Equestrian
Whispering Ponies
wins Peoples Project
In January this year Bodster CIC, based
in Sandford near Godshill, became
a finalist of the People’s Project
2018 in the Meridian West region.
Bodster CIC was filmed by ITV and there followed
a two week campaign to gain public votes.
On Thursday 3rd May Bodster CIC discovered
they’d been successful and will soon receive
£48,355 to run the ‘Whispering Ponies’ project to
visit Island people with dementia to encourage
interaction with their ponies on the ground.
Part of the money will enable Bodster to
buy its own small horsebox for transport and
funds will also help Bodster train volunteers
and enable some school children to
accompany them to share their love of horses
and make the project intergenerational.
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