Walking for the Herd: Team ESR at the Edinburgh Kiltwalk

Eat Sleep Ride is delivering a monthly programme of free youth arts workshops for children and young people aged 5–21, running from March to September. The programme offers inclusive, accessible creative activities inspired by horses and nature, designed to build confidence, creativity and self-expression. Sessions are welcoming for all abilities, and family members are welcome.

Pitching, vulnerability & momentum On Thursday, our founder pitched Herd Dynamics at Barclays Eagle Lab – Scale Eagles, reaching the final 10 from over 100 entries. While we didn't take the funding on the night, the conversations that followed mattered most — with new connections, interest, and real momentum around building sustainable income to support the charity work we deliver through Eat Sleep Ride.

Eat Sleep Ride delivers trustee and board development through structured, horse-led experiential learning. Set on an off-grid, solar-powered site in the Scottish Borders, our sessions support trustees, boards, and senior leaders to understand how leadership, responsibility, and decision-making actually operate under pressure.

A developing learning resource focused on the point of intersection between a person and a horse. This resource is designed to support learning through observation of the horse's responses before contact, noticing changes in one's own pace, attention and intention, and reflecting on how these shifts affect the interaction.

We're pleased to share that Eat Sleep Ride is now listed in the Buy Social Suppliers' Catalogue. We work UK-wide and internationally, offering in-person, land-based and equine-informed experiences at our site in Scotland, and bespoke online and hybrid sessions for organisations, teams and individuals.

In our latest Brainz Magazine article, our CEO reflects on how 2025 — the Year of the Snake — challenged traditional ideas of leadership built on endurance, over-functioning and pushing through burnout. Instead, working with horses revealed a different path: leadership grounded in presence, awareness and shared responsibility. As we move into 2026, the Year of the Horse invites leaders to honour pace, relational awareness and embodied clarity.

Festive pony days at Eat Sleep Ride offering children a fun, supportive holiday experience with pony care, riding, crafts, nature activities and confidence-building sessions. Suitable for beginners, experienced riders and neurodiverse young people.

A festive Christmas celebration at Eat Sleep Ride featuring pony rides, Santa’s grotto, crafts, games, campfire treats and family-friendly activities. A magical day of community, creativity and Christmas fun for children and families.

Christmas Pony Days at Eat Sleep Ride offer a festive experience with pony grooming, riding lessons, crafts, games and challenges, plus hot chocolate and seasonal treats. A fun, confidence-building holiday activity for children to enjoy time with ponies and nature.

Eat Sleep Ride is proud to be one of the groups selected for Suicide Prevention Scotland's new Community-Led Action Research (CLAR) programme, delivered in partnership with Penumbra Mental Health and the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC). Over the coming year we'll be working alongside our community across South East Scotland to explore how horses, nature and shared spaces can reduce isolation and distress, make it easier to talk about suicide and mental health, and help people feel safer, more connected and more hopeful.