Official Ambassadors Announced for the London International Horse Show 2022
Tuesday 09 August 2022
The London International Horse Show 2022 will take place from 15 – 19 December at ExCeL London. This much-loved event is the UK’s largest indoor Show, hosting three FEI World CupTM competitions in Show Jumping, Dressage and Carriage Driving, which bring with them exceptional elite competition and talent. In the past the Show has attracted the World’s best showjumpers, dressage riders and drivers. In 2021 Harry Charles had an outstanding Show when he won the FEI World Cup™Jumping and the Grand Prix. Visitors to the event return year on year, earning it the reputation of the Equestrian World’s best Christmas Party.
The Show has ten performances over the course of the five days and British Showjumping members are offered discounts on particular performances. These are Friday afternoon, Friday evening, Sunday evening and Monday evening. Up to 30% off the 2nd, 3rd and 4th price tickets is available, reducing the prices to £53.50, £48.25 or £41.25. To access this offer simply insert the code BS22 in the offer box when you purchase your tickets online at www.londonhorseshow.com
Organisers of The London International Horse Show have today unveiled three official Show ambassadors for the 2022 edition. The 5* Show, which will be hosted at ExCeL London for the second year, will run over five days from 15 – 19 December. Show Jumper Harry Charles and Dressage rider Lottie Fry, both bound for the upcoming FEI World Championships, will join last year’s London International Horse Show Under-25 British Show Jumping Champion Jodie Hall-McAteer as the official ambassadors of the 2022 Show.
Through activities such as Instagram takeovers, media days and onsite Live Zone appearances, the ambassadors will extend the narrative of the Show beyond the event itself, providing an insight into how a rider prepares for a prestigious show such as The London International, enabling fans to experience exclusive behind the scenes content and facilitating unique insights into the life of a top international competitor.
Great Britain’s Harry Charles dominated at the Show last year, with victories in both the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Qualifier and the London Grand Prix. The Under-25 World No.1 was named the leading rider of the Show, ten years after his first win at the Show in 2011 in the Olympia 128cm championship with his pony Matthews Girl.
Charles sustained his form from the London International Horse Show into 2022 and has now climbed into the top-15 Show Jumpers in the world. The 23-year-old was selected for the FEI World Championships with four horses but has chosen to take his 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ride Romeo 88 in his quest for his first senior championship medal. Over the past month alone, he has won the CSI5* Ghelamco Jump-off Challenge at Knokke Hippique and was placed second in The Longines King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead last weekend.
Speaking of his role as a London International Horse Show ambassador, Charles said: “I am delighted to be an official ambassador for the London International Horse Show this year. I love the Show, it’s one I have been going to for years, first as a spectator with my Dad and more recently competing myself. Winning there last year was the highlight of my career so far, it was the best feeling, the atmosphere and crowd are always amazing and it’s an extremely special show. I can’t wait to return this year.”
Lottie Fry is quickly cementing herself as the brightest star in British Dressage. She is based in the Netherlands with her trainer and mentor Anne van Olst, and at the age of 26 has already represented the British team at numerous FEI Championships. In 2021, she helped the British Olympic Dressage team to bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as team silver at the FEI European Championships with the striking Everdale. This year she has been selected with the ten-year-old black stallion Glamourdale for the FEI World Championships in Herning, Demark. Fry will return to the London International Horse Show to contest for the FEI Dressage World CupTM supported by Horse & Hound on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 December.
Jodie Hall-McAteer, last year’s winner of the prestigious Under-25 British Championship at The London International Horse Show, which showcases the most exciting and promising young riders in the country, joins the list of talented Show ambassadors. 2021 marked her second victory in this esteemed class and she will be looking to make it a hattrick in 2022. Hall-McAteer has gone from strength to strength in 2022 making numerous appearances in the Great British Nations Cup™ team, as well as being long-listed for the FEI World Championships. The team bronze medallist from the 2021 Young Rider European Championships has registered some impressive results in 2022, including a win at CHIO5* Rotterdam in June and most recently finishing fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead.
Show Organiser, Simon Brooks-Ward commented: “We are delighted to announce our official ambassadors for 2022. We are very much looking forward to working closely with them in the build-up to the Show to provide fans with exclusive access to some of the biggest stars in the British equestrian world. The Show is incredibly proud to be represented by athletes with such an impressive record at the Show and beyond, and we wish them the best of luck in their upcoming competitions.”
More information about The London International Horse Show, including how to buy tickets, can be found here.
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