Olympia London International Horse Show
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Olympia London International Horse Show is one of the UK's biggest equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

 competitions. Many of the top Show-Jumping riders in the world come here annually as well as some of Britain's finest namely Ellen Whitaker
Ellen Whitaker
Ellen Whitaker is a British female show jumping rider, ranked 16th by the British Showjumping Association for September 2011. She is the daughter of rider Steven Whitaker and niece of riders John Whitaker and Michael Whitaker...

, Tim Stockdale
Tim Stockdale
Tim Stockdale is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.He competes in international competitions and rides a number of horses, owned by both himself and others...

, Ben Maher
Ben Maher
Ben Maher is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Ben is married. His wife is Kathleen Maher, a model and a show jumper as well. Together they live in Great Britain.-2010:...

 and many more.

It is held in the Olympia exhibition centre
Olympia, London
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...

, London.

Olympia celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2007 as one of Europe’s oldest Equine Competitions’. In 2010 it was held as CSI
Concours de Saut International
Concours de Saut International is a ranking system for the equestrian competition show jumping. All CSI events are approved by the international governing body of equestrian sport, the FEI....

 5*-W (Show Jumping World Cup
Show Jumping World Cup
The FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. The FEI World Cup...

 event) and CDI-W (Dressage World Cup
Dressage World Cup
The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage is an annual international dressage series among the worlds best dressage horses and riders. It is held since 1985.- History :...

event).

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