Carpet Gallop Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We used Carpet gallop for our arena surface top up. I must say, I was dubious after reading other reviews. Ignore all negative reviews, this product is a great addition to top up your existi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy with the product we revived it was actually far better than expected very consistent and is just perfect for our turn out pens and looks very good Mark and his team where great from taking... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are 4 years in with our carpet gallop surface and this is the first winter we have had such fierce frosts. Our surface has proved invaluable and has not frozen once meaning we can exercise our hors... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Both horse and rider benefit from this fantastic surface. Not only is it sustainable and environmentally friendly being from fully recycled material, but it leaves us both with a spring in our step. N... See more

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  1. Equestrian Store

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We provide a range of all weather equestrian surfaces for gallops, arenas, menages. equestrian surfaces all under one roof | Arena surfaces | Arena toppers | Equestrian toppers | Equestrian surfaces | Menage Surfaces all of our Surfaces are at trade pr...


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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Excellent Service, Staff were extremely helpful and flexible as I was having difficulties with accepting deliveries on suggested days but they were extremely accommodating. My GTECH surface is amazing and my horses love it!!!

Highly recommend this company!!

May 27, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contaminated product sold by…

Contaminated product sold by crooks!!!!!!!!Please please please just avoid this company and save yourself thousands buying this product and thousands having to remove it. Do some serious research and see through the fake reviews.

May 22, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid!

Avoid!
Poor customer service, if you have a problem they are most unhelpful. I was supplied insufficient surface it took 18months to get them to come out for a site visit, once they did I was told I wasn't given enough or the right topper. I was quoted a price to top it up at full price despite not being given the correct amount in the first place. The quality of the carpet is extremely poor and I have since been advised not to ride on it now I am left with a terrible surface which is going to cost me alot to replace. The owner is extremely rude, pushy and most unhelpful!

April 8, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Carpet Gallop were amazing right from…

Carpet Gallop were amazing right from the get go. I was not sure what I wanted but they took the time to ask me what I wanted and suggested what worked best. The whole process from buying to laying was incredible. I’m absolutely thrilled with the outcome.

Would definitely buy again
Thank you

March 5, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love our new surface.

The team at Carpet Gallop have been great. I appreciate that COVID has caused issues with supply. I think this is due to their suppliers being closed for three months. They kept me informed and delivered when they said they would.

Loving our new surface.

December 7, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Its gone.....

Its gone! Finally!

I would not usually post such disparaging reviews of someone else’s business however I am unsure how anyone could get away with the supply of an equestrian surface which quite frankly is DANGEROUS, TOXIC and NOT FIT FOR USE is beyond me, and given you cant have a horse for sale fart in the wrong wind direction without horse dealers being slated and given opinions on these days, I thought I would write my own review of a very dodgy equestrian SURFACE dealer.

EVERYTHING I AM WRITING IS FACT AND SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING TO ANYONE PUTTING A SCHOOL OR SURFACE IN!
I have run a riding school for the past 10 years and have spent at least 20 hours of those weeks walking up and down areans. I would like to think I know surfaces, how they change with the weather, ways of going, and have even unwittingly eaten some, so I am quite the expert. I am quite at home in sand, you could say, although at this time of year I prefer the sand to be of the beach variety.

Because of the heavy and repetitive use riding school surfaces get, I have used have needed topping up and at I have completely redone at least one arena. I have always used professionals to do this and have always used and recommended the same supplier of equestrian surfaces, who has been fantastic.

When I decided I was going to downsize my business in April this year I moved to a much smaller property. The school was 20 years old and needed replacing.

We obtained quotes and were very happy with one contractor (who I have to say has been fantastic through this entire palaver) We asked for top grade silica sand and fibre surface. This is what I have used previously and has been fantastic. It is perfect for the use that my schools get.

The contractor was recommended CARPET GALLOP UK and dealt with the supplier direct. He was assured it was exactly the same as the fibre surface I had used previously.

It was then delivered.

Firstly, it stunk, of fish.

It was not what was ordered. You can read the reviews of what lurks amongst the chopped up carpet, as my contractor is not the only person who has been COMPLETELY HAD by this company. There’s an entire facebook group devoted to what you get as an added bonus to your thousands of pounds worth of surface…but we found car parts, some spikey wood, bits of window, and some southern fried chicken wrappers. Had I known what he was ordering, I could have done my homework… but I didn’t and in the contractors defence when you google the reviews there’s a load of positive ones. Which is odd given how bad it is.

The CARPET GALLOP UK surface is not safe for horses, children, dogs, chickens or whatever. DON’T BUY IT. EVER.

It is so bad, in fact, I wouldn’t bury my worst enemy in it….even if they had died first, because no one deserves that level of undignified end….even the crook that supplies this surface on the false promise that it is “The favoured surface of Mark Todd” (I am sure Mark Todd would be delighted his name is being used to sell chopped up and contaminated rubbish with a chicken nugget side dish) wouldn't deserve to rest amongst the filth they supplied us with.

It is UNSAFE. It is CONTAMINATED and will harm people and horses. If not with the random rubbish in it, but with the smell or the possible lice that you will get if you have misfortune to fall of your into it.

I have photos and videos. Just don’t buy it. Save your money, send it to me now and ill go to the Bahamas. Many thanks.

Anyway its off of the arena. Thank God. Its still here, in a fishy rotting have pile, and if the dodgy Carpet Gallop Man called Mark doesn't arrange collection when he said he will I have great plans for my own return of his fishy stinking contaminated grot bag surface.

And we are getting the surface I recommended in the first place….

December 4, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love our surface!

Love our surface. It has enabled us to keep riding all year round even in the deepest of snow and treacherous ice. Fast delivery. Easy to install and good value for money. Low maintenance. Polite friendly helpful team. A must for anyone who doesn’t want to spend thousands on hard sand that freezes.

November 27, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DONT RISK IT!

Now I realise some people have had a good experience with this company, mostly from the racing and high competitive circuit , lucky them, but a lot more ' normal ' people like me have had a totally different experience as have many other people I know. I have hundreds of photos and videos to prove how bad my arena is that they took 25 weeks to build last year, instead of the 4 quoted -and of the contaminated surface that was supplied . They fobbed me off with an inadequate job , broke deadlines,didnt finish the job or offer to replace the surface left my field in a mess strewn with rubble and damaged my property . I tried court but the company they told me to pay , Emerald Trading went into administration,This year they bought their own product name back and are still selling the same surfaces with the same people, website phone number and facebook page despite owing money to a list of creditors.
This should have been my dream arena, a' flagship' they said ' best arena in the area' but it is a shambles and I'm having to sift out the rubbish by hand because I cannot use it for fear of injury or afford to replace it .
They say they didnt finish the job because I didnt pay the balance, but it's the other way round ! who in their right mind would pay for an unfinished useless product that they didnt even come to look at or offer to put right and risk them never coming back to sort it!
This experience has ruined my life to the extent I am thinking of giving up horses and I wouldnt wish the same on anyone. AVOID

November 27, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I now have two friends who are in…

I now have two friends who are in dispute with this company. They cannot post anything online as yet as they are issuing legal proceedings. Please, please join the group on Equestrian Scammers Disputes to see all of the people who have had major issues with the Company, please check Companies House and avoid other companies run by the same people. As well as the company Emerald Waste Trading Ltd which is now in Administration. A quick google should give you all the info you need! BEWARE and make sure if you are paying you can get your money back when you either don’t get delivery, fibre is hugely contaminated (then will cost you double to dispose of) or you receive no where near the amount quoted for!

Please also be very careful when dealing with any of the following companies, some set up this year.

Carpet Gallop Limited
Carpet Gallop Equestrian Surfaces Ireland Limited
Carpet Recovery Ltd
Envirobed Ltd

Emerald Trading Waste Solutions

RSA Environment (Nottingham) Ltd
Slip Farm, Marchamley, Shrewsbury, England, SY4 5LE

RSA Environment Ltd
17 Barley Bank Meadow, Telford TF1 6PB

Emerald Trading Recycling Ltd,
Unit E, Aston Road Ind, Wem. SY4 5BE

Envirobed Ltd at Slip Farm

November 23, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

horse and rider benefits

Both horse and rider benefit from this fantastic surface. Not only is it sustainable and environmentally friendly being from fully recycled material, but it leaves us both with a spring in our step. No more boggy patches in the arena, easy to maintain and great coverage. Would recommend

November 14, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend Carpet Gallop

Highly recommend Carpet Gallop. The team were so helpful from start to finish. I ordered the GTech Fibre topper for my arena and it's brilliant. My horses love it, I love it and even my instructors have said how good it is as they don't get sore legs from standing on it all day coaching! So far it's been through high winds, heavy rain and very hot days yet it's sat there perfectly. It takes very little maintenance and was so easy to lay to start with.
I've been so, so impressed with it and most importantly, my horses are moving even better on it.

November 14, 2020
Unprompted review

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