The influence of the horse in our lives Erasmus Project

Project Title

The influence of the horse in our lives

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Stakeholders of this project are students and trainers working with horses. The horse is a support for vocational skills and support for the acquisition and development of social skills (self-help, communication, confidence…).
The main objectives of this project is to help students with fewer opportunities to feel more confident in themselves, to be better integrated into the society and to get easily a job.
Concretely, this project will give opportunities to students and also to teachers :
– to get more competences (horse knowledge or practises, English, ICT…)
– to become more mobile ;
– to open their mind.

6 PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS
– EPDRA is a portuguese agricultural school. Presecondary and secondary vocational educations in the areas of agriculture : horse riding, forestry, horticulture etc. 320 students.
– BURTNIEKU AUSEKLA VIDUSSKOLA is a latvian public school. Each year, some students chose hypology as their optional school subject.
– The “Daniel Brottier” agricultural school is located near Nantes. A two-year program prepare students to be stable boy (groom). 80 students.
– MFR “LES 4 VENTS” is located in the east of France. This school is specialized in equine and bovine trainings. 200 students
– UDDETORP is a swedish school specialized in horticulture and horseracing professions. 200 students.
– The italian association “INCONTRO A CAVALLO” promote rehabilitation activities through horse riding.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES
Each partnering organization planned a week long training focused on an equine theme (cf 5.5) :
– EPDRA : dressage
– BURTNIEKU AUSEKLA VIDUSSKOLA : horse riding
– Le LYCEE AGRICOLE Daniel Brottier : ethology
– La MFR “LES 4 VENTS” : cross-country riding
– UDDETORP : harness racing
– L’association italienne “INCONTRO A CAVALLO” : equine therapy

RESULTS AND IMPACTS
° Number of teachers and students who participated in trainings :
– EPDRA : 5 teachers, 10 students
– BURTNIEKU AUSEKLA VIDUSSKOLA : 4 teachers, 2 students
– LYCEE AGRICOLE Daniel Brottier : 7 teachers, 17 students
– MFR “LES 4 VENTS”: 5 teachers, 16 students
– UDDETORP : 3 teachers, 5 students
– INCONTRO A CAVALLO : 10 adults (teachers ans volunteers in the association)
Total : 34 adults, 51 students
° By the end of the trainings, technical teachers have filled the skills passport (see attached annex). The fill rate vary from 20% to 80%, depending on the training content and the skills of the student.
° Some pedagogical documents have been created (available on the project website : www.horseinourlives.eu/)

LONG-TERM BENEFITS
– Students can add their skills passport to their CV.
– This skills passport will be used by partners, especially for internships in foreign countries.
– Teachers have enriched their pedagogical practices.
– Each participant has improved his English.
– A partnership has been established between the D. Brottier school and a Portuguese equestrian center. This center takes on 2 students as apprentices each year.
– Some collaborations are being built between partners and equestrian centers to allow future students to do european internship.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 120315 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée d’enseignement professionnel agricole privé Daniel Brottier & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Naturbruksgymnasiet UDDETORP
• Burtnieku Ausekla vidusskola
• MAISON FAMILIALE RURALE LES 4 VENTS
• A..S.D. Incontro a cavallo
• Escola Profissional de Desenvolvimentro Rural de Abrantes