Our Chief Equine Officer Prodney was insistent that he started a blog to share his astute observations about Park Lane life as well as fascinating stories from his past.
For balance (he can be a bit opinionated) you’ll find other articles here too, including horsey tips and guest posts.
Prodney’s blog: We all matter. (Especially me.)
By Prodney
There’s definitely been something in the air since Natalie got back from the RDA Coaching Conference she attended with Park Lane coaches Jo, Peter and Toni.
A very personal story of how horses have helped my struggles with mental health
By Naomi Ghafoor
“I began riding at the age of four and loved it from day one.” As Naomi explains, horses are where her story starts and continues…
Prodney’s blog: Well, it could have happened like this: Bella Notte
By Prodney
I like to keep my past shrouded in mystery, as befits my aristocratic heritage, so I will let you decide how much of Bella Notte is fact and how much fiction. I’m not telling.
Prodney’s blog: really, we’re not so hard to understand
By Prodney
We horses may not be big talkers, but tune in a little to our body language and you’ll understand us just fine. Take kicking our stalls, and pawing the ground.
Prodney’s Blog: Two of our favourite things: summer fields and scratches
By Prodney
The Stables is closed for August, but does that leave us kicking our hooves? Well, yes literally, but it doesn’t mean we’re not occupied. Read what life’s like in the field, and watch a video of new pony Charlie enjoying a perfect scratch!
It’s time I said thank you to Reggie
By Natalie O’Rourke
This pony is just something else. The trust he puts in me is unbelievable. And the moustache is admired by all he meets. (Well, I can’t write about Reggie and not mention it, can I?)
Prodney’s Blog: David and Spotty go racing
By Prodney
Well, well, well, David IS a dark horse. Turns out he’s dreamed of riding in a race since he was 12, though in more recent decades he’d assumed he’d never do it.
A whole new meaning to ‘it’s what you can do that counts’
By Natalie O’Rourke
It takes six team members to assist a rider with significant mobility difficulties into the saddle. But as this story shows, once there, how far will Yasmina’s skills as a rider take her?
Prodney’s Blog: The green, green grass of home (and flies...)
By Prodney
Summer has arrived with a bang, and with the first warm sunshine came delicious fresh green grass, which had us all kicking our hooves for joy.
Meet our young friend Noah
By Natalie O’Rourke
I am a frequent visitor to Kingston Hospital, in-patient, outpatient, and just popping in with a pony – as you do. Over the last 12 months there has been one constant little face every time we visited…