The London International Horse Show at Olympia is one of the longest running events of its kind. The week-long equine extravaganza in December each year hosts the cream of show jumping, dressage and carriage driving talent with a different competition each day. Add to these the popular displays and a London International Horse show break guarantees four hours of skill and fun that will simply fly by.
Most afternoon performances start at 12:30pm and evening performances start at various times from 5pm onwards. Due to the difference in classes, the show running time can exceed the advertised show length of four hours. There are morning performances starting at 9am most days. Entry to a morning performance is free of charge to afternoon ticket holders and you are able to sit anywhere.
The programme of events is as follows:
Tuesday 15th December
Olympia Displays, Reem Acra FEI World CupTM Dressage Grand Prix, Olympia Christmas Finale
Wednesday 16th December
Show Jumping class, Olympia Displays, Reem Acra FEI World CupTM Dressage Freestyle to Music
Thursday 17th December
Morning - Show Jumping Class
Afternoon - Show Jumping class, Olympia displays, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Extreme Driving, Christmas Finale
Evening - Show Jumping Class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, The Puissance, Olympia finale
Friday 18th December
Afternoon - FEI World CupTM Extreme Driving, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping Class, Olympia Finale
Evening - Show Jumping Class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping Class, Olympia Finale
Saturday 19th December
Morning - Kennel Club Dog Agility
Afternoon - Show Jumping Class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping Class, Olympia Finale
Evening - FEI World CupTM Extreme Driving, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping Class, Olympia finale
Sunday 20th December
Morning - Kennel Club Dog Agility
Afternoon - Show Jumping Class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, The Longines FEI World CupTM Show Jumping Leg, Olympia Finale
Evening - Show Jumping class, The Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping Class, Olympia Finale
Monday 21st December
Afternoon - Show Jumping class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, Show Jumping class, Olympia Finale
Evening - Show Jumping Class, Kennel Club Dog Agility, Olympia Displays, The Olympia Grand Prix, Olympia Finale
With different competitions on each day from dressage to extreme carriage driving and of course, show jumping of the highest quality, not to mention the ever popular Shetland Pony Grand National and the Kennel Club Dog Agility sections, a London International Horse Show break has accurately described itself as The Best Equestrian Christmas Party and an event not to miss.
Tickets for the London International Horse Show combined with one of our great range of hotels make for a perfect way to welcome on the festive period. Booking with TicketTree can also save you money with your train fare to London, with savings up to 60% on standard fares that will certainly take the stress out of the pre-Christmas rush.
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The First Great Horse show, later to be called the London International Horse show was held at Olympia in 1888.
3 performances per day: see above for the schedule and the calender
Running time - Roughly 3-4 hours
Booking until - 21/12/2015