Ebony Horse Club

20/02/2025

Half term so far, from art competitions to saddler visits

We had another visit from Vicky & Ellie who do an amazing job making sure all our horses are comfy & educating our young riders & the team about things to look out for when assessing saddle fit.

Did you know, a horse’s body shape changes through the seasons & with muscle changes too? So at Ebony we have the lovely team at Delasalle Saddlery check the horses saddles at least 3 times a year!

The young people also put together their entry for this year’s Pony Club Thelwell Art Competition. The theme is “Pony Club Through the Seasons”. Swipe & let us know what you think

19/12/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎶

The week before the Holidays are always fun at Ebony & our Schools RIDE (Riding to Inspire Development & Education) Programme, have had the best end to their term.

Run by the fantastic Rachel & our dedicated volunteers, there’s been festive gymkhana’s, hacks through Brixton dressed up as Santas helpers & lots, & lots of tinsel!

Wishing our Schools, Jessop Primary, Newlands Academy, Vangard School, Beormund Primary & the best festive break

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07/12/2024

Drum roll please… Presenting our Rider of the Summer Term winner - Jamal! Along with our Member of the Month winners August - November 👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾

Jamal is our first member to complete the YELA (Young Equestrian Leader Award) Bronze Award & is now undertaking the Silver level! He’s worked so hard last term on his horsemanship & volunteering at Ebony. Thanks to Weatherbeeta he has won a brand new pair of paddock boots & gloves, Horse facts Eyewitness Pocket Book & lots more.

Our Members of the month (swipe left), Micah (August), Olivia (September), Tilyrae (October) & Jace (November), have exemplified Ebony’s values demonstrating nurture & trust, & have been an inspiration & great role models. They also won a goodie bag of Weatherbeeta prizes!

Our fantastic partnership with has made it possible to recognise these incredible young people & celebrate all their wins & commitment. Thank you so much

Well done to all our winners, you’re incredible!

Thanks too, to Renee for the excellent video edit too 😉🫡

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06/12/2024

Thank you HarryHall.com we couldn’t be more thrilled to be nominated... If you haven’t voted yet, please click the link in our last post 💚🐴

03/12/2024

Some very exciting news to brighten up your timeline… We’ve been shortlisted for Charity Partner for 2025 and we need your vote to make this dream a reality! 💚

This is an incredible opportunity for us and by voting, you can help ensure we can continue to change young lives in Brixton and beyond, all through the power of horses 🐴

Please head to the link to vote and make sure to share with your networks https://harryhallinsurance.com/one-club-charity-partnership/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYzlH0_X8VJOvvoT29eBBmGiZD6NfCUepHE7TJKIri6CNucx1di8TyTpR4_aem_kcT_MVrl4KZzK5qDUKhh2w

⭐️ A huge thank you from everyone at Ebony, your continued support means so much to us! 🤞

22/11/2024

Back in June a group of young people volunteered at the Beaufort Festival of Polo. Representing Ebony as Beaufort’s chosen charity… This month we got to take that same group to experience a game of polo for themselves!

Thank you Beaufort Polo Club for putting on the most fabulous day for our young people! Starting with training & practice on the ground, before picking teams & getting to ride & play a few chukkas for themselves (check out our Insta page to see how well they all did)!

Everyone had the best time (& definitely didn’t want to leave, or the games to end)! We think this experience has sparked some horsey dreams - thank you so much Beaufort Polo Club for making it all possible & special thanks to Mhairi & Hayley for making it such an engaging, fun & memorable trip.

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08/11/2024

Which is your favourite? Ebony Horse Club’s journey is now depicted, through graffiti, onsite at our Club in Brixton… Something very special happened to kick off half-term here; we welcomed the founder of Ebony Horse Club, Ros, & a panel of Ebony’s founding & original members to a bespoke Q&A (check out our Instagram page to hear ).

It was a fascinating & powerful evening where our current members asked questions & learned about Ebony’s history & celebrated the journey to where it is today.

Based on all they learned, the young people worked with graffiti artist, James from Aero Arts to design a visual timeline of Ebony’s journey. The detail & meaning behind each element tells the story of where Ebony Horse Club started (at the Accra Centre, depicted by sepia style photos - image 1), to where it is today (moving into colour - image 2), & then on to all our members hopes for the future (image 3).

At the Q&A one of the things that shocked the room was that Ebony had started with just 5 young people, who’d had to travel for hours to visit different riding schools to ride just once every 9 weeks, waking up before sunrise & carrying all their riding gear with them. Ebony now gets to work with over 180 young people every week, who ride onsite at least once a week!

Thank you to all who made the Q&A such a powerful & unforgettable event; Ros (Founder of Ebony Horse Club), Akua, Mussei, Jackie, Shanice, Cherrie, Natasha & Vanessa.

& thank you to James, & big congratulations to our talented young people for creating such a impactful, intricate & purposeful illustration of Ebony’s journey.

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01/11/2024

This week Jane & Etta, accompanied by our Patron Charlotte Steel, hosted Ebony’s first ever ‘Brixton Experience’, raising money & awareness for the Club!

The generous auction bidders, Susie Newman & family won the experience where they enjoyed a visit to Ebony, an urban hack in the autumn sunshine (on our smartly turned out horses), a Caribbean lunch A quick pit stop at Carraro Coffee & then on to a fascinating tour

A great time was had by all! One of our guests, nervous initially & riding for the first time ever, said, after a short walk through Loughborough Park, that they ‘want to go faster!’. That’s what we like to hear here at Ebony!

Based on the brilliant feedback we will be offering this experience again in the future...

Here’s our winners, David & Susie had to say afterwards;

“We were lucky enough to experience the vibrant, helpful and fun atmosphere at Ebony first hand. 

Our Charity day began with the warmest welcome from the team, and the laughter continued throughout the event packed day!

We were introduced to our lovely calm horses for a safe ride around the local area.

We then enjoyed a tasty, original authentic Caribbean meal cooked by Etta in her Brixton restaurant

And we ended the fabulous day with a personal guided tour of the Brixton Brewery

Thank you to everyone: Etta and Jane for organising and perfectly executing the day. China and Rachel for help on the horses. Charlotte Steel for her fabulous stories and company.

And just fabulous to see how engaged and happy the children were in the Ebony family”

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23/10/2024

We took 5 of our brilliant young people to the London Riding Horse Show in Hyde Park run by Civil Service Riding Club

All our riders competed in classes ranging from Dressage to Handy Pony & had the chance to ride in the outdoor arena. Our young people came home with some colourful rosettes, including 1st (Theo), 2nd (Demba), 4th (Liezl), 5th (Iona) & 6th (Liezl) place, competing against all ages from across London & the South East!

It was such a wonderful day & we’re so proud of all the horses & young people who were so well turned out 😍🐴

27/09/2024

Another celebration in order for our most recent winners…

Georgie & Rebecca, our Achievement Award winners have both shown determination, generosity & kindness to the horses, other members & staff at Ebony. Growing into great riders & young horse women!

Our Youth Programmes Manager, Char was voted winner of the Jack Petchey Leader Award. Members have praised her for believing in them & providing a safe & nurturing environment. Char always makes time for everyone at Ebony humans & horses.

Georgie & Rebecca have both won £300 & Char £1000 to spend on the Club to benefit our members.

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26/09/2024

Introducing our youngest new member Hugo, he’s a Polish Draft, Appaloosa 🥰. Hugo is super friendly & very playful

19/09/2024

“A trip of a lifetime” read this great article in the Limerick Leader around MYA Moyross Youth Academy visit to us this Summer…

"It's [Ebony Horse Club] like a little oasis in the middle of Brixton," Catherine explained. "It's fabulous, what they have. You can imagine having something like that in Limerick for the kids."

The trip was organised through Moyross Youth Academy's Equine Programme

27/08/2024

The legend that is Eddie is moving on to pastures new, & we’ve been reminiscing on when he first joined us in 2018… Eddie has blessed us with years of faithful & amazing service - looking after new riders, putting smiles on faces, being a best friend to so many young people, & building young people’s confidence & riding skills too.

We cannot thank this gorgeous guy enough! Wishing you the best retirement, you Roman faced beauty! Big horse, big heart ❤️🐴. Thank you Eddie 💚🥲🐴❤️🤗

23/08/2024

Another brilliant experience this Summer as we took two groups to Build a Bike workshops with

These young people not only learned how to remove inner tubes, fix a puncture, get the rear wheel past the derailleur, pro level repair techniques & engineering fundamentals. But they also got to keep their bike!!!

The sessions uniquely taught patience, skills our young people can use to make money & save money, self sufficiency, sustainability & confidence.

Big thank you to Phil, Peter, Tinashè, Festus & Steph for the excellent workshops & opportunity for our young people to learn & actually go home with their very own bike.

(NB. Not sure what happened to the previous post)

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17/08/2024

Every year we have the incredible privilege of taking 25-30 young people from Ebony to Allegras Ambition

We can’t thank enough all the wonderful & incredibly generous people who brought their precious horses for our young people to ride & volunteered their time to support; walking miles in the pouring rain, cooking lunch, teaching javelin throwing & fantastic bushcraft activities. Our members had an amazing day & none of it would’ve happened without you, thank you!

& a massive thank you to Anna Rainbow Rural Photography for the fabulous photos & capturing all these special memories.

See you all next year 😁🐴

13/08/2024

So wonderful that Redwings Horse Sanctuary are providing a wonderful retirement home for our gorgeous Harley.

13/08/2024

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