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Equimotional Adventures

The Adventure library

Every Adventure starts with horses and travels somewhere useful. Pick whatever catches your child's eye — there is no order to follow.

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42 Adventures ready to explore, 36 on the way

Equine History Explorer

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

From working horses to war horses to today's ponies.

  • History
  • English
  • Geography
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Horses Around the World

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Travel from Mongolian steppe to Icelandic lava field without leaving your table.

  • Geography
  • History
  • English
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 7-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Design a Track System

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Plan a track system that keeps horses moving, browsing and content.

  • Science
  • Maths
  • Environment
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Plan Your Own Horse Show

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Classes, rosettes, timings, entries and a running order that actually works.

  • Maths
  • English
  • Money
  • +2 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

The Science of Horse Feed

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Fibre, energy, guts and grass - the science inside the feed room.

  • Science
  • Maths
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Horse Anatomy Investigator

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Bones, muscles, hooves and heartbeats - explore how a horse is built.

  • Science
  • English
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Autumn Forage Detective

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Survey an autumn hedgerow, sort safe browse from poisonous plants and press your own horse-plant collection.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Geography
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Reading Horse Feelings

Free — yours to keep

Learn to read ears, eyes, muzzle and tail — and tell worried apart from naughty.

  • Science
  • PSHE
  • English
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Santa's Sleigh Team Tryouts

Free in December

The reindeer have gone on holiday. You are in charge of hiring ponies instead.

  • Imagination
  • Drawing
  • Writing
Ability
Ages 6+
Horse access
No horse needed

Pegasus: Map a Mythical Journey

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Follow Pegasus through ancient Greek storytelling, then map an imagined journey of your own.

  • English
  • History
  • Geography
  • +1 more
Ability
6-8
Horse access
No horse needed

Sleipnir: Eight-Legged Story Paths

£9.99 on its own, or included with membership

Meet Odin’s extraordinary horse and investigate how Norse stories travelled.

  • English
  • History
  • Geography
  • +1 more
Ability
9-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Design Your Dream Pony

Free — yours to keep

Design your own pony, choose your stable colours and invent a hedgerow treat. Free to try.

  • Art & Design
  • English
  • Science
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 5-13
Horse access
No horse needed

The Mystery of the Missing Rosette

Included with membership

A foggy morning, four suspects and a vanished purple rosette. Crack the case, then write the mystery yourself.

  • English
  • Creative Writing
Ability
Ages 7-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Horses on the Roman Frontier

Included with membership

Join the cavalry of Hadrian's Wall: four-horned saddles, bronze harness charms, barracks shared with horses and a winter patrol.

  • History
  • Geography
  • Maths
Ability
Ages 7-11
Horse access
No horse needed

Coming to the herd

These are being written and illustrated now. Members get them added automatically as they arrive — there's nothing to do and nothing to buy again.

Illustration for the project Hooves and the Farrier
About 3 hours

Hooves and the Farrier

Ready on 26 November

Label a hoof, meet the farrier's tools and cost a whole year of hoof care.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Design a Festive Yard Celebration
About 3 hours

Design a Festive Yard Celebration

Ready on 12 November

Plan a horse-safe winter party: decorations, budget, timetable, posters and a charity raffle.

  • Maths
  • English
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Herd Watch: Who's Who in the Field
About 3 hours

Herd Watch: Who's Who in the Field

Ready on 10 December

Run a real behaviour study: ten-minute watches, tally charts and graphs of herd friendships.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Write a Pony Adventure Story
About 3 hours

Write a Pony Adventure Story

Ready on 17 December

Plan, draft, edit and cover-design a pony adventure with a believable horse in it.

  • English
  • Creative Writing
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Courage and Confidence with Horses
About 3 hours

Courage and Confidence with Horses

Ready on 24 December

Build a confidence ladder, learn a calming routine and keep a worry-and-win journal.

  • PSHE
  • Wellbeing
  • English
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Winter Yard Rota Planner
About 3 hours

Winter Yard Rota Planner

Ready on 19 November

Time every yard job, then build a fair winter rota that survives snow and short days.

  • Maths
  • Design
  • Life Skills
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Keeping Horses Warm in Winter
About 3 hours

Keeping Horses Warm in Winter

Ready on 29 October

Test insulation, decode rug labels and choose the right rug for a real forecast.

  • Science
  • Maths
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Yard First Aid Kit Challenge
About 3 hours

Yard First Aid Kit Challenge

Ready on 3 December

Build and budget a horse first aid kit, learn the normal numbers and write an emergency plan.

  • Science
  • Maths
  • Life Skills
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Mud, Rain and Water Investigation
About 3 hours

Mud, Rain and Water Investigation

Ready on 5 November

Build a rain gauge, race water through different surfaces and design a mud-free gateway.

  • Science
  • Geography
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Map Your Hack
About 3 hours

Map Your Hack

Ready on 18 March

Plan a route, read the symbols, work out the timings and draw a map somebody could actually follow.

  • Geography
  • Maths
  • Design
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Measure Your Pony
About 2 hours

Measure Your Pony

Ready on 14 January

Hands, centimetres, girths and weight tapes. Real measuring with real numbers.

  • Maths
  • Science
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 7-10
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Photographing Horses
About 2 and a half hours

Photographing Horses

Ready on 25 March

Light, angles, patience and timing. Become the yard photographer.

  • Art
  • Design
  • Science
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 7-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Horse Sounds and Signals
About 2 hours

Horse Sounds and Signals

Ready on 11 March

Whinnies, nickers and snorts, plus everything a horse says without making a sound at all.

  • Science
  • Observation
  • PSHE
Ability
Ages 7-10
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Write a Horse Care Handbook
About 4 hours

Write a Horse Care Handbook

Ready on 1 April

Turn everything you know into a real book somebody else could follow.

  • English
  • Writing
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Horse Vet Case Files
About 3 hours

The Horse Vet Case Files

Ready on 25 February

Four mystery cases. Gather the clues, check the vital signs and work out what is going on.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Knots, Ropes and Forces
About 2 hours

Knots, Ropes and Forces

Ready on 21 January

Quick-release knots, friction, pulleys and why the right knot can matter enormously.

  • Science
  • Physics
  • Practical Skills
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Horse's Digestive Journey
About 3 hours

The Horse's Digestive Journey

Ready on 31 December

Follow a mouthful of hay all the way through a horse, and find out why little and often really matters.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Teeth, Chewing and the Dentist
About 2 hours

Teeth, Chewing and the Dentist

Ready on 4 March

Why horses have such strange teeth, how you can age one by looking, and what a horse dentist actually does.

  • Science
  • Biology
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Colours and Markings Detective
About 1 and a half hours

Colours and Markings Detective

Ready on 18 February

Bay, chestnut, grey, roan. Blazes, stars, socks and stockings. Learn to describe any horse exactly.

  • Science
  • Art
  • Observation
Ability
Ages 6-9
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Fields, Fences and Farm Safety
About 2 and a half hours

Fields, Fences and Farm Safety

Ready on 4 February

Which fences are safe, which plants are not, and how to check a field like a professional.

  • Science
  • Geography
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Invent a Pony Games Day
About 2 and a half hours

Invent a Pony Games Day

Ready on 11 February

Invent the games, write the rules, draw the arena plan and work out the prizes.

  • Design
  • English
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 7-10
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Grooming Kit Investigation
About 2 hours

Grooming Kit Investigation

Ready on 7 January

Every brush has a job. Find out what each one does, in what order, and why horses have opinions about it.

  • Science
  • Practical Skills
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 7-10
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Muck Heap Science
About 3 hours

Muck Heap Science

Ready on 8 April

Steam, heat and compost. The least glamorous corner of the yard is the most scientific.

  • Science
  • Maths
  • Environment
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Design a Safe Stable
About 3 hours

Design a Safe Stable

Ready on 28 January

Doors, drainage, light and space. Design a stable a horse would actually be happy in.

  • Design and Technology
  • Maths
  • Equine Welfare
Ability
Ages 8-11
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Story Studio
Come back to it as often as you like

The Story Studio

Still being written

Create your own horsey story, page by page, with Equimotional pictures and a book you can print.

  • English
  • Art & design
Ability
Ages 5–13
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Word Yard
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

Word Yard

Still being written

Grown from Horsey Homophones: a detective agency for words, ending in a test you set for a grown-up.

  • English
  • Spelling
  • Research
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Caption Studio
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Caption Studio

Still being written

Grown from Caption This Horse: why some jokes work, a comic strip and a calendar of your own.

  • English
  • Comedy
  • Art
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Tack Room Investigator
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Tack Room Investigator

Still being written

Grown from Parts of the Saddle: learn every strap and buckle, then work out what a tack room really needs.

  • Horse knowledge
  • Design
  • Maths
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Foal Naming Office
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Foal Naming Office

Still being written

Grown from Name That Foal: run the office that names them, with rules, records and a stud book of your own.

  • English
  • Research
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-13
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Rosette Workshop
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Rosette Workshop

Still being written

Grown from Design Your Own Rosette: make real rosettes, price them, and run an awards ceremony worth turning up to.

  • Design
  • Maths
  • English
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 8-13
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Run Your Own Tack Shop
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

Run Your Own Tack Shop

Still being written

Grown from the £100 Tack Shop Challenge: choose your stock, set your prices, design your sign and survive a quiet month.

  • Maths
  • Money
  • English
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Fencing Contractor
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Fencing Contractor

Still being written

Grown from Paddock Perimeter Puzzle: measure the field, price the job and write the quote.

  • Maths
  • Money
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Yard Surveyor
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Yard Surveyor

Still being written

Grown from Map the Yard with Coordinates: survey a place properly and draw it to scale.

  • Maths
  • Geography
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Buying and Selling a Pony
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

Buying and Selling a Pony

Still being written

Grown from Write a Pony For Sale Advert: both sides of the deal, honestly done.

  • English
  • Money
  • Horse knowledge
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project Yard Manager for a Day
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

Yard Manager for a Day

Still being written

Grown from What Would You Do Today?: twelve horses, two staff, one morning where everything goes wrong.

  • Maths
  • Money
  • Horse knowledge
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed
Illustration for the project The Pony Art Exhibition
About 4 hours, or spread over a week

The Pony Art Exhibition

Still being written

Grown from Pony Gallery: six pieces, a wall, proper labels and a private view.

  • Art
  • English
  • Design
  • +1 more
Ability
Ages 9-14
Horse access
No horse needed