Fenix Carriages

07/01/2025

❄️ Our van delivery service is currently operating as usual, despite ice and snow in some areas of the country ❄️

But... with temperatures expected to drop further, it is possible that some delays may occur as the week progresses. Rest assured, if we anticipate a delay with your van delivery order we will be in touch with you to advise.

If you have any queries about your existing order please contact us on 01284 810 043 or send an email to [email protected]. If you'd like to place an order for delivery you can call us, or shop online at www.simplesystem.co.uk.

P.s. Our drivers will be making deliveries in their usual Simple System delivery vans, sadly not in a horse drawn sleigh!

📸 Fenix Carriages

23/12/2024

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas with best wishes for the New Year.

11/12/2024

🎁🎄CHRISTMAS GIFT VOUCHERS 🎄🎁tailor made to suit you. Lessons with your own turnout or ours. Single, pair, tandem or team. Coach house museum tours, Coaching trips. Valid for a year.

04/12/2024

Happy retirement to Topper our wonderful lesson pony. He will still be on grandchildren duties, babysitting youngsters and doing the occasional very young driver lesson. Don’t worry we have another lesson pony and horses to get you started if you fancy taking up driving! This wonderful pony has started so many people on their driving journey. Please do share photos of your Topper experiences.

11/11/2024

09/11/2024

The Fenix built Millennium Road Coach in London today for the Lord Mayor’s parade. The horses were driven by Mark Broadbent, owned and beautifully presented by Westways Carriage Horses. The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach harness makers as passengers.

31/10/2024

Highwaymen, the carriage driver’s nightmare! Happy Halloween.👻

18/09/2024

A beautiful day for training on the Blackdowns.

25/08/2024

Busy in the workshops with carriage servicing. The coach is having some general maintenance and a paint touch up ready for winter storage and the competition carriage is being serviced ready for the indoor season.

15/08/2024

Great fun mini camp. Three talented young drivers and their mentor Jo Gladstone. Sunshine, ponies and learning. Just goes to show, when you put the effort in you get the rewards. Thanks for making a fun two days in the sunshine.

06/08/2024

The first group from Somerset Sight heading off on a carriage ride around Higher Hill Farm today. Supported by The Fenix Training Trust.

18/07/2024

Good luck Jamie. Hope you have a fantastic time. What a huge achievement in only two years of driving.

📣 Introducing... Jamie Hordern (13)
🐴 Cazzy Glennie's Clarvalley Sunbeam aka Barney

Class: Children P1, FEI Youth Driving European Championships

➡️ Who will make up your support team in Sweden?
💁🏻‍♂️ Mum (Sarah Hordern) and Dad (Chris Hordern)

➡️ What are you most looking forward to about the Championships?
💁🏻‍♂️ The moment we drive onto the showground in Flyinge knowing that we’ve made it!

➡️ Do you have a driving role model?
💁🏻‍♂️ Mark Broadbent of Fenix Carriages

🍀 🇬🇧 5 days to go! 🔜 🇸🇪 se

09/07/2024

The new Fenix Water obstacle is in the testing phase. Unfortunately it seems to be shrinking our 16.2hh KWPN horses down to 12.2hh Hackney ponies!

09/06/2024

Our first drive of this stunning Stanhope Phaeton by Peter’s. Restored by Fenix Carriages in 2015. 20yo Zorro and 24yo Alex providing the horse power. Wins in the Best Whip and Concours and Reserve Champion at the BDS Somerset show today.

21/04/2024

The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers 2024 Coaching Bursary at Fenix Carriages.
Well done to the two winners Eleanor Stevens and Andrew Hogg who spent the weekend learning all things Coaching under the watchful eye of Mark Broadbent and Bob Elliott. Thanks also to Josiah Rowlands who assisted in the smooth running of the weekend.

14/04/2024