The Urban Equestrian Academy

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WAS MADE TODAY‼️

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As we’ve grown, it became clear that Urban Equestrian was no longer just one thing. It had evolved into a community of ideas, disciplines, and creative directions. Becoming the Urban Equestrian Collective reflects that evolution.
The Urban Equestrian Collective now serves as an umbrella for our distinct organisations and initiatives, allowing Black, Global Majority, and Marginalised communities to have their own voice, focus, and governance, while remaining connected through a shared commitment to horsemanship, culture, education, community, agriculture, green spaces, and nature.
This shift gives us the flexibility to expand thoughtfully, collaborate freely, and more accurately represent the diverse people and projects that make up the urban equestrian community — without losing the identity that started it all.
The Urban Equestrian Collective is not fixed or limited. It will continue to grow, with future initiatives such as The Hoof Hideaway, the Urban Equestrian Charitable Trust, and wider global possibilities.

Amazing to hear that Nerissa’s Community Garden’ is now a registered CIO. Huge congratulations to the team Leena, Naji and Hajar. We can’t wait to see you GROW 😊🖤🌲🍄🌽🐝🌺🥔🦋

To all those celebrating today, from the Urban Equestrian Community ✨

To all those celebrating. From all at UEA. ☝🏾🖤

For the first time in 10,000 years, wild horses are back in Spain’s Iberian highlands — roaming free across rugged mountains once shaped by grazing herds.

Rewilding Spain introduced 35 Przewalski’s horses, the world’s last truly wild horse species, into Villanueva de Alcorón — part of a massive restoration plan covered by Mongabay, one of the world’s biggest conservation news platforms.

These horses aren’t just beautiful. They’re essential.

Their grazing cuts down dangerous overgrowth, reduces wildfire risk, restores degraded land, and rebuilds biodiversity across 23,000 hectares — with a long-term goal of reconnecting 850,000 hectares of wilderness.

Experts say this region has suffered decades of abandoned farmland, drought, and devastating fires — including one in 2005 that killed 11 people. Bringing back lost megafauna like horses, cattle, vultures, and eventually the Iberian lynx is part of a strategy to rebuild natural processes from the ground up.

As herd managers put it:

“Every day feels like the first — they’re just incredible animals.”

A comeback 10,000 years in the making. 🐎🌿