The HorseCourse
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Viewpoint Centre CIO is a registered charity that has been fully endorsed to run courses in Surrey developed by TheHorseCourse. TheHorseCourse is a registered charity founded by Harriet Laurie in Dorset in 2011 as an equine assisted behavioural change programme . Originally, delivered in prisons but now in the wider community throughout the UK. Its charitable purpose is to reduce social exclusion through horse-assisted interventions.
For further information visit TheHorseCourse
Viewpoint Centre CIO
Katie Dockery
The founder of Viewpoint Centre is Katie Dockery who is an Approved TheHorseCourse Facilitator. Katie ensures that the horses used are trained to a suitable level, manages fundraising, the referral and reporting process as well as instructing the courses themselves. She is assisted by a small team and can call on additional Approved Facilitators when required.
Katie is a Parelli trainee instructor who has been studying the Parelli method for over 10 years.
Katie's incredible journey was a featured story in the Sunday Times. You can read the full article here
Our Viewpoint Centre Trustees
Lynne Rowland - Lynne is a Chartered Tax Adviser with over 30 years private client experience in both The Big 4 and mid-tier accounting firms. She has supported her daughters with their equestrian ambitions alongside many hours watching her son and husband in their rugby activities.
Judith Azzopardi - Judith has worked in special education for 30 years and as a school leader in special schools for 16 years, working with children with complex behavioural challenges, autism and other special educational needs. She currently runs an animal assisted learning alternative provision for children who are out of education or unable to attend school, with the help of horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs, sheep and chickens!
Liz McLennan - Liz works full time for a local independent disability lift company and has strong interest in the natural world. When her family were young she worked as a childminder, then with SEN children and could see the value in being outdoors. In recent years, Liz has used her creativity in a sustainably wholesome way to help her family fundraise for international volunteering trips She brings her lived experience of being a parent of a past participant and wants to help bring awareness to the local community of the power of The Horse Course, as well as to help find funding so Viewpoint Centre can develop the facilities to provide more well being activities for the community.
Jamie Osborne - Jamie is the Head of Visitor Experience & Commercial at Wakehurst, part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he leads visitor operations, commercial activity, and the overall on‑site experience. He specialises in creating high‑quality, engaging environments for diverse audiences and has extensive senior leadership experience across major UK visitor attractions.
Jamie is passionate about the power of supportive, personalised education for children and young people. Inspired in part by his wife’s work running an alternative education provision for children with special educational needs, he brings a deep commitment to inclusion, wellbeing, and positive change. He joined Viewpoint Centre as a trustee to help strengthen its impact and champion opportunities that enable young people to thrive.
Viewpoint Stables Facilities
Courses are run at Viewpoint Stables, a state of the art eco friendly riding centre overlooking the Surrey Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Facilities include an indoor arena, 60 x 30 outdoor arena & playfield with obstacles and a refreshment room.
See more pictures here
100% committed to sustainable practice
We cherish our beautiful natural setting and always strive to work in ways that are good for people as well as the planet. To minimise our impact on the envrionment, we have incorporated a number of eco-friendly solutions, including this solar panel system on top of the indoor arena.
We are proud to be 100% self sufficient for around 8 months of the year. The solar panels also generate enough energy to supply neighbouring properties and send back to the grid!