Riding club in Brixton, London. Ebony Horse Club

Ebony Horse Riding Club, Brixton, London

  Ebony Horse Club, The Loughborough Community Centre 105 Angell Road Brixton London SW9 7PD
  Tel: 07985 854374 Email: info@ebonyhorseclub.org.uk Company No. 5706817. Reg charity no. 1116027
  Patron: Valerie Shawcross C.B.E.

Defendant found guilty of the murder of Nathan Foster

Nathan was one of the very first members of the Ebony Horse Club and his success at horse-riding inspired hundreds of other youngsters from Brixton to take up the sport. Later he worked as a youth worker for the club and also became a playworker in an after – school club in both roles he was popular with and respected by his peers and by the younger children..

Nathan gained the respect of the whole of the community as he took advantage of every opportunity he was offered by many different youth and community groups and he never stopped trying to improve his life.

The whole neighbourhood has been traumatised by Nathans murder. It has directly affected over a thousand people and there is relief that justice has been done. We can never bring Nathan back but we can hope that others will be inspired by the bravery of those who gave evidence anonymously and come forward in other cases.Nathan would not want anyone else to die and as Londoners we all share the responsibility of halting the killings of our young men and women.

The Ebony Horse Club congratulates Ricky Alleyne (18) on his graduation Monday 24th March 2008 from the 9 week Foundation Course at the British Racing School at Newmarket, the government funded centre of excellence for education in the horse racing industry. Ricky from central Brixton was a member of the Ebony Horse Club for 6 years, where he was introduced to riding.

Ros Spearing founder and Director of the Ebony Horse Club said “we are immensely proud of Ricky, it just shows what young people can achieve if they get the right support“ “If any other young people are interested in a career in racing we would like them to get in touch with us.

Aimee Hockley Recruitment Co-coordinator said “The BRS have a lot to thank the Ebony Horse Club for; we would love to see more youngsters like Ricky coming through our doors.

Ricky will be going on to work for trainer Amy Weaver who is opening a racing stable in Mill Hill, North London where Ricky took some of his riding lessons. Ricky will spend a year working for his NVQ Level 2 in Race Horse Care and hopes in future to become a Jockey.

For more info contact:-
Aimee Hockley Recruitment Co-coordinator British Racing School 01638 665 103
aimee@brs.org.uk

What we do

Ebony Horse Club provides riding for all children in Coldharbour Ward, Brixton, London, aged eight to nineteen years who would otherwise have no means of accessing the sport, but specialises in children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, especially those excluded from school.

A riding lesson at Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre, Shepherds Bush

The club offers riding, horse care lessons and visits to relevant places of interest including the British Racing School, Newmarket, museums and horse shows.

Whenever possible the club also offers children access to other sporting activities which they may not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. To date these include rowing, fencing and adventure weekends in the country.

The club endeavours to get children out into the countryside as much as possible and each year the top ten riders go on a four day trip to ride in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.