Showjumper Mark Edwards is a regular sight in the top shows both home and abroad, but what is perhaps even more remarkable is the number of home-breds he rides. The breeding side of his business has been paying dividends in terms of horsepower. The likes of Mark’s national championship-winning ride Montreuxs Tale, Tinkers Tale and Flying Tinker II are all proof of this.
Montreuxs Tale, sired by the Edwards’ Tinkers Tale out of a Corleone mare. Credit: Grossick Racing Photography
“We’ve been very lucky with the horses we have bred over the years; breeding is a tremendous amount of luck,” says Mark, who works alongside his father Martyn. “You can have the best mare and best stallion in the world and for whatever reason, more often than not you don’t get the result you were hoping for. But when you get a good one there is nothing more rewarding and exciting.
“It’s not going to happen overnight; even if the first one is a good one, it’s still a 10-year project. The first thing is to get a nice foal, all correct and everything. And then you can start dreaming from there.”
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Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.
