Horse Worx runs after-school and in-school equitherapy programmes for pre-schools, primary schools and special needs schools across South Africa, supporting children up to around age 12 with sensory integration and learning-related challenges.
Each centre is independently owned and operated, with its own therapists and booking calendar.
Find your nearest centreSince 2003, Horse Worx has worked alongside nursery schools, pre-primary and primary schools, and special needs / learning support schools to bring equine-assisted therapy to children who benefit from movement-based, sensory-rich learning.
Early sensory-motor development through supervised, age-appropriate horse interaction.
Structured programmes that complement classroom learning support, up to around age 12.
Sensory integration therapy designed around individual learning disabilities and support plans.
Afternoon 1-on-1 and small-group therapy sessions booked directly at your nearest centre.
Equitherapy uses the horse’s three-dimensional movement to stimulate the vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile systems — the sensory building blocks behind gross motor, fine motor and perceptual-motor skills. Research from sensory-integration pioneers such as Jean Ayres has shown that many learning difficulties trace back to how well a child’s brain registers and organises sensory information.
For children who struggle to sit still, focus, coordinate movement, or process sensory input, time on horseback in a structured therapeutic setting can build the physical and neurological groundwork that classroom learning depends on. Spending calm, guided time with a horse also has a well-documented settling effect — children tend to leave sessions less anxious and more regulated, which makes it easier for the rest of their day to go well.
Learn how equitherapy works →15–30 minute individual and small-group sensory integration sessions after school hours.
Term-time programmes for schools, run either on-site logistics permitting or as scheduled centre visits.
Leadership and team-building experiences with horses for corporate groups — a growing part of the Horse Worx offering.
