The Wight Horse Community Interest Company (CIC)

Wight Horse is a not for profit organisation based on the Isle of Wight focused on providing equestrian activities for children and adults with physical limitations, special educational needs and social and financial difficulties.

We aim to provide a suitable learning environment with appropriately trained staff to develop physical, mental and social skills using horses either through riding, horse care or time spent in an outdoor stable yard environment.

Our aim is to make horse riding accessible for everyone whatever their situation and provide subsidised and, where possible, free riding, training clinics and stable management for children and adults from less fortunate backgrounds who would otherwise be excluded.

Changing Places

With the opening of the Changing Places facility at Island Riding Centre in 2019 the CIC welcomes to the Island both Island families and visitors with severe disabilities in the knowledge that they have a safe, clean environment to use, giving them greater independence and improving quality of life.

Bringing real benefits

Additional funds will further benefit people suffering from autism, dementia and mental heath issues. We will also be able to expand our current offering to school excluded children and are working with the local police to provide weekly riding and stable management sessions to rehabilitate young offenders. Going forward we hope to raise enough money to introduce a ‘para-rider hoist’ capable of lifting a wheelchair user straight from their chair on to a horse.