Horses can't talk,  but they can speak if you listen.

Horses are angels without wings if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself.

Where in the wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy or beauty without vanity?

Here where grace is laced with  muscle, and strength by gentleness confined.

He serves without servility: he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent;

There is nothing so quick nothing more patient.

The past has been borne on his back. All our history is his industry:  We are his heirs, he our inheritance. 

Ladies & Gentlemen The Horse.


Horses give us the wings we lack.

To understand the soul of a horse is the closest we humans can come to knowing perfection

A good rider can hear his horse speak to him, a great rider can hear his horse whisper, but a bad rider won't hear his horse even if it screams at him.


If you have a lovely quote or poem  you would like to share please send it to us hoovesandpawsusersgroup@yahoo.co.uk






One of the children who survived the Beslan seige, part of the group who visited the center 5 years ago
Our love to them always
Awards presentation at the opening of the indoor arena
A window of opportunity through Horses and Animals

NEW Scottish Charity register December 2009  SC041059 

Hooves and Paws Users Group         hoovesandpawsusersgroup@yahoo.co.uk

H-Pug is about funding or match funding people who wish to access to this facility & providing the support needed to have continuity of an experience that is beneficial & supports their particular needs.

How can we help you?
If you would like to access this facility to support a person or a group please contact us at
hoovesandpawsusersgroup@yahoo.co.uk or phone us on 07982262129

Hooves and Paws User Group (H-PUG) is a charity, which works with horses and animals to provide an encouraging therapeutic learning environment for children, young people and adults who have additional support needs.

The benefit of working with animals, especially horses is well-documented.    Our vision is to encourage and support individuals by building confidence, trust and physical ability. 

Although H-PUG has only recently become a registered charity we have five years of experience* providing an animal based support environment for a wide range of individuals who have social emotional, disadvantaged, disaffected,  physical, or cognitive  disabilities. We have seen first hand the positive benefits that working with animals can make to peoples lives and we wish to build upon our work by further developing the range of services provided.

The core of our service is funding accessing Therapeutic Riding, which is taught by qualified riding instructors using experience, patience and empathy to tailor each session to the group or individual’s needs and requirements.   The Charity aims to further develop and enlarge access to the riding, stable management and attainable qualifications, provision through the additional purchase of specialist riding equipment and providing a Short Stay Respite Unit with fully accessible washing and toilet facilities.

The Short Stay Respite Unit will providing overnight accommodation for individuals and their families allowing them to access a wider range of different experiences over two or three days.  This will allow the relationship with the person and the horse to develop and progress without interruption, especially in the early stages, reinforcing the benefit of the therapy session.

All funding and financial donations made to H-PUG will be used to support individuals and groups to access Therapeutic Riding – Services and go towards the set up and operating costs of the Short Stay Respite Unit. 

H-PUG, like all charities is looking for your support.   You can support us in a number of different ways:-

-Making a Financial Donation
-Funding specific projects – e.g. Respite Unit, accessible toilets and washing facilities
-Funding – Therapeutic lessons, stable management, attainable qualifications
-Donating equipment
-Giving your time by volunteering
-Fundraising for us
-Taking part in events
-Campaigning for us
-Fundraising at work
-Donating in memory
-Leaving a legacy


Please help us make a difference to someone’s life.  Any support that you can provide us with will be greatly appreciated. 
You can contact us by e-mail at hoovesandpawsusersgroup@yahoo.co.uk or by telephone on 07982262129

*The Hooves and Paws User Group Charity was registered as a charity in December 2009 to formally build upon the work undertaken by Hooves and Paws Equestrian Learning Centre.  
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Our address is - Hooves and Paws User Group, East Hazeldean Farm, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, ML9 3PF.