Royal Windsor Horse Show 2018 celebrates 75th year with special schedule

The Royal Windsor Horse Show, which is celebrating its 75th year this year, will take place from 9th to 13th May in the private grounds of Windsor Castle.
Starting from the show jumping, six of the world’s top 10 Show Jumpers will be taking to the Castle Arena, headed by World No. 1 Kent Farrington, who will be hoping to make a successful return from injury to reclaim his title in the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix.
Reigning European Champion and individual silver medallist at the 2016 Olympics, Peder Fredricson and Rio Olympic team gold medallist Kevin Staut, currently ranked third and fourth in the world respectively, will be hot on Farrington’s heels, seeking to steal him the pole position.
Top Italian duo, Lorenzo de Luca and Alberto Zorzi, will be adding to the stiff competition.
A strong British contingent, led by crowd favourites Scott Brash and Ben Maher, will be looking to mount a formidable home challenge across the three days of CSI5* competition, including action taking place during a Saturday evening performance. Father and son combination, John and Robert Whitaker, William Funnell and the notoriously fast GuyWilliams will all be sure to set the Castle Arena alight, looking for a home victory.
Britain’s leading lady rider Laura Renwick will be heading the female challengers, along with USA representatives, Laura Kraut, another Olympic gold medallist within the stellar line-up, and Lauren Hough, plus British young rider Emily Moffitt.
Reinforcing the international prestige of the Show will be the CDI4* Dressage, with The Al Shira’aa Grand Prix and The Al Shira’aa Grand Prix Freestyle to Music. Home favourite Carl Hester will be returning with Hawtins Delicato, the horse with which he is hoping to compete at WEG 2018 later in the year.
Triple Olympic gold medallist, Charlotte Dujardin is sure to pose a serious challenge to Hester’s previous dominance, riding her new Grand Prix partner Mount St John Freestyle. The nine-year-old Hanoverian mare, hailed as Dujardin’s next superstar and nick-named ‘Mrs Valegro’, is also being aimed at WEG.
The 2018 CAIO* Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix, a FEI World Cup qualifier, will play host to a magnificent line-up in each of the three categories: horse and pony four-in-hands and horse pairs. Among the teams attending the event, there will be reigning indoor and outdoor World Champion, Boyd Exell from Australia, along with Dutch stars Ijsbrand Chardon and Koos de Ronde.
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