Mental health

Project aims to assess the impact of horses on human mental health

The horses ‘act as role models for healthy living’

‘Need to appear strong’ proves major barrier to seeking help #MentalHealth

The Racing Welfare and Liverpool John Moores University study has given specific recommendations to benefit the mental health of racing’s workforce

‘They have given me purpose’: inspiring rider opens up about how horses helped reclaim her life

‘I want other people to see that just because someone wrote you off doesn’t mean it is true’

‘No one should suffer in silence’: eventers discuss their mental health to urge others to speak up

‘It’s so easy to look normal on the outside, but be dying inside’

#GoRacingGreen: how horses have helped tackle mental health issues

Debbie Matthews’ #GoRacingGreen idea to welcome all people to racing and equestrian events has received much support

Racing staff called on to aid mental health research

The study aims to establish an overview of mental wellbeing in racing and researchers are asking those who work in any area of the industry to take part

‘A catalyst for good’: giving people a second chance through horses

The aim of the initiative is to give ‘renewed hope to those who have taken a tumble in life through a meaningful new career in horseracing’

Groom urges others to seek help following struggle with depression

‘it is so important to talk and you can get help much quicker than I did. Help is out there and there is no shame in asking for it’

Why riders can be so susceptible to mental health problems — and how to take action

To mark World Mental Health Day today (10 October) and with mental health increasingly prominent on the national agenda, Andrea Oakes finds out why riders can be particularly susceptible to problems — and how to combat the problem

Groom aims to clip 100 horses in 12 hours #clipathon

Katy is aiming to raise £2,000 for the mental health charity MIND

‘Suddenly everything made sense’: how horses are helping a young man recover from an eating disorder

Find out about the youngster who credits the healing powers of horses to his recovery from anorexia

Young rider who overcame ‘darkest days’ aims to inspire others

The rider suffered from mental health issues after illness and the loss of her brother

The diary of the home-made livery yard: a stress-related realisation

Katy explains why she has recently figured out her own mental health and physical has been suffering

‘Never let pride or fear stop you speaking out’: Carl Hester backs Mental Health Awareness Week

Carl Hester is among the elite riders who have shown support for Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week: ‘We need to look after each other like we do our horses’

‘If there’s a horse not looking right, we pick it up in 10 seconds, but it would take you 10 weeks to notice that your mate working beside you isn’t’

‘I’d had everything, and it had all been taken away’: Charlotte Dujardin opens up about her mental health struggles

In her new autobiography, The Girl on the Dancing Horse, Charlotte Dujardin reveals the struggle with mental health she went through following her double gold with Valegro at the London Olympics in 2012

Grooms face shocking mental health issues, survey shows

More than 98% of respondents felt the equestrian industry needs to do more to support grooms’ mental health and wellbeing

Grooms urged to talk about their mental health

The British Grooms Association has launched a mental wellbeing project to tie in with World Mental Health Day

Tackling depression: Jockeys speak out in new video

AP McCoy, Daryl Jacob, Mark Enright and Leighton Aspell speak candidly about the mental health challenges they’ve faced in a new video to mark World Mental Health Day

Depression forces Kieren Fallon to quit race riding

The six-time British champion Flat jockey has retired due to ongoing mental health issues