Horse & Country announces extensive coverage of the London International Horse Show 2024

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London – November 18th, 2024 – Members of Horse & Country’s streaming service, H&C+, can look forward to extensive live and on-demand coverage from this year’s London International Horse Show which runs from Wednesday 18th to Sunday 22nd December. 

As well as world-class Showjumping, H&C+ members are able to look forward to full coverage of all the showing classes, six star-studded LeMieux masterclasses, the Brilliance Horse Co’s Auction and, of course, the unrivalled Christmas entertainment that the London International is so famous for.

 

The full line up from the International Arena on H&C+ is as follows:

Wednesday 18th

  • The GS Equestrian Pony Club Mini-Major
  • The Ivy Stakes
  • The Champagne Taittinger Mistletoe Speed Stakes
  • The LeMieux Puissance (outside of the UK)

 

Thursday 19th

  • The Under 25 British Championship
  • The Christmas Pudding Speed Stakes
  • The Santa Stakes

 

Friday 20th

  • The SSADL Grand Final sponsored by Easy Chip Ltd
  • The Christmas Tree Speed Stakes
  • The Services Jumping Championship
  • Markel Jockeys Jumping in aid of The Injured Jockeys Fund (outside of the UK)
  • The London Grand Prix (outside of the UK)

 

Saturday 21st

  • The Green Mile Bedding Mini Stakes
  • The Cavago Six Bar
  • The Snowflake Stakes

 

Agria Super Sunday 22nd

  • The BSPS Mountain and Moorland Championship – sponsored by New Horizon Plastics: Preliminary and Final
  • The Agria 128 cms Championship

For those looking for the big screen experience, the Champagne Taittinger Mistletoe Speed Stakes will also be shown live on the Horse & Country channel which can be viewed on Samsung TV Plus and LG Channels. And, from Jan 1st, viewers will be able to watch highlights shows of the LeMieux Puissance and the London Grand Prix on both H&C+ and the Horse & Country channel.

Showing fans will be able to enjoy full live coverage of all 28 classes from the London International Showing Series, taking place in the New Horizon Plastics London Arena across every day of the event. It’s the culmination of a series of qualifiers that have taken place across the country since March. H&C+ has a long-term commitment to showing and we’re delighted to bring this prestigious event to this passionate community. 

Running alongside the showing in the London Arena is the LeMieux Masterclass Series, all of which will be shown live and in full on H&C+. It’s a star-studded line-up featuring some of the biggest names from across all the main disciplines:

 

Wednesday 18th

  • “Flawless Flying Changes” with Ros Canter and Richard Davison

 

Thursday 19th

  • “Training the Eye: The Art of Selecting Young Horses” with Pippa and William Funnell

 

Friday 20th 

  • “Grassroots to Glory” with Richard Waygood, Megan Elphick and Laura Collett 

 

Saturday 21st 

  • “Driving Excellence” with international driving competitor and Hollywood stuntman, Dan Naprous 

 

Sunday 22nd

  • “Mastering Show Jumping – Achieving Harmony, Communication and Balance in Every Round” with John Ledingham and Tabitha Kyle

 

For the first time ever H&C will stream live the Brilliance Horse Auction Co’s Collection, produced in association with Breen Equestrian and the Billy Stud. This prestigious event sees twelve world-class sport horses brought to auction on Saturday 21st. In addition to the sale itself there’ll be a chance to see them in viewing sessions on the 19th and 20th.

The London International is about more than sport alone and, for those wanting to get fully into the Christmas spirit, there are multiple opportunities to catch the ever-popular entertainment events for which the show is so famous, including The Defender Shetland Pony Grand National and The Kennel Club Dog Agility. Completing this year’s line-up, is the return of Lorenzo – The Flying Frenchman, merging athleticism with precision horsemanship in a dazzling display, last seen in London in 2011.

Finally, if you’re going to the London International in person this year, be sure to visit the Live Zone for the H&C slot at 1pm on Saturday for the chance to meet all the contestants from the latest series of our hit reality show, “Mochara All Star Academy”.

On behalf of H&C, Director of Content, Jonathan Rippon, said, “We’re proud to bring this spectacular show to our members once again. The combination of world-class sport, inspirational masterclasses, and dazzling entertainment, make London International the perfect end of year celebration for our passionate audience.”

Jonathan Goold, Director of HPower Group, organisers of The London International Horse Show said, “We’re delighted to continue our partnership with H&C who enable us to take this iconic family and equestrian Christmas event to a wider audience both in the UK and to equestrian lovers around the world.” 

All the live classes from London International will be available to view on-demand from the following day. H&C+ members get access to all of H&C’s other live streams and can also enjoy our extensive library of masterclasses, rider profiles and documentaries, featuring many of the top names from the equestrian world. 

Annual membership of H&C+ is only £74.99 as a one-off payment, or there’s an option to pay in 12 monthly instalments of £7.99. Full details can be found on our website, www.horseandcountry.tv 

ENDS

 

Media Contacts:

 

Richard Burdett, richardb@horseandcountry.tv, 07768 511702

About Horse & Country

Horse & Country is the leading international sports network for the passionate and active equestrian community. Headquartered in London, it is available globally via connected TVs, mobile and web and on leading digital and pay-TV platforms in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. Horse & Country’s programming line-up includes live coverage from leading sporting competitions in all equestrian disciplines, as well as training and learning shows, documentaries, and entertainment.