TEAL

23/08/2026

☀️🌿 SELF CARE SUNDAY — SUMMER HOLIDAY EDITION 🌿☀️

The summer holidays can be wonderful… but they can also feel different.

The routines we’re used to disappear, days can feel longer, social plans change, and suddenly there can be a lot more time to fill. For some of our young people, that change of pace can feel just as overwhelming as being too busy. 💜

So this Sunday, remember that your summer doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s.

🐴 Spend time with an animal.
🌳 Get outside and feel the sun or breeze.
💬 Check in with a friend you haven’t seen for a while.
🎧 Put your headphones on and enjoy your favourite music.
🛋️ Have a quiet day without feeling guilty about it.
💜 Keep a little routine if routine helps you feel safe.
😂 Do something completely silly just because it makes you smile.

And remember — rest is not wasted time.

Our horses certainly understand that! They’re very good at eating, snoozing, spending time with their herd and taking each day exactly as it comes. 🐴🌱

There’s a lesson in that for all of us.

Whatever your summer looks like, make a little space for the things — and the people — that help you feel like you.

Happy Self Care Sunday from all of us at TEAL. 💜☀️

22/08/2026

✨🐴 SNEAK PEEK! 👀 🐴✨

Look what’s just arrived for TEAL TEACH™! 🤩

Our brand-new banners are here and we’re absolutely loving seeing the TEAL TEACH branding come to life. 💚🧡

TRAIN. TEACH. TRANSFORM.

TEAL TEACH is all about taking what we’ve developed through years of working with young people and horses at TEAL and helping other equine professionals and organisations do the same — delivering accredited equine education that can make a genuine difference.

🐴 Deliver accredited equine education
🎓 Become a Licensed TEAL TEACH Coach
🌱 Diversify your equine business
💚 Support young people aged 12–25
🤝 Join a growing network
⭐ Receive ongoing mentoring, resources and quality assurance

And this is just the beginning… 👀

You’ll be able to see our new banners properly when we’re out and about — including at the Edenbridge & Oxted Show this August Bank Holiday!

Come and find us, have a chat and discover what becoming part of TEAL TEACH™ could look like for you.

Helping young people learn, enjoy and achieve through horses. 🐴❤️

21/08/2026

🐴🎪 WE’RE HEADING TO THE EDENBRIDGE & OXTED SHOW! 🎪🐴

We’re excited to say that TEAL CIC & TEAL TEACH will be at the Edenbridge & Oxted Show this August Bank Holiday! 💜💚

Come along, say hello and have a chat with us about everything TEAL!

Whether you’re a parent, carer, school, college, Local Authority, alternative provision, equine professional or simply interested in what we do, we’d love to meet you.

🐴 Accredited Equine Education
📚 Accredited Alternative Education
💜 Alternative Provision for young people with SEND & SEMH
🎓 TEAL TEACH – training people and organisations to deliver accredited equine education
🌱 Creating meaningful educational pathways, building confidence and helping young people Enjoy, Learn & Achieve
✨ …and lots more!

It’s a brilliant opportunity to meet us face-to-face, find out how TEAL works and discover how horses, practical learning and recognised education can come together to create something very special.

📅 August Bank Holiday
📍 Edenbridge & Oxted Show

👋 Come and find the TEAL stand and have a chat — we’d love to see you!

20/08/2026

🌿🐴 A little reminder from TEAL…

Sometimes the biggest changes start with the smallest step. 💜

✨ Go after the things that matter to you.
✨ Ask the question — even if you’re nervous about the answer.
✨ Take the opportunity — even if you’re not completely sure where it will lead.
✨ Keep moving forward — even when progress feels slow.

We see this so often with our young people at TEAL. Confidence doesn’t always arrive before you take that step… sometimes confidence grows because you took it.

The horses teach us this beautifully. There’s no rush, no judgement and no expectation to have everything figured out. Just another opportunity to try, learn, grow and move forward. 🐴💜

You never know where one small step might take you. 🌱

Enjoy. Learn. Achieve.

19/08/2026

It’s a great day out, come find us there too this year!

We’re going to need a bigger boat…
Our livestock exhibitors have absolutely smashed it this year – we’ve had a massive wave of entries so we’re extending the marquee space to fit everyone in! More space, more animals, and even more for our visitors to see!

Over 400 cattle, 650 sheep, 120 pigs and a sizeable selection of dairy goats are heading to our showground this August Bank Holiday weekend.

You’ll have to see if you can spot all the different pedigree breeds on show. Many of those are on the rare breed list, which makes this one of the best chances you will get to see them all together in one place.

If it’s something truly special and different you’re after, head down to the pond near Gate 3 and meet the water buffalo, Elvis and Wilma who are coming along with their gorgeous calf, Jimmy Jnr. There’s an even more special surprise there too with a first for the E & O Show – a baby yak! He’ll be bottle fed and you can chat away to his keepers to ask all about these amazing animals and what it takes to care for them.

Advance tickets are available at edenbridge-show.co.uk 🐑

📍Lingfield, Surrey (J6 M25)
📅 Sun 30th & Mon 31st August

19/08/2026

💚🐴 THIS is what TEAL is all about… 🐴💚

What a lovely memory to see pop up!

A previous TEAL student shared this from 8 years ago, remembering the time he spent with us studying TEAL TEACH Accredited equine education and volunteering — and saying that although his time at TEAL was brief, it was “time well spent” and that he made a lifelong friend along the way. ❤️

For us, that means so much.

Education isn’t only about the qualification you achieve or the work you complete. It’s about the memories you make, the confidence you build, the friendships you form and the experiences you carry with you into adulthood.

To know that 8 years later, someone can look back on their time at TEAL with such fond memories is pretty special. 🥹💚

And we have to say… the “I love my job” artwork still makes us smile too! 😂🐴

Young people may only be with us for one small chapter of their lives, but we hope TEAL gives them something positive that stays with them long after they leave.

Enjoy, Achieve… and make memories along the way. ❤️

18/08/2026

🐴💚 “How do you spell love?”
“You don’t spell it… you feel it.” 💚🐴

And we think our horses understand this better than most. ❤️

For some of our young people, feelings can be difficult to explain and words don’t always come easily. But connection doesn’t always need words.

It can be a gentle nuzzle.
A quiet moment standing together.
A horse choosing to come over and say hello.
A hand resting on a warm neck.
Or simply feeling safe enough to just be. 🥰

That’s part of what makes the relationship between people and horses so special.

You don’t always have to say it to feel it. 🐴❤️

17/08/2026

🐴🌾 HAPPY DAY… IT’S HAY DELIVERY DAY!!! 🌾🐴

There are some deliveries that just make you ridiculously happy… and this is definitely one of them! 😂🙌

A barn full of beautiful fresh hay ready to keep the TEAL herd happily munching away. 💚

For horses, forage isn’t just food — it’s a hugely important part of their health, wellbeing and natural behaviour. Horses are designed to trickle-feed for many hours of the day, so having plenty of good-quality forage available is always a priority for us.

It may just look like a barn full of hay… but to us it looks like happy horses, full tummies and peace of mind! 🥰🐴🌾

Now… who wants to help make the haynets ?! 😂💪

Enjoy & Achieve ❤️

16/08/2026

💚 SELF-CARE SUNDAY 💚

The people we surround ourselves with can have such an impact on how we feel about ourselves and the world around us.

Choose the people who make you feel safe.
The ones who celebrate your successes, sit beside you through the difficult days, make you laugh and allow you to simply be yourself. 🥰

And remember — your circle doesn’t always have to have two legs! 🐴🐶❤️ Sometimes the very best souls come with four.

This Sunday, make a little time for the people, animals and places that make your heart feel lighter. 🌿

Protect your peace. Choose kindness. Surround yourself with good souls.

Happy Self-Care Sunday from all of us at TEAL. 💚🐴

15/08/2026

🐴🌾 PLOUGH HORSES AT WORK! 🌾🐴

What an amazing sight at our local steam fair — watching these magnificent heavy horses competing in the ploughing field and doing the job their ancestors did for generations. ❤️

Long before tractors became part of everyday farming, draught horses were the horsepower behind the countryside. They ploughed fields, harrowed and prepared the land, pulled seed drills and harvesting machinery, hauled timber and transported heavy loads. In towns and cities, working horses also pulled carts, delivery wagons and other heavy vehicles.

Breeds such as the Shire, Suffolk Punch and Clydesdale were bred for their strength, stamina and steady temperaments, working alongside people to keep farms, businesses and communities moving. 🐴💪

The arrival of tractors and mechanisation dramatically changed their role, but thankfully traditional horse-drawn ploughing hasn’t disappeared.

Seeing these horses working today is like watching a little piece of living history — the skill of the horse, the knowledge of the handler and the partnership between them is incredible to see. 🌾

And it’s a great reminder for our young people that horses haven’t always been kept primarily for riding and leisure. For centuries, they were an essential part of everyday working life.

We absolutely love seeing these traditions being kept alive. ❤️🐴🚜

Enjoy & Achieve 💚