Pre-Olympic showdown at Hickstead Nations Cup
On the even out of the London 2012 Olympic Games, about of the world’s best riders are at Hickstead for the Longines Royal International Horse Show, the official exhibit of the British Horse Society.
The world’s move past times 8 showjumping nations volition vie for the FEI Nations Cup of Great UK of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland at the All England Jumping Course inwards West Sussex. The flagship result – alongside a €200,000 prize fund – is on Friday, July 20, together with next in conclusion year’s victory past times the German linguistic communication squad the domicile side volition live doing their utmost to claim dorsum the honours.
Sunday’s finale class, the Longines King George V Gold Cup, is i of the nearly sought later on international Grand Prix classes inwards the world. H5N1 win at the exhibit volition no dubiety bolster a nation’s confidence together with morale merely earlier the Olympics. Olympic course of didactics builders Bob Ellis together with Kelvin Bywater volition equally good live creating the courses for Hickstead, giving riders a end run a jeopardy over their tracks merely earlier the Games.
The international classes firstly on Thursday, July 19, alongside the Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix. This course of didactics sees result riders together with showjumpers become caput to caput circular a course of didactics of coloured poles together with fixed rustic fences.
Last year, Gary Parsonage made history past times winning the course of didactics for the 4th time.
Saturday is a really exceptional twenty-four hr stream at Hickstead. Not entirely is in that place the Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the pinnacle of national grand prix classes, but it’s equally good Ladies’ Day at Hickstead, held inwards back upwards of Variety, the Children’s Charity.
Ten of the nearly fashionably dressed visitors volition live chosen past times Hickstead’s squad of selectors, together with invited into the International Arena for the end judging.
There, celebrity approximate Barbara Windsor volition alternative the best dressed lady together with 2 runners-up, alongside prizes including a three-day interruption for 2 guests to the De Vere Carrick on Loch Lomond; a Jemma Kidd brand upwards primary class; a goodie purse of makeup worth £100; dinner, bed together with breakfast for 2 at Pelham House inwards Lewes, Sussex; together with dinner, bed together with breakfast rest at Newick Park Hotel & Country Estate.
And if y'all appreciate immaculate turnout, the Longines Royal International Horse Show is i of the biggest events inwards the showing world.
Six days of top-class showing culminates inwards 2 of the nearly prestigious titles of all – the British Horse Society Supreme Horse together with the Dick Saunders Supreme Pony.
With coloured ponies, working hunters, exhibit hunters, riding horses, native ponies, hacks, arabs, cobs, exhibit ponies, side-saddle classes together with more, every showing passenger volition live hoping to win at the show.
The showing classes – together with national showjumping classes – boot off on Tuesday, July 17.
Admission prices firstly from £15 per adult, alongside discounts for families, children together with senior citizens. To book, become to www.hickstead.co.uk or telephone telephone 01273 834315.
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