Merllyn Sport Horses

29/04/2024

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Forty horse and rider combinations headed to Cheshire’s Dean Valley this weekend to contest in the Equissage Pulse Senior British Novice Second Round, in a bid to clinch their spot in the Championship Final at the British Showjumping National Championships this year. In order to compete in this se...

29/04/2024

Super proud of this pair Robert and figo who was bought from us 18 months ago as a 4 yr old winning the second rounds at dean valley Robert spent the last few days training with Iwan Carpenter at his yard congratulation Robert Jefferies on your win♥️♥️

11/04/2024

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31/12/2023

To all the team that work Behind their riders and their Horses.
A big thank-you for all your hard work that you Do for your teams.
With out you they could never be where they are.
Have a Happy New 🍾

17/09/2023

18/08/2022

It was lovely to welcome our Ride and Drive partners - The Atlas Commodities to Bolesworth over the weekend for the Al Shira'aa Farms Young Horse Championships.

Congratulations once again to our winners Joseph Trunkfield and Iwan Carpenter 🎉

Hope to see you again soon 😁

22/06/2022

21/05/2022

Laura Mantel is on 🔥 and takes another win at Wellington Riding 2* as did Charlotte Uden. Gemma Tattersall, Ronnie Jones, Alicia Page, Tom Whitaker and Iwan Carpenter also claimed wins while Scott Brash, Kathryn Fanshawe, Georgia Tame, Chloe Wi******er and Romilly Simmons all notched up wins in Europe.
To read the reports, go to www.jumpingaround.co.uk
Photo © Jumping Around

12/03/2022

Iwan Carpenter lands a double and Richard Howley, Holly Smith, James Whitaker, Joe Clayton, Hollie Pearce, Rachel Gredley, Henry Squibb and Nicole Pavitt all take wins in Spain and we also report from The USA.
To read the reports, go to www.jumpingaround.co.uk
Photo © Jumping Around

01/03/2022

The Showjumper

This is The Showjumper. They may look complicated but they are pretty simple to understand. They are fuelled by double clears & prosecco.

The Showjumper wears bright white breeches with snazzy back pockets & a short, tight jacket. They go to the Show centre, that sells cheesy chips, & jump their horse around a course of massive, brightly coloured fences. The aim is to jump them all, not knock any down or fall off.

There is the 1st round where the Showjumper displays amazing control, patience & accuracy. Then there is the jump off against the clock section. This is the part where, even if The Showjumper tells you they are going for a ‘steady double clear’ they actually go like a bat out of hell, with handbrake turns. It looks like something from Dukes of Hazzard on horseback.

The Showjumper must not fall off their horse. Falling off is the worse thing that can happen to The Showjumper, not only might they get their snazzy, white breeches dirty but they have to do the showjump walk of shame out of the ring with everyone watching them. The judge even kindly rings the bell twice to alert all the spectators that a showjump walk of shame is about to begin.

This is the course walk. This is where The Showjumper learns the route they need to ride & where they do their ‘ministry of funny walks’ strides to work out the distances between fences.
It is also when they absolute s**t themselves because the fences are much bigger up close than they were expecting when they entered the class. The Showjumper wonders if the coursebuilder’s measuring stick is broken & starts hyperventilating.

The Showjumper is incredibly accurate. They can see their exact take off point for a fence as they turn to it, they can feel how to ride a related distance the best way for their horse , they can shave seconds off a jump off time with the tightest of turns & they can scissor cut their horse’s mane into the perfect ruler straight edge.

The Showjumper wears a pair of very expensive leather boots. They are a thing of absolute beauty. They cost around the equivalent of a down payment on a nice car & The Showjumper probably loves these boots more than some members of their own family.

The Showjumper sometimes suffers from Fourfaultisis. This is a terrible condition as no matter what they do they can’t seem to stop that one pole from falling. Often the Fourfaultisis clears up as suddenly as it started but sometimes it just won’t shift. The Showjumper gets a bit grumpy & worries they may be forced to become an Eventer, who don’t mind having 4 faults.

The Showjumper wants to qualify for Dublin Horse show and go on the sunshine tour. These are massive parties with amazing shopping, gallons of prosecco & a bit of showjumping involved.

The Showjumper might tell you they had ‘a couple of unlucky poles’. What they mean is they don’t want to talk about their round. This is because their horse became a wild, snorting steam train from hell, they couldn’t see a stride for toffee & so they ploughed through pretty much every fu***ng fence. The Showjumper needs to quickly drink some prosecco or pink gin to help them recover.

The Showjumper likes to have their name embroidered on stuff. Their saddle cloth, their rugs, their jacket probably even their underwear. If they are wearing it, you want to bet your ass they want their name on it!

The Showjumper may seem like a complicated creature but really they aren’t.
They have never forgotten the glamour & excitement of seeing their childhood hero’s taking on the biggest courses in the world & wanting to be just like them. Whether they are jumping around Grand Prix or a clear round The Showjumper is amazing, dedicated, fun & just a touch competitive.

Made me laugh written by Karla Parsons.

02/01/2022

Help amanda carpenter raise money to support Marie Curie

25/10/2021

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Special thanks to Spidge Event Photography for the use of the Merllyn Sport Horses image.

17/09/2021

Brilliant weekend of jumping for iwan
1st and 2nd 🥇 on Merllyns Tiger lilly 110and 120 m
2nd 4th on Merllyns choco B 130/140
4th & 5th on Merllyns Choco Nova 130/140

15/08/2021

15/08/2021

15/08/2021

Just some of our new babies this yr to Merllyn sport horses all top quality well bred babies exciting future for us♥️

27/04/2021

Wow first away show after lock down for Iwan and horses .
Great few days with Iwan and horses after wales having the longest lock down ever 🙈
Super proud of our home produced babies to see them step up after not being able to get out.
A little ring rusty for all but a great learning .
Moving onwards and upwards with our home produced babies Merllyns Tiger Lilly ,merllyns chocca nova and Merllyns chocca B at Weston lawns