Three-year-old with KAT6A Syndrome needs therapy sessions, including some with a Shetland pony
Leo leading Amy for a walk, assisted by Cathy O’Reilly (left) from Mencap and One Equine Trust Practitioner Kathryn Morton (right).
Little Leo Moley from Co Down needs multiple support therapies due to a rare genetic disorder, but his family never imagined that a Shetland pony would become part of his weekly therapeutic routine.
The sessions are part of a National Lottery-funded project, run by One Equine Trust, which brings Shetland ponies and trained practitioners to the Mencap NI centre in Belfast. Working with the ponies improves the skills and confidence of young children with learning disabilities or developmental delays, including three-year-old Leo.