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Mark Edwards

Welsh International Showjumper

Quick facts

Full Name

Mark Edwards

Born

29 April 1989

Discipline

Showjumping

Base

Llandow, South Wales

Meet Mark Edwards

For Mark, producing talented showjumpers is very much a family affair. Based in Llandow, near Cowbridge in South Wales, Mark works alongside his father, Martyn, at their busy family yard, where they breed, back and produce horses from youngsters through to international Grand Prix level.

The Edwards family has been breeding and producing performance horses for almost 40 years, and some of Mark’s greatest successes have come aboard horses bred and produced at home. These include Montreuxs Tale, with whom he claimed his first major title in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead in 2021, and Flying Tinker II, one of the most consistent and successful horses on the British circuit.

Known for his speed against the clock, Mark has earned a reputation as one of the most formidable riders in a jump-off. His results include multiple victories at Horse of the Year Show, three Welsh Masters Grand Prix titles, the National 1.40m Championship and back-to-back British Speed Derby victories at Hickstead.

Mark has also made his mark internationally. In 2025, he made his Longines League of Nations debut and claimed his first CSI3* Grand Prix victory with Dillinger NE at Chard.

His success is built on patience, consistency and an instinctive understanding of his horses, many of whom he has known and helped produce from the beginning of their careers.

The story so far

1
Queen Elizabeth II Cup Champion
2021
2
3 Welsh Masters Grand Prix Titles
2021, 2022 & 2024
3
2 HOYS Championship Titles
Senior Newcomers & Grade C, 2022
4
National 1.40m Champion
2019, 2020, 2023
5
Horse & Hound Showjumping Horse of the Year
Flying Tinker II, 2023
6
CSI3 Grand Prix Winner
2025
7
2 British Speed Derby Titles
2025 & 2026

Key achievements

2019
- International Stairway, South of England Show - Won with the home-bred Montreuxs Tale.
- 2019 Royal Highland Show Grand Prix - Finished first and second with the home-bred father-and-son pairing of Montreuxs Tale and Tinkers Tale.
- British Showjumping National Championships - Won the HOYS Wildcard League.
2021
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Hickstead - Claimed his first major title with Montreuxs Tale.
- Nations Cup, Drammen - Made his Nations Cup debut for Great Britain with Montreuxs Tale.
- Welsh Masters - Won the headline Grand Prix with Montreuxs Tale and the Gents title with Flying Tinker II.
2022
- Welsh Masters - Retained both the headline Grand Prix and Gents titles, winning with Montreuxs Tale and Flying Tinker II respectively.
- Chard CSI2* Grand Prix - Won with Montreuxs Tale.
- Bolesworth International Puissance - Won with Montreuxs Tale after clearing 2.20m.
- Horse of the Year Show - Won the Senior Newcomers Championship and Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship with Royale Tale, marking his first two HOYS victories.
2023
- British Showjumping National Championships - Crowned National 1.40m Champion with Flying Tinker II.
- Bolesworth International CSI2* Grand Prix - Won with Flying Tinker II.
- Horse of the Year Show - Secured back-to-back international victories with Dillinger NE and Royale Tale.
- CSIO3* Nations Cup, Portugal - Helped Great Britain secure victory with Flying Tinker II, jumping triple clear to clinch the win.
- Horse & Hound Awards - Flying Tinker II was named Showjumping Horse of the Year.
2024
- Welsh Masters - Regained the Welsh Masters Grand Prix title with Flying Tinker II.
- Nations Cups - Made four appearances for Great Britain, finishing third in Roeser with Flying Tinker II, fourth in Sopot with Flying Tinker II, second in Deauville with Dillinger NE and fifth in the EEF Nations Cup Final in Warsaw with Dillinger NE.
- Hickstead CSIO5* - Claimed his first five-star victory, winning the 1.45m class with Royale Tale.
- Horse of the Year Show - Won the NAEC Stoneleigh Stakes with Dillinger NE.
2025
- International Stairway, South of England Show - Finished first with Royale Tale, third with Flying Tinker II and fourth with Dillinger NE.
- South of England Show - Became the first rider in the show’s history to win all four main-ring showjumping classes.
- British Speed Derby, Hickstead - Won with Royale Tale, finishing more than seven seconds ahead of the runner-up.
- Chard CSI3* Grand Prix - Claimed his first CSI3* Grand Prix victory with Dillinger NE.
- Longines League of Nations, St Tropez-Gassin - Made his Longines League of Nations debut with Dillinger NE.
- International Stairway - Won the overall league with Flying Tinker II.
- Horse of the Year Show - Won the Six Bar with Tinkers Touch.
2026
- Blue Chip Winter Show Jumping Championships - Won the Grand Prix with Dillinger NE, took the top two places and became only the second rider to secure the championship’s £2,000 bonus.
- British Speed Derby, Hickstead - Secured a second consecutive Speed Derby title, this time riding Dillinger NE.
- Chard CSI3* - Won the 1.50m class with Dillinger NE.

The Horses

Dillinger NE

Born: 8 April 2015

Sex: Gelding

Height: 17.1hh

Colour: Bay

Owned by: Martyn Edwards and Ros Palmer

Highlights: Mark’s first CSI3* Grand Prix winner, his Longines League of Nations ride and winner of the 2026 British Speed Derby at Hickstead.

Personality: Big, friendly giant. Gets very excited in international trot ups. Loves his stable mates, very often gives them a welcome neigh when they get back to the stables.

Favourite treat: Polos and carrots.

Tinkers Touch

Born: 18 June 2017

Sex: Gelding

Height: 16.1hh

Colour: Bay

Owner: Martyn Edwards

Highlights: HOYS 6 bar winner 2025, Bolesworth International 1.45 winner 2025.

7 year old winner Warsaw 2024.

Personality: Very easy to do in the stables. He loves his food and neighs for his breakfast every morning when you walk on the yard. He hates loud noises and tractors.

Favourite treat: Loves apples and carrots.

Flying Tinker II

Stable Name: Tinker

Flying tinker picked up an injury in South of England this year which has meant he is now retired and enjoying life in the field with Glen, Mark’s daughter’s 31 year old pony.

Born: 10 July 2011

Sex: Gelding

Height: 15.3hh

Colour: Bay

Owned by: Yvonne Howells

Highlights: National 1.40m Champion, winner of two Welsh Masters titles and 2023 Horse & Hound Showjumping Horse of the Year.

Personality: Keeps himself to himself, but knows he’s the star of the stable.

Favourite treat: Loves apples and any food in general!

Montreuxs Tale

Montreuxs Tale Sold in 2024 to an amateur rider in Lake District now enjoying a quieter life jumping a handful of shows a year.

Born: 2010

Sex: Gelding

Colour: Bay

Highlights: Winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead in 2021, the first major title of Mark’s career. A versatile horse whose successes have ranged from International Stairway classes to speed and puissance competitions.

Why Agria?

“As a rider, the horses, their wellbeing and long term care is the single most important thing that we do and what we believe in. Without happy healthy horses we can’t do what we love. Agria share our values - the welfare of the horse is our number one focus.”

Mark Edwards

Agria Partner