What We Support
The Horse Boy Foundation exists to fund access, development, awareness of movement and nature-based learning and therapeutic approaches that respect the nervous system, the body, and relationship.
We remove barriers, support people, and help effective work grow — in ways that are accountable, transparent, and grounded in real-world outcomes, for people and for horses. Wee help create individual positive life outcomes and change public policy.
Scholarships & Access for Individuals and Families with Neuro-Difference
A central part of the Foundation’s work is removing financial barriers.
We provide scholarships for children, adults, and families affected by autism, trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and related neuro‑psychiatric conditions. These scholarships support access to therapy sessions, camps, learning programs, and related services delivered by qualified practitioners and centers aligned with the Foundation’s mission.
Conferences, Awareness, Public Education and Policy Change
Lasting change requires shared understanding.
The Foundation supports conferences, talks, and educational initiatives that explore the relationship between movement, nervous‑system regulation, learning, and mental health. This work is intended to build bridges between disciplines and to shift cultural assumptions about how learning and development happen.
Research & Emerging Initiatives
We support research, pilot projects, and exploratory work that aligns with the Foundation’s mission.
This may include early‑stage studies, program evaluation, or collaborative projects that deepen understanding of movement‑based, non‑coercive approaches to learning, therapy, and wellbeing.
Some initiatives supported by the Foundation are well‑established; others are still in development.
Find a list of already completed resesarch looking into our Methods and others on New Trails Learning Systems.
Pioneering Work in Schools
We support Movement Method initiatives in schools worldwide. Training teachers to deliver neuro plasticity at the same time as academic learning with tangible results in terms of grades, behaviors and teacher satisfaction and job retention. View PhD study results and presentation.
A PhD study of Movement Method in German schools overwhelmed with social problems found that Movement Method not only improved academic scores but also created emotional intelligence resulting in self-regulation and kept teachers from quitting.
Practitioner Education & Capacity Building
Effective work depends on well‑trained practitioners.
The Foundation helps fund education and professional development for practitioners where financial limitations would otherwise prevent participation. This includes support for individuals entering training, continuing education, and the development of new locations and programs.
Professional training and certification are delivered by independent organizations, including New Trails Learning Systems (NTLS). The Foundation supports access, scholarships, and capacity building, but does not deliver training directly.
Core Methods We Support
The Foundation supports access to, and work informed by, three closely related, movement‑based approaches. These methods provide the practical and philosophical grounding for much of the work we fund, but are delivered independently by trained practitioners and organizations worldwide.
Movement Method
A learning and therapeutic approach that places movement at the center of regulation, attention, and cognitive development. Used in mainstream schools, homeschool environments and therapeutic settings large and small.
Horse Boy Method
An experiential, relationship‑based approach integrating movement, environment, and animal interaction to support neuroplasticity, learning, sensory integration and nervous‑system regulation. It is used in equine-assisted centres in approximately 30 countries,
Takhin Equine Integration
An approach to horse–human interaction that emphasizes clarity, regulation, and mutual wellbeing, with growing relevance for equine welfare across therapeutic and performance contexts. Trainings have been given to trauma and PTSD groups such as the Bundeswehr (German Army), Dutch Defense Force, the US Air Forse, various First Responder and veteran groups and Equine Assisted centres in many countries.
Resources for Specific Populations
Some initiatives supported by the Foundation provide targeted resources for specific learning environments and populations.
Kids Must Move focuses on children and families, offering movement‑based tools and guidance for learning, regulation, and development.
Move My School supports educators and schools seeking to reintegrate movement into educational settings and provide better teacher satisfaction and job retention – vital in today’s increasingly stressful school environments.
These platforms offer practical information and resources for those seeking to learn more about movement‑based approaches in specific contexts.