Usually in school or in clubs, children can't ride a horse. But in Brixton, south London, there is a special club. There students are welcome to ride a horse.
The Ebony Horse Club is a riding school for children from poor families. It opened in 2011. Now, the club provides（提供）140 rides per week for children. A four-day riding trip in Wales costs £70 per person, but horse riding lessons at the club are only £7 for children. This is a lot cheaper.
"If the parents can't afford（承担得起）to pay, we still let the children ride," says Naomi Howgate, the manager of the club. Naomi is also a horse riding teacher. She spends two days a
week looking after the stables（马厩）and giving the children riding lessons". I teach them how
to tell if a horse is feeling happy or sad, how to walk up to a horse safely and how to build a good relationship（关系）with the horses. Anyone over 12 can be a young volunteer（志愿者） here," says Naomi. "Working here helps children with their horseback riding and life skills."
12-year-old Omari is a member of the club. "The lessons have taught me a lot. They've taught me to be caring, kind, and to be ourselves around horses," he says. Shaddai Mcleod is one of the club's youngest riders. The 9-year-old boy often rides after school. On Sundays, he likes coming to the club to look after the horses and clean the stables. His sister Zion is 13 years old. She works as hard as him. She says she is lucky to be a member of the club.
①to understand a horse. ②to give a horse a shower.
③to be friends with a horse. ④to keep themselves safe on a horse.
