President: HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
Patron: Ronke Phillips, Jay Rayner, Valerie Shawcross CBE
Last month, Ebony received some really great news. It was announced
on 17 December that Hoof - the Olympic legacy fund for equestrian sport
- would be giving up to £200,000 towards the build of our riding centre.
This now takes our overall funds raised so far to £400,000.
Please read below for further information about Hoof and its Olympic
legacy plans.
17th December 2009
Hoof, the Olympic legacy project to the London 2012 Games, set up by
the British Equestrian Federation, today outlines its plans for the
next three years, to make horses more accessible to all Londoners.
Hoof was awarded £750,000 funding by Sport England this year for a
three year campaign which will centre on;
- A campaign to make riding in London more accessible to all regardless
of social or financial status
- A schools riding programme to provide opportunities for children
to experience the pleasures and benefits of riding for the first time,
which will be led by the British Horse Society
- A series of investments to provide new as well as improve existing
facilities for riding in the city
- Representing the view of the equestrian community within London
to ensure that all the benefits of equestrian sport, being at the
centre of the games in 2012, are maximized
Commenting on the investment plans launched today, Andrew Finding, Chief
Executive of the British Equestrian Federation says; "London will be home
to the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events in 2012, taking our sport
right into the heart of London. Now is the time for us, in partnership
with all our member organisations, to exploit the publicity that will
follow, by encouraging more people to get involved and creating better
facilities and opportunities for all to ride in London.
"Hoof will support the Ebony Horse Club with up to £200,000 of capital
investment. Ebony is a leading light in equestrian charity work in London,
bringing life skills and personal achievement through horse riding and
care, to some of the most disadvantaged children and young people growing
up in deprived communities in Brixton's Coldharbour Ward. The new facility,
which requires significant fundraising in addition to the Hoof investment,
will enable the horse club to expand the number of children it can support
enabling many more young people to enjoy the unique positive attributes
that working with horses brings."
Rose Spearing, Development Director of the Ebony Horse Club welcomed
the move;
"The BEF, through Hoof, is taking the lead in the horse world in reaching
out in a major way to urban youth and in doing so, showcasing the unique
contribution that horses can make to the lives of individuals and communities."
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