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Exceptional Entries for First International Royal Windsor Horse Show

Boyd Exell. Photo Credits – Kit Houghton/HPower.

30 April 2014 – An exciting international line up of riders from over 24 nations will descend on Royal Windsor Horse Show on 14-18 May 2014, in the same year that the prestigious show boosts prize money to £255,000 and upgrades to a CHI for the first time.

The international Show Jumping, which includes the £53,000 CSI3* Kings Cup on Saturday 17 May and the £35,000 CSI3* Alltech Grand Prix for the Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy on Sunday 18 May, has received entries from 10 different nations as well as 8 out of the top 10 riders in the UK rankings. In addition, World No. 1, Charlotte Dujardin, fresh from smashing yet another world record at the Dressage World Cup Final in Lyon, will be showcasing her talents in the CDI3* FEI Dressage.

Driving
International Driving has been a highlight of the Royal Windsor Horse Show since HRH The Duke of Edinburgh introduced it to the schedule in 1971, and this year sees an exceptionally high quality set of entries in the Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix with takes place on 15-18 May. Competitors include current FEI World Cup Driving champion Boyd Exell (AUS), but hot competition is expected from four times World Champion IJsbrand Chardon (NED).

Jumping
The confirmed entries for the CSI3* Show Jumping include two members of the London 2012 gold medal winning team, Nick Skelton and Peter Charles, as well as reigning World Champion, Philippe Le Jeune (BEL), and Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Al Sharbatly, famous for winning silver at the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and team bronze at London 2012. Other international riders include Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez, who has based himself in Europe this year ahead of the World Equestrian Games in August and USA team mates Lauren Hough and Laura Kraut. Italy’s Emanuele Guadiano, 27th in the FEI World Rankings, who won last year’s Paris Masters travels over with three horses to compete.

Tina Fletcher
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Tina Fletcher

Nick Skelton, who has been competing at Royal Windsor since the 1970s when he rode for The Edgar Family, said: “I always look forward to competing at Royal Windsor Horse Show. It is set in a stunning location and always has a brilliant atmosphere. The organisers have done a great job by securing increased prize money and the show really deserves the upgrade to CHI.”

Dressage
Competitors from seven different nations will compete in the CDI3* FEI Dressage with the Grand Prix taking place in the evening of Thursday 15 May, and the Freestyle taking place 24 hours later on Friday 16 May. The headline act will undoubtedly be Dressage sensation, Charlotte Dujardin and stallion Uthopia. Seven-time national champion Carl Hester will be competing Fine Time, the horse which he rides for Gemma Appleton, whilst international riders include six-time Australian national champion Mary Hanna, long standing member of the Portuguese equestrian team Daniel Pinto, and South Africa’s Denise Hallion.

To see a full list of entries, please click here.

For the first time, the organisers of the Show are offering free admission to all visitors on the opening day, dubbed ‘Windsor Wednesday’. Tickets for all the other days can be purchased on the door, online or by telephone. For pre-purchase, visitors should go to www.rwhs.co.uk or telephone the box office on 0844 581 4960 from the UK and +44 (0) 121 767 4660 internationally.

Charlotte Dujardin
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Charlotte Dujardin

For more information, please contact Hannah Grissell at Revolutions Sports + Entertainment E: hannah@revolutionsports.co.uk T: 0207 592 1207

Royal Windsor Horse Show takes place on 14-18 May 2014. Over 40,000 spectators are expected to attend the 71st year of the Royal Windsor Horse Show which offers its audience astounding displays in the main Castle Arena, such as The Musical Ride from the Household Calvary and The King’s Troop Musical Drive, the DAKS Pony Club Mounted Games and The Shetland Pony Grand National. As well as the equestrian competitions and activities, there are over 200 shops in the Shopping Village, with a wide range of goods for sale, from jewellery and fashion, to food and drink found in the Food Festival, all unseen on the High Street.

A new ticket pricing strategy has been introduced this year, with free admission to all visitors on ‘Windsor Wednesday’ the 14th May for the first time and children are also free of charge on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday 15th May the admission fee for adults will be £16 and on Friday 16th May it will be £19. On Saturday 17th May and Sunday 18th May showground entry will be £25 for adults and £10 for children. There are discounts for group bookings and family value tickets for two adults and three children for £60 on either Saturday or Sunday.

Once again the show receives loyal and important support from The Kingdom of Bahrain and sponsors Jaguar Land Rover, Laurent Perrier, DAKS, Hermes and Alltech.

Royal Windsor Horse Show is organised by HPower Group, also organisers of Olympia, The London International Horse Show – www.hpower.co.uk.

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