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    Sponsoring our horses

    Arlington Court has a very special team of horses who pull a wagonette around the grounds so that you can be transported ‘back in time’ and discover how it felt to travel by carriage.

    Meet the horses:

    The horses are named after characters in Charles Dickens' novels.

    Scrooge

    Scrooge the horse Scrooge, is a 16.2hh Boullonais (French draught) x Belgian draught gelding. At 7yrs old, he is very proud of himself; just like a young man showing off his strength and good looks. He can burn his pink nose in summer so has to wear sun-cream.

    Tiny Tim

    Tiny Tim at 3 years old is the baby of the team. He is a 16.2hh Percheron and is half brother to Jacob Marley, they were both born inYorkshire. He is very placid and enjoying his new life as a carriage horse at Arlington Court.

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    Jacob Marley

    Jacob Marley the horse

    Jacob Marley is a 16.1hh, Percheron and just like Dickens’ character he will eventually be working with Mr Scrooge. He is a real gentleman, willing to please and likes a cuddle.

    Magnus

    Magnus is a 17hh, three-quarter Shire gelding. He is our oldest at 19 yrs old. He has done 11 years service at Arlington. He went to London for the Queen Mother’s birthday parade and has done many weddings and carnivals. He is due to retire soon.

    Other horses that have retired from Arlington recently include Copperfield who went to the Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary and Barnaby who went to a local farm.

    Supporting historic skills for everyone forever

    The work of the stables team, means that the time-honoured skill of carriage driving is continued. However, maintaining the horse and driving team requires extra funding that rides and driving lessons income alone cannot support. If you want to donate a small amount of money to ‘adopt a horse’ as a gift for a friend, or your company would be interested in a more substantial sponsorship scheme please contact the Visitor Services Manager on 01271 851123.

    We are grateful to the following for providing their support this year in the maintenance of the horses and carriage at Arlington Court.

    • Mole Valley Farmers Ltd
    • Poly Products Ltd
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