A Reading Literacy and Imagination Project

The Purpose

To motivate children to discover the joys of reading and learning through the magic of contact with live horses. Through the support of the community, every child can enjoy the opportunity to read to the horses and experience the excitement and joy of spending time with these amazing teachers. ... you'd think the horses are listening to every word!

Learning about the horses and then visiting the horses creates excitement and adventure as the children explore and enjoy contact with the animals through a series of safe, carefully planned activities. Each stimulating activity centre concludes with the children reading to a horse. The horses provide a friendly and non-judgmental audience for the young readers.

The Goal

To spark the imagination of children so they will want to read and enjoy their own sense of creativity as they escape into a world of adventure through books.

“Horses are outstanding teachers! The horses motivate kids to want to read.” - Gary Millar