25/05/2026
As the sun sets on the final day of the Second Rounds Show, record-breaking entries and record-breaking temperatures made for a weekend to remember ☀️🔥
Anna Power, not quite content with her second place finish yesterday in the Talent Seekers, rose to the challenge today in the Redpost Equestrian Foxhunter Second Round. Riding the small horse with the biggest heart, Calgary PH Z, Anna claimed the win in an incredibly fast and exciting jump-off. Second place went to Nick Benterman aboard Compton Park X, who answered every question asked of him. Congratulations to both combinations on securing their Horse of the Year Show tickets!
Iwan Carpenter rounded off what has been a fantastic week here at Wales & West by taking top spot in a competitive Wales & West 1.35m Grand Prix aboard Merllyn's Chacco B. Another thrilling jump-off kept everyone on the edge of their seats, with Ignacio Caba and Flying Star X finishing second, followed by Nicole Pavitt and Neil Bundock’s Rhodos Van De Kiekenboer in third.
Congratulations to everyone who drove away from the show with their Horse of the Year Show tickets secured - we can’t wait to cheer you all on in October!
What a weekend it has been. Brilliant sport, fantastic horses, and a lovely group of competitors who made the show such a pleasure from start to finish. Thank you all for your continued support.
As always, a huge thank you goes to our incredible team behind the scenes. To our course designers, judges, commentators, medics, catering team, stewards, photographers, arena party crew, ground staff and secretaries - thank you for the hard work, long days and commitment that keep everything running smoothly. We appreciate every single one of you.
A special mention also to Jamie at who always goes above and beyond supplying us with jumps and helping our arenas look their very best. Thank you for everything you do for us.
We hope everyone has a safe journey home and manages a quick recharge before we do it all again at the June Mixed in just a couple of weeks’ time.
Goodnight from all of us at Wales & West 🏴