End of an era :(

bobby

BOBBY our beloved little shetland pony was put to sleep at the grand old age of 28yrs old. BOBBY had a long and happy life at Kingston Riding Centre, It was 1982 when our vet at the time Michael Simons asked us if we wanted to give a home to a rescued shetland that was bought at Southall Market by a travelling man. BOBBY was only 2 yrs old at the time so the man took him home to his garden and asked Michael to help find him a permanent home. We went to see BOBBY in his garden, he was quite happy running around this very unkept garden but BOBBY was also allowed in the mans house which was quite amazing BOBBY would go through the kitchen to the lounge, rest his head on the back of the seat and watch the TV!! We bought him together with a little cart which BOBBY was happy to pull and took him home. BOBBY did lots of charitable work and tought many ,many children to ride . He will be sadly missed by so many children and devoted staff at Kingston past and present.