By Flora, Frances and Natalie

At 15, Flora loved horses and dreamed of working with them when she left school. Other areas of life could be overwhelming, she was shy and lacked confidence. But horses made her feel calm and safe.

By Prodney

Humans like to think it’s them, but this is based on odd criteria such as having opposable thumbs, or because they can talk to each other. But if you’re a human reading this, I’d like to introduce our perspective.

By Prodney

I celebrated my 44th birthday on 30 May, and although I said I’d rather have rubber matting than carrots I did get a few of those too, and there were some wonderful scritches and neck rubs.

By Prodney

This year I have nobly decided to forgo my birthday ration of carrots in favour for something more practical…

By Natasha Moore

When mum of 6 year-old Monty brought him to Park Lane Stables in the hopes of finding an activity suitable for him as an autistic, pre-verbal child, little did she know the magical effect horses would have on both of them.

By Prodney

Generations of riders have been taught to pat their horse to thank them. In this video (featuring me) Natalie explains why you shouldn’t.

By Kate Fox

Every Tuesday, rain or shine, four young adults come to us to help around the yard. It’s a fantastic experience for everyone involved, and as our visitors are from the charity Beyond Autism, and 2-8 April is World Autism Week, this feels the perfect time to tell you more.

By Prodney

It was the half term holiday last week and the increased numbers of visitors have had me rushed off my hooves, meeting and greeting, and supervising.

By David Bagott

Sounds simple? But what if the horse has other ideas, how would you manage? We love this video featuring David and Spotty…

By Lexy Mitton

Natalie has known Lexy since she arrived at the Stables as a young girl in 2008. Now, Lexy’s a BHS Accredited Professional Coach, and “she’ll soon be far more qualified than me!” Meet Lexy and find out why she loves her job so much.