as educators, rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists who have completed additional training in equine-assisted therapy and equestrianism.
Recreational activities
Activities with horses and other animals help children, young people and families from the city spend time outdoors:
- half-day trips for kindergartens and primary schools from Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
- Family day for families of children with developmental difficulties and persons with disabilities
- children’s birthday parties on our grounds
- Pegaz Pony Club, educational workshops for children aged 6 to 14 about caring for horses and other animals, riding and riding equipment; they are not a riding school
Volunteering
Individuals and groups can volunteer with us, maintaining the grounds and the association’s equipment; long-term volunteers also help in therapy as horse leaders or assistants. Company teams volunteer in work days, and students volunteer through student associations and teams. Children under 15 can volunteer only with the written consent of a parent or guardian, and only with a parent or school staff present.
Since 2020 we have worked with Dom za odrasle osobe „Turnić“ Rijeka, a social care home: its residents, adults with mental health difficulties, volunteer in maintaining our grounds and equipment. In 2024 the City of Rijeka and Volunteer Centre Rijeka gave this cooperation an award for inclusive volunteering.
