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.

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.

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!

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?)

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.

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?

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.

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…

By Prodney

I believe that charisma and gravitas increase with age, in which case I’m off the scale on both counts. It certainly worked when photographer Paul Stuart came to Park Lane Stables to take photographs.

By Prodney

Every film, photograph and selfie benefits from including an A list celebrity, and unlike some celebs who may be a bit snooty, I’m happy to be involved in all photo shoots with no copyright implications.