Ebony Horse Club, Brixton ?

[Shysmum]

My mum was really I'll in hospital, up in London, and every visit from France I would take the train to visit her in hospital. As we passed Brixton, I first saw an empty sand school, and then as time went on, I realised it was a riding school. This made me smile every time I went past on that train. I wish them every success!

https://www.ebonyhorseclub.org.uk

 

[Suechoccy]

City stables and farms play an invaluable role. It's such a shame there aren't more of them, that they aren't better funded and provisioned. They teach empathy, patience, the connection between humans and other animals/natural world, they teach self-confidence, self-awareness. Absolutely fantastic places.

 

[Kaylum]

Yes I support them send them donations and follow them on facebook. They are amazing.

 

[Shysmum]

Yes I support them send them donations and follow them on facebook. They are amazing.

Brilliant! I don't know them, but I was always looking out for them on the train ?

 

[Surbie]

My friend's a coach there, and it just always sounds a wonderful place.

 

[Shysmum]

My friend's a coach there, and it just always sounds a wonderful place.

I've just tweeted them the link to this thread ?

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Do the horses get turn out? A friend uses one in Newcastle, they offer lessons to children from deprived areas. https://www.stepneybank.co.uk/

 

[PeterNatt]

The horses even get hacked about on the local streets!
Go to U tube and watch
Khadijah from Ebony Horse Club wins the Magnolia Cup 2019! - YouTube

 

[HG95]

Do the horses get turn out? A friend uses one in Newcastle, they offer lessons to children from deprived areas. https://www.stepneybank.co.uk/

I used to watch a programme years ago when I was younger about Stepney bank stables. I'd have loved to have a place like that to go too growing up

 

[Uliy]

I used to watch a programme years ago when I was younger about Stepney bank stables. I'd have loved to have a place like that to go too growing up

Yes this has unlocked a memory! I absolutely loved that programme!

 

[Wishfilly]

Do the horses get turn out? A friend uses one in Newcastle, they offer lessons to children from deprived areas. https://www.stepneybank.co.uk/

I've followed Ebony Horse Club for a while on social media, and I think they can't give proper turnout where they are (although the horses do get turn out in the school and hand grazed in the local area), but they do give them "holidays" in other locations where they're turned away with proper turnout elsewhere.

ETA: I think city stables provide such a valuable service to people. Not being able to access stables because your parents don't drive/don't own a car is a real barrier to young people.

 

[Shysmum]

Yes the ponies have turnout holidays ?