Olympia box office opens

By Justine Thompson

Event diary

29 June 2009 16:50

The box office for this year’s Olympia, London International Horse Show opens today.

The dates are December 15-21 and tickets are expected to sell out fast. Last year two performances sold out within six weeks of the box office opening.

Once again the show welcomes FEI World Cup Dressage to London on the opening evenings (Tues & Weds) in the form of a Grand Prix and Freestyle to Music.

The Jumping action kicks-off from Thursday through to Monday with The Accenture Christmas Puissance held on Friday evening, the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping presented by H&M on H&M Sunday, and the Alltech Olympia Grand Prix on Monday evening. The popular Six Bar is also back in the arena on Monday afternoon.

Complementing this world-class action are two phenomenal, crowd-pleasing displays. Jean-Francois Pignon and his astounding white horses are back at Olympia for the first time in over a decade. His last performance at Olympia in 1997 was his first at an indoor show in the UK.

The much-loved Metropolitan Police Musical Ride, supported by Champagne Taittinger, will also be enthralling the audiences with its mesmerising skill and horsemanship.

Additionally, young and old alike can’t fail to be captivated by the Osborne Refrigerators Shetland Pony Grand National and the Kennel Club Dog Agility finals.

Amid all the action is the chance for some last-minute Christmas shopping at the Olympia Shopping Village. With over 200 shops from fashion to horsewear, jewellery to food, there are present ideas to suit the whole family – and treats for yourself too!

And when you’ve shopped till you’ve dropped, why not stay for the night at the Olympia Hilton – Olympia’s official hotel.

Olympia’s nominated charity for 2009 is the Brooke, the UK’s leading overseas charity dedicated to alleviating the suffering of horses, donkeys and mules working in the poorest parts of the world.

Tickets are priced between £25 and £51 (£25, £35, £45, £51) with various discounts available for groups, seniors and children.

For further information visit www.olympiahorseshow.com.