Sadly we have no choice but to find a new location after months of negotiation with the landlord has failed to secure the purchase of our beloved home in Teddington.

If you visit us, the chances are you’ll meet Rebekah, who might be doing anything from mucking out horses to preparing for an RDA coaching session.

Our latest addition to the team, Polly the Shetland pony arrived one afternoon in her own miniature horsebox to great excitement.

We recently had fun filming with BBC’s Countryfile team at Cholsey Farm Riding in Buckinghamshire. Watch the end result which aired on Sunday 18 April.

Raising the money to buy our home and completing on the purchase are – as many of us know from personal experience – two distinct things. We want it to happen right now, but there’s a crucial legal process to go through first.

Last year our traditional Palm Sunday procession was virtual, this year we were able to take to the streets again, with some very special visitors in the form of the BBC Breakfast team.

Our campaign to raise £1million in two months to buy the stables on expiry of the lease seemed a mountain to climb. “What happens if you don’t?” we were repeatedly asked.