RIDING STABLES

The dream is over.Despite an appeal to the queen,huge protest and eleventh hour pleas from the community and horse-lovers,West-Londons most popular stables is to leave the Westway.After twenty five years of teaching thousands to ride and care for horses.The West London Stables is to move on as itlease has been terminated by The Westway Trust.Despite a desperate struggle to stay,the stables much loved owner is being forced out as the charity which was established for the local communityb refused her pleas to extend the lease.Although the lease wasended at the end of july theb stables are still currently open for riding-but mrs tuvey is now urgently looking for new land where she can start again with her team of  twenty two now homeless horses and ponies.But fears that the ponies may have to be shot if they cannot be rehomed have been allayed The Kensington and chelsea newshas been contacted by a horse lover who has offered to take in all of the Westway ponies at a horse sanctuary in Sussex.The sanctuary owner who wants to stay annonymous,said"The Horses can come to me if necessary,I will not let them be shot".The trust has offered Ms Tuvey more time to move out-it says several months if necessary-but only if she promises to leave the site,which is earmarked for regeneration as part of the trusts dream of transforming Westway into a top ten destination for up-market shops.Although Ms Tuveys stables are being forced to close the trust is now hinting it may allow other stables to set up on its twenty three acre site.The trust organised a survey of local residents in the area,which it claims are low and it has ordered another study to determine if there is a future for riding at The Westway.