If Wishes Were Horses

Record ID: 124275
  • Title: If Wishes Were Horses
  • Date: 26th November 1991
  • Summary: IN THIS PENULTIMATE PROGRAMME THE CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT JUMPING. WE PAY A VISIT T O THE STABLES OF A SHOW JUMPER AND WATCH HER JUMP AT A BIG HORSE SHOW. ALI THEN GIVES THE OLDER CHILDREN THEIR FIRST JUMPING LESSON AND EVERYONE LEARNS HOW TO B UILD JUMPS. A VET COMES TO PADDOCK FARM TO CHECK ON TSCHIEFLY'S TEETH AND TELLS US ABOUT HEALTH FOR HORSES. ON THIS WEEKS EXPEDITION WE LOOK AROUND A CITY FARM IN LONDON WHERE PONIES ARE LOOKED AFTER AND RIDDEN BY LOCAL CHILDREN. THE GROUP ALSO SEE THE HUGE BENEFITS THAT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE AT THE DIAMOND RIDING CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED WHERE SHARON JOINS IN A LESSON.
  • Description:A SERIES OF 6 X 30 MINUTE PROGRAMMES FOR THE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SLOT. EACH WEEK MIXED ABILITY CHILDREN WILL LEARN THE MANY ASPECTS ABOUT HORSES AND RIDING.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:COURTYARD PRODUCTIONS
  • Programme Episode:Episode 5
  • Transmission Date:26/11/1991
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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