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In normal circumstances, right about now herds of horsey folk would be navigating the district line towards Olympia and we’d all be enjoying a bumper week of equestrian action from the London International Horse Show at the magical Grand Hall in the heart of the capital.
Sadly, this is no normal year and, when Olympia announced the cancellation of the show in September, we all realised that the run-up to Christmas would feel very, very different this time around.
But do not dismay, all is not lost, as
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The Grand Hall at Olympia may be standing empty and silent this week, but fans can enjoy some of the Olympia magic from today (16 December).
The event, which should have run from today until Monday, was cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. So organisers have put on Olympia Online instead.
Every day at 6pm, a new streamed performance will be uploaded on the Olympia website, including new interviews and footage from past performances.
Today’s stream features a “dressage unwrapped” masterclass, including Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin, Gareth Hughes, Stephen Clarke, Richard Davison, Pippa Funnell and Dickie Waygood, and a throwback to Valegro’s emotional 2016 retirement ceremony.