Record spectators at Olympia extravanganza
Olympia hosted a tape position out of visitors to its demo inwards December, with 95,276 spectators flocking to the London International Horse Show.
Ticket sales were upwards 6% from 2012 together with the additional Gala nighttime on Dec xvi bought an extra 6,000 people. Well known faces inwards attendance included HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Denise Lewis, England Rugby legends Ben Cohen together with Phil Vickery, Deborah Meaden, Martin Clunes together with Rory Bremner.
Highlights included FEI World Cups inwards 3 dissimilar disciplines; Dressage, Show Jumping together with Driving, the thrilling Alltech Christmas Puissance won past times Italian passenger Luca Moneta together with a breath-taking basis tape breaking Dressage functioning past times British superstars Charlotte Dujardin together with Valegro.
But the icing on the cake undoubtedly came from Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art whose outstanding displays of horsemanship mesmerised spectators. It was the commencement fourth dimension that the stunning pure bred Andalusian horses from Jerez de la Frontera, south-west Kingdom of Spain receive got performed inwards the UK for to a greater extent than than forty years.
Highlights
The demo started amongst a bang equally sensational Dressage yoke Charlotte Dujardin together with Valegro smashed the basis tape marking inwards the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle at the Tuesday level performance. Spectators tin claim to receive got experienced ane of those spine tingling ‘I was there’ moments when the Olympic golden medalists performed to their famous ‘Great Escape’ music for the lastly fourth dimension together with accumulated a staggering marking of 93.975%. The marking trounce the one-time basis tape of 92.3% ready past times Edward Gal together with Totilas, likewise at Olympia, inwards 2009.
Italian passenger Luca Moneta won the hearts of a packed family on Th level when he cleared 7ft 2in to win the thrilling Alltech Christmas Puissance. The contest went to 5 rounds amongst solely Guy Williams (GBR), on Richi Rich lll, together with Luca on the gallant nine-year-old mare Quovo de Vains making it through to the lastly round. Guy’s grayness mare merely brushed a brick amongst his knee, leaving Luca to accept the gamble. Unbelievably, it was Luca’s commencement e'er Puissance win.
The Extreme Driving FEI World Cup Leg on Fri level was won past times long-standing champion driver IJsbrand Chardon from The Netherlands. In a tense lastly round, Chardon trounce compatriot Koos de Ronde inwards an outstanding display of speed, accuracy together with boldness. The stupor lawsuit came from World No.1 Boyd Exell (AUS) who left an impossible margin to grab upwards later collecting 2 knock downs. Britain’s Georgina Hunt, the commencement e'er adult woman to live granted a wild carte du jour at a qualifier, position inwards a terrific demo to complete seventh.
A packed family on the Sabbatum afternoon was treated to a thrilling 11-horse jump-off inwards the Longines FEI World Cup qualifier, which built to the dream complete from Maikel Van der Vleuten (NED) – the real lastly passenger into the arena pulling off victory. Riding VDL Groep Sapphire B, Maikel trounce Belgium’s Francois Mathy Jr on Polinska des Isles past times the tiny margin of 5/100th of a second. The 25-year-old likewise made history at Olympia, The London International Horse Show when he matched his begetter Eric’s achievement of winning this prestigious contest inwards 2009.
It was a fairy tale win inwards the Under 23 British Championship sponsored past times Dodson & Horrell together with The World Class Programme for immature promising passenger Jess Dimmock. Jess missed lastly year’s Olympia because her Equus caballus Capello II had to undergo colic surgery. However, he made a total recovery together with came dorsum to Olympia this yr to aid Jess nation what is regarded equally the virtually prestigious contest for immature riders inwards the world.
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, over again enjoying her annual catch to Olympia on Th evening, presented the prestigious Raymond Brooks-Ward trophy, which is given inwards retention of the slow commentator together with demo managing director past times his 3 sons, Simon, James together with Nick, to the virtually promising immature passenger of the year. This year’s recipient was demo jumper Louise Saywell, 23, a fellow member of the Lottery-funded World Class Development squad, who was a last-minute call-up to the British squad at the FEI Nations Cup Final inwards Barcelona inwards September.
It was a one-two for Britain inwards the lastly large flat of the week, the Olympia Grand Prix, when Ben Maher narrowly trounce his 58-year-old compatriot John Whitaker.
Riding his London 2012 hero, Tripple X III, Ben rattled the 2d fighting inwards the nail biting outpouring off, but the World No. 2 kept his cool. John thus produced his gallant effort, but a tiny cheque inwards forepart of the penultimate fighting toll him a fraction of a 2d together with commencement house inwards ane of the few competitions he has nonetheless to win.
The H & grand Leading Rider of Show accolade went to around other pop Brit, Laura Renwick, whose consistency meant she trounce Peder Fredricson (SWE) past times iv points to the award. Jur Vrieling (NED) was third, William Funnell (GBR) fourth, Italy’s Luca Moneta 5th together with the talented immature Dutchman, Maikel Van der Vleuten, winner of the Christmas Masters equally good equally the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping, was sixth.
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