![]() “She was facing a very uncertain fate and I didn’t want to see her suffer. Michelle, a fund-raising manager, said: “As soon as a friend told me about Nata I went to see her and I was struck by just how beautiful she was. Nata’s previous owner had made a mistake with her age and after discovering she was much older than first thought planned to sell her off quickly or send her to the slaughterhouse. She fell in love with the illustrious animal as soon as she laid eyes on her. Royston Prisk riding Nata, cantering proudly in her prime, at the O2 arena in London in HPA Gaucho Polo International Mum-of-two Michelle, 54, stumbled across Nata when she decided to buy a horse to look after at her rural home in Ellacombe, near Torquay, Devon. ![]() ![]() Nata was also the mount of polo legend Carlos Gracida – reputedly the Queen’s favourite player and a former coach to Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry. She had been owned by socialite Royston Prisk who was still riding her completively earlier this year. She had fallen in the love with the ageing chestnut and wanted to give her a happy retirement in the rolling Devonshire countryside.īut Michelle was stunned to discover Nata was once the toast of the world’s polo circuit and worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in her prime. Michele Wrenn with Nata the rescued Polo horse Michelle Wrenn paid £450 for 23 year-old Nata when she heard her previous owner planned to have her put down.īut after rescuing the ‘nag’ Michelle discovered Nata had belonged to the Queen’s favourite player and former coach to Prince Charles, Wills and Harry.
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