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Ascot Racecourse Supports is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Strength and Learning Through Horses (SLTH)

- London’s largest dedicated equine assisted therapy and education charity

Based in Barnet, they offer life changing mental health and education services via equine assisted therapy and horsemanship programmes for young people aged 4-25

The charity is in the process of creating a new, purpose-built site on 30-acres of land which has been leased to them from Barnet Council. In February 2023, a brand-new arena was constructed which has been sponsored by the Ascot Racecourse Supports programme; enabling the charity to continue their work which currently helps 400-500 young people per year

The site is set to be four times the size of their old base, helping to secure the future of the charity in North London to allow for increased capacity, bespoke facilities, better accessibility and improved welfare for current and future horses.

It will also enable the expansion of their racehorse retraining programme, which has already successfully retrained three ex-racehorses who were not suited to more traditional retraining or rehoming programmes

“The horses engage the young people in a way that nothing else can; whether they love them or hate them, even if they say, ‘I don’t want to be here, I don’t want to take part’, when the horses start galloping around there is no way they haven’t got a thought or a comment – that’s how we engage students in this work.”

Dr Jemma Hockley, Joint CEO

With their services in need more than ever and funding required to complete their ambitious plans, they continue to welcome support from the equine community to ensure they can meet the growing demand and safeguard equestrian life for marginalised young people in London indefinitely.

To support, donate or find out more, visit: www.strengthandlearningthroughhorses.org

“We designed an education programme to equip young people with the skills they need to do well in education – time management, teamwork, assertiveness, giving feedback, being leaders - giving them the confidence that they can do the same in a college environment or back in school.”

Rosie Bensley, Joint CEO

Learn more about our support and the charity’s work here:

As the Official Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of Ascot Racecourse, Longines is generously offering one of its timepiece to the connections - owner, trainer, jockey and groom – of a horse which breaks a track record here during the 2022 Flat season. These will be indicated in yellow as the season progresses.