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The Stables was founded by John Dankworth and Cleo Laine in 1970 in the former stables block in the grounds of their home. [1] It was an immediate success with 47 concerts given in the first year. It now presents over 400 concerts and around 250 education events in its two spaces: the 400 seat Jim Marshall Auditorium and Stage 2, the 80-seat ...
Washington Mews is a private gated street in Manhattan, New York City between Fifth Avenue and University Place just north of Washington Square Park.Along with MacDougal Alley and Stuyvesant Street, it was originally part of a Lenape trail which connected the Hudson and East Rivers, [1] and was first developed as a mews (row of stables) that serviced horses from homes in the area.
The stables contain around 20 horses, all bay in colour. While their physical appearance is important — the horses must also be around 170 centimetres (5.6 ft) tall and "with an attractive gait " — they also need to have a steady temperament and are trained substantially to be able to cope with working in a busy city environment.
The stud includes 12 stables, all built between 1825 and 1907. [58] These Napoleonic-style red-brick buildings feature similar functional architecture. [56] The oldest building at the Lamballe stud is stable No. 1, whose walls date back to the late 18th century. Stable No. 2, opposite, was built in 1842.
Entrance to the Royal Mews. The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British royal family.In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, and then (since the 1820s) within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
The Fletcher Street club has stables in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, on the edge of Fairmount Park. In November 2023, they opened a new stable in East Fairmount Park. [1] Informal stables also existed throughout North and West Philadelphia and in Cobbs Creek Park, on private and abandoned city land. [2]
The Palatine Stables Show Team hosts and competes on the Northern Illinois Hunter Jumper Association circuit as well as on the Illinois Short Circuit. Palatine Stables hosts an annual Fall Festival each October, which features riding demonstrations, pony rides, a petting zoo, crafts, and more. [7] [8] The Stables has also hosted a Winter Open ...
Where the stables also house a riding school or hireling operation, some operators may also offer a "working livery" (UK) or "partial lease" (US), where the horse owner pays a discounted rate (or no money at all) for their own horse's care in return for the riding school being able to offer the horse to paying customers other than the owner.