Equestrian glory returns to Prospect Park, one step at a time
Brooklyn Industrialist John Quadrozzi Moves Forward with Horse Arena, Stable
Prospect Park was designed for people — and horses.
The park’s grounds, which included carriage drives and bridle paths, were the site of horse shows and parades. In the early 1900s, hundreds of horses were stabled there.
Today, the park’s equestrian facilities are one step closer to their former grandeur, thanks to Brooklyn industrialist and horse fancier John Quadrozzi Jr.
Quadrozzi has championed repairs to the park’s unkempt bridal paths; has upgraded the bridle path’s riding circle, known as “the Q equine arena” (aka “the Q”); is setting up an equestrian program for disadvantaged kids; and intends to bring back the historic stable as a new state-of-the-art horse facility.