Elisabeth Svendsen Trust

Molly was two years old when her mother, Terri, visited EST Sidmouth for the first time. Having very little confidence and needing help with her position and muscle strength, Terri says "Coming here and having structured riding lessons has completely turned Molly around in the four years she has been coming.

Three year old Connie attends the EST Sidmouth with her parents, grandparents and sister, Hebe, for our once a month Saturday Club and for drop-in sessions during the school holidays, making it a real family occasion.

It's Neve's first visit to EST Sidmouth. She is here with her parents, Jo and Nick, from their home in Bedford, together with two of her aunties and uncles. Two and a half year old Neve was diagnosed with partial duplication of chromosome 18 at the age of 5 months which means that she has developmental delay.

Unless you have first hand knowledge of the difficulties that parents are faced with when they have a child with special needs, it’s not easy to understand what that child needs to give them as much a normal life as possible.