A DENBIGHSHIRE rider has been saddled with a major honour.

Aspiring side saddle rider Morgan Nicholson, from Llangollen, has been appointed as a brand ambassador for the well-known equine feed company SPILLERS.

Morgan is one of 10 ambitious riders who won their place from 700 entries to join the SPILLERS ambassador programme.

With this substantial leg up from SPILLERS, Morgan, together with her horse Duke, hopes to take great strides in fulfilling her equestrian dreams this year.

The SPILLERS ambassador programme winners include established competitors, as well as those at grass roots level, across a variety of disciplines.

Each one will receive a free bag of SPILLERS feed every month, together with two virtual consultations from a SPILLERS nutritionist over the year.

The winners will also receive a smart collection of SPILLERS-branded riding kit.

“It was incredible seeing the entries flood in,” said Clare Barfoot, marketing and research and development director at SPILLERS.

“All of us in the marketing team at SPILLERS loved reading inspiring and admirable stories of horse and rider relationships and ambitions.

"It was a very tough job to select our 20 semi-finalists and we are so grateful to the general public for helping us to narrow the list down to our final 10.”

Morgan was one of 20 candidates shortlisted by SPILLERS for the programme.

She won her place by producing a brief video explaining why she deserved the position and horse lovers on social media voted for their favourites.

All the ‘likes’ and ‘loves’ were counted as votes and taken into consideration when SPILLERS made the final decision on the winners.

“Duke and I are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen for the final 10 of the SPILLERS ambassador programme 2022," said Morgan.

“We are very excited to be able to represent the SPILLERS brand through the world of side saddle whilst promoting the discipline.”

Each of the winners will be invited to chart and share their progress across social media channels and will also have the exciting opportunity of becoming a guest blogger on the SPILLERS website.