My name is Steven coyle and I’m a recovering addict I am over 6 yrs clean and soba with the help from horses , horses realy did save my life .  It has been a a dream of mine to experience a racehorse and now my dream has come true . I have overcome some of the toughest battles in life and continue to do so . I never got the chance to work with horses because of addiction up until a couple of years ago I helped look after a herd of quarter horses then moved on to brookbarn where alison garner who is also in the race taught me how to ride all in 2 yrs from complete beginner to we’re im at now it realy is what fairy tails are made of . I also want to help others and inspire others that recovery is possible and maybe educate young upcoming jockeys the dangers of addiction I’ve been on deaths door many times in my life but I always find a way to rise and beat the odds just like my inspiration and hero’s Bob champion and aldaniti Road Safety: Too many horses and riders are being killed or injured on UK roads. Over the past year there have been over 1,000 incident reports on our roads involving horses; 180 have been injured and 46 killed - but we know only one in ten incidents are reported. We are dedicated to improving the safety of UK riders.Horse Welfare: The BHS responds to over 6,000 welfare cases each year, but there are a thousand more in need of help. We work hard to promote the prevention of neglect, cruelty and harm to horses and provide support, advice and education to horse owners to try and remedy problems before they become too serious.Future Generations: Horses have a powerful way of inspiring disengaged young people to reconnect with society. Our Changing Lives through Horses programme aims to improve the lives of disengaged young people and give them the opportunity to develop skills that enable them to return to education and/or employment.