UPDATES: SHOWS, EVENTS & VENUES
BOLESWORTH & LIVERPOOL INT. HORSE SHOW: WELCOME SHOWING
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he Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show is welcoming showing classes to the calendar for the very first time. Set to run 7th-11th July, this year’s event is anticipated to attract competitors from across the UK for the LeMieux Mountain & Moorland Direct Qualifier in the Main Arena on Wednesday 7th July, with the coveted Supreme Championship Final to be held at Liverpool International Horse Show. Hosted in the grounds of the prestigious Bolesworth Estate, the Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International
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Horse Show will feature the highly competitive Mountain & Moorland Qualifier classes, with the opportunity for the top combination to secure a ticket to the LeMieux BSPS Supreme Ridden Mountain & Moorland Championship Final, held at Liverpool International Horse Show for the first time in the show’s history. Traditionally hosted at Olympia, the final will take place on New Year’s Day at Liverpool International Horse Show, welcoming up to forty competitors to the final, with the prize giving taking place in the afternoon performance. www.bolesworth international.com
accelerated. The revised construction programme will restrict the use of the venue for events in December 2021, hence the decision to move the Christmas horse show from Olympia London to ExCeL London. Simon Brooks-Ward, Event Director, commented; “Our audience can expect to see the best international competition.” www.londonhorseshow.com
ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW: TO RUN IN JULY
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he organisers have confirmed that Royal Windsor Horse Show will take place from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th of July this year. “We are looking forward to running a near as normal Show at Windsor in July,” said Show Director, Simon Brooks-Ward. The schedule and a day-by-day programme is online with the Show running as close to its traditional format as possible and including International Jumping, Dressage, the Land Rover International Carriage Driving Grand Prix, International Endurance and Showing. www.rwhs.co.uk
HICKSTEAD: RETURN OF DRESSAGE
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he three-day All England Dressage Festival will take place 21st-23rd May. It also marks the inaugural Premier League dressage competition to take place at the main Hickstead showground, following the closure of the original Dressage at Hickstead site last summer. www.hickstead.co.uk
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lympia, The London International Horse Show’s 2021 edition will relocate to ExCeL London and take place from Thursday 16th to Monday 20th December. The Olympia London venue in West Kensington, which has been home to the iconic horse show for the last forty-nine years, is currently undergoing a re-development plan. As a result of Covid19, the building activity for the re-development programme has
OLYMPIA: THE UPDATE
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