This blog was started to share Prodney’s astute observations about Park Lane life. As our Chief Equine Officer he also graciously welcomed guest blog posts from Natalie and others. We hope you’ll enjoy reading his, and their, insightful articles in the pages below.
To honour Prodney’s memory this page will now include monthly ‘From the horse’s mouth’ features by his pony friends at Park Lane.
Prodney, horse in a million, has died at 44
By Natalie
It’s hard to remember the age I was when I met Prodney but I think around 17. He was a livery at the stables where I would loiter hoping for a ride. When I saw him, my heart skipped a beat and I was well and truly in love.
Our special partnership with Park Lane Stables
Local company H&L Motors have been loyal supporters of Park Lane Stables for many years. In this very personal article, H&L’s Jonathon Laney explains why this is a very special relationship.
Meet Arun, one of our superstar volunteers!
Arun volunteers five days a week and is a calm, quiet presence. He also happens to be super-strong so becomes even more popular when heavy hay bales need moving!
Prodney’s Blog: Tips for keeping horses safe and well in hot weather
By Prodney
I’ve heard stories of riders at some stables complaining when their ride was cut short or at a slower pace than usual because of hot weather. Honestly, even with my extraordinarily highly developed sense of intuition, there are still humans I just don’t understand.
The story of two of our regular adult participants
Meet Bev, who first came to us in March and has got well and truly hooked on riding! Bev explains what brought her, and subsequently her son Christopher, to Park Lane Stables
Prodney’s Blog: Jack meets stormtroopers, whatever next
By Prodney
In all my years at Park Lane Stables I’ve seen some sights, I can tell you, but this is right up there. What is going on, and why on earth is Jack so calm?
Being inspired at The Houses of Parliament
By Natalie O’Rourke
Four years ago when we were trying to raise £1million in a few weeks, we worked with Crowdfunder, and somehow between our amazing team and them, we succeeded. In fact we overshot our target by £300,000!
Prodney’s Blog: Behind the scenes in a day in the life of the Stables
By Prodney
Natalie loves to share the stories of our participants, the challenges, breakthroughs and happy endings. But I think it’s about time I shared what’s happening behind the scenes.
Matilda, Woody and Ibrahim share a love of horses, and all have Down syndrome
By Natalie O’Rourke
We wanted to highlight this as we approach the 21st week of the year as individuals with Down syndrome have three copies of chromosome 21.
Prodney’s Blog: “Definitely alive and kicking”, says Natalie. How rude!
By Prodney
Lots of you continue to ask about me, saying you haven’t seen enough of me lately. We celebrities get used to this of course, but appreciate that it’s important to keep our admirers updated. So Natalie’s been brandishing her phone camera at me.