Our current neighbours are Ham Polo Club, so we get to watch the skills of the ponies and riders on the polo field next door. It’s physically demanding, so the career of a polo pony is short before they earn a quieter life in retirement.

So many people have asked us what our temporary home in Petersham is like, just two miles up the road from Teddington. Now, with a bit of help from Teddington Nub News, we can show you.

Buying a home is often fraught with setbacks, and although we piled our energy into trying to secure Park Lane Stables it became clear that we couldn’t do so by the 31 May deadline and would have to leave.

It’s not every day 14 hand ponies make it into the pages of Horse & Hound, but there’s never been a more deserving case than this special little man. Read the story of how he and Natalie met.

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.