{"id":5192,"date":"2011-10-07T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2011-10-07T16:17:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T15:17:43","slug":"ebony-horse-club-brixton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/ebony-horse-club-brixton\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton &#8211; horse riding for kids in deepest Lambeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Great to see the new stables up and running for the Ebony Horse Club, a charity set up to &#8220;improve the life skills, education and attainment of some of the most disadvantaged children and young people growing up in Brixton, South London.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-02.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Situated on Wyck Gardens, a two-acre strip of land bordered by tower blocks and a railway viaduct, \u00a0the centre is just off Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, in one of the most deprived boroughs in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The new centre provides stabling for up to nine horses, giving local kids\u00a0access to horse riding, outdoor activities and mentoring, and there&#8217;s also\u00a0a riding arena, paddock, picnic area, classroom and changing\u00a0facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The new stables also mean that children no longer need to be transported to riding centres around London, and\u00a0membership\u00a0can be extended beyond the previous restriction of just 40 kids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-03.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/active\/7748790\/Ebony-Horse-Club-the-ride-of-their-lives.html\" target=\"_blank\">article in the Telegraph<\/a> from May 2010 reported that\u00a0two members had already gone on to the British Racing School to train as jockeys.<\/p>\n<p>It also stated that riding lessons were being provided for free for children with parents on benefits, with others only paying \u00a310 a term membership (we weren&#8217;t able to check this as their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebonyhorseclub.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> wasn&#8217;t working at the time of writing).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-04.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-05.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/ebony-horse-club-brixton-06.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Horse Club, Brixton\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More info:<\/strong><br \/>\nEbony Horse Club, Brixton<br \/>\nThe Loughborough Centre, SW9 7PD<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ebony-Horse-Club\/111855632173018\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>]<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps\/default.aspx?v=2&amp;pc=FACEBK&amp;mid=8100&amp;where1=The+Loughborough+Centre%2C+SW9+7PD&amp;FORM=FBKPL0&amp;name=Ebony+Horse+Club&amp;mkt=en-US\" target=\"_blank\">Map location<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great to see the new stables up and running for the Ebony Horse Club, a charity set up to &#8220;improve the life skills, education and attainment of some of the &hellip; 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