Horse of the Year Show

The Show was the idea of Captain Tony Collings and was realised by the then Chairman of BSJA (now British Showjumping), Mike Ansell.

The show again moved to Solihull's National Exhibition Centre in 2002 due to the impending closure of Wembley Arena for reconstruction,[2] where it is now held every October.

[6] Due in part to its standards of competition and its placement at the end of equestrian year, the show has become a widely known in the UK[7] and the world.

[5] Each year, the Sunday Gala Night concludes with Ronald Duncan's emotive poem The Horse; this was read by Simon MacCorkindale until 2010.

Britain's top show jumpers will take on a host of leading foreign contenders in an array of entertaining speed and jump-off classes.

The competitions include the crowd favourite Puissance, featuring the huge red wall that exceeds heights of 7 ft, and the prestigious Leading Show Jumper of the Year.

The top 28 horse and rider combinations will compete for the chance to battle it out on this challenging course and gain a share in the £40,000 prize fund.