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Neuguet Retreat: An Accessible Place for People and Animals

Project SummaryAuszeit Neuguet creates a place where inclusion, nature, and education come together in a new way. It is a space that fosters participation, builds resilience, and demonstrates how social cohesion can thrive. Help make this place a reality.
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Background

Hof Neuguet is already a center of excellence for horse-centered training. At the same time, our daily work demonstrates just how much potential this place has beyond that: as a safe space where people with special needs can connect with animals and nature, recharge their energy, and develop new perspectives.
 
However, many people do not have equal access to such spaces for experience. Barriers—whether physical, organizational, or educational—often prevent participation. At the same time, there is a lack of educational programs that connect people, animals, and the environment on an equal footing, in an inclusive and holistic way.
 
With Auszeit Neuguet, we want to address this very issue. Our goal is to create a place that combines relaxation, healing, and education and sets new standards as a pioneering project for inclusive learning.
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Idea

With the Auszeit Neuguet project, we are expanding the farm to include an inclusive nature trail and educational path called “Wurzelwerk.” This allows everyone, with or without disabilities, to experience nature with all their senses and to understand ecological relationships directly through interaction with animals.
 
Two new central features define this educational vision. The new goat barn is directly connected to a training and observation room via a glass partition. This directly links animal observation with theoretical learning—barrier-free, even for people in wheelchairs or nursing beds. The offering is complemented by a new pavilion.
 
Inspired by the medicinal plant Echinacea, it symbolizes the natural rhythm of the seasons. Under its protective roof, a place of tranquility and mindful interaction with our horses is created.
All programs are closely integrated with our educational work. Through the conscious experience of animals and natural cycles, we foster resilience, social participation, and self-efficacy.
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Implementation

Every grand vision needs a solid foundation. Before this inclusive educational and community space can be realized, the groundwork must be professionally laid.
 
Since the Auszeit Neuguet project is located in an agricultural zone, the requirements regarding building regulations, landscape protection, and permitting procedures are stringent. The first project phase therefore focuses entirely on preliminary planning and a feasibility study. The funds allocated are specifically directed toward:

  • professional guidance from architects and specialist planners for the design of accessible paths, the pavilion, and the learning spaces

  • the involvement of trustees and consultants to ensure a transparent, legally and financially stable project foundation

  • the foundational educational work to develop the teaching and training concepts for the experiential and educational trail


 
At the same time, we are tackling key challenges. Uncompromising accessibility—including for nursing beds—requires special pathways, generous turning circles, and adapted structural solutions. We are also investing significant time in training our animals so that horses and goats become accustomed to wheelchairs, walking aids, and medical equipment in a stress-free, safe, and animal-friendly manner.
 
With your support, we are laying the crucial foundation for a place that will serve as a model for active inclusion for many years to come.
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Initiators

Behind Auszeit Neuguet are people united by a shared conviction: nature and animals have a healing power where words often fall short.
 
As a visionary, Priska Zorrilla laid the foundation for the project. Together with Simone Keller, Eliane Bosshard, and Stephanie Chiesa, she continues to drive the idea forward with great dedication.
 
Supported by experts in agriculture, equine training, therapy, human resources, and real estate management, Neuguet Farm is becoming a place of strength for people facing challenging life situations—a place of learning, peace, and hope.
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Matthias Keller 1'000,00 CHF
Anonymous 20,00 CHF
Manuela Fruet 200,00 CHF
Andrea Altwegg 100,00 CHF
Pamela Kubica 20,00 CHF
Serenella von Schulthess 500,00 CHF
Carlo Fischer 100,00 CHF
Melanie Anderegg 100,00 CHF
Michèle Hänseler 100,00 CHF
Tanja Abegg 300,00 CHF
Anonymous 25,00 CHF
Susanna Markwalder 300,00 CHF
Manuela Keller 2'000,00 CHF
Angelina Meyer 20,00 CHF
Brigitt & Werni Hafner 100,00 CHF
Saskia Oesch 50,00 CHF
Christina Enderli-Fässler 50,00 CHF
Lukas Wyss 100,00 CHF
Barbara Hugi-Jung 200,00 CHF
Daniela Kienberger 300,00 CHF
Corina Meyer 50,00 CHF
Tanja Ungricht 20,00 CHF
Esther Grischott 50,00 CHF
Karin Sommer 100,00 CHF
Manuela Bösch 100,00 CHF
Andrea Spescha 20,00 CHF
Pascal Lehmann 100,00 CHF
Vanessa 50,00 CHF
Linda Kröger 100,00 CHF
Simone Carobbio 20,00 CHF
Marc Dreifuss 100,00 CHF
natalie springer 25,00 CHF
Esti Stutz 100,00 CHF
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Daniela Steffen 200,00 CHF
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Marcelo Collins 100,00 CHF
Miro Collins 100,00 CHF
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Madleina Grischott 30,00 CHF
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Simone Gerster 200,00 CHF
Bernicole Lippuner 100,00 CHF
Jill Güttinger 50,00 CHF
Denise Keller 100,00 CHF
Eliane Richter 50,00 CHF
Jasmin Müller 50,00 CHF
Carole Frank 100,00 CHF
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Dominique Rossi 100,00 CHF
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MIRIAM Markwalder 50,00 CHF
Daniela Kunz-Fenner 200,00 CHF
Martina Leuenberger 100,00 CHF
Anonymous 100,00 CHF
Maya Plüss-Schaich 500,00 CHF
Philip Kummer 50,00 CHF
Alex u. Brigitte Scheuer 250,00 CHF
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Monique Lenz 50,00 CHF
Sandro Presta 200,00 CHF
Salome Fuchs 50,00 CHF
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Andrea Elsmann 100,00 CHF
Raphael Müllner 50,00 CHF
Christina Hug 50,00 CHF
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Simon Osterwalder 500,00 CHF
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Jacqueline Agosti 200,00 CHF
Regina Germann 100,00 CHF
Thomas Jenny 100,00 CHF
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Carole Wagner 50,00 CHF
Nadine Müller 100,00 CHF
Anna Tobler 100,00 CHF
Pascal Sommer 100,00 CHF
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Sandro Chiesa 200,00 CHF
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David Lorenzana 100,00 CHF
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Nicole Gutscher 100,00 CHF
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Ingrid Guntern 100,00 CHF
Milena Chiesa 50,00 CHF
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Linda Eriksson 50,00 CHF
Anonymous 50,00 CHF
Yara Keller 100,00 CHF
nico keller 50,00 CHF
Yannick Keller 100,00 CHF
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