It has been surprisingly difficult to grab an image off the television. It is Friday night and Julie and I are watching what for years was the Olympia Horse Show but now held at the ExCel centre. The London International Horse Show, this stalwart of the Christmas season, has been a fixture for decades, not just me but others I've known. Tonight it is the Puissance and already half a dozen riders are out. In the old days this used to be on BBC 2, these days we have to find it on the BBC Red Button channel 601. The drama is still there and as the commentators mention it's a sell out at the arena. It's interesting how such sports as equestrianism are seen as elitist and sidelined from the mainstream but in reality they are massively popular with the public. The winner was Guy Williams from Britain on Mr Blue Sky UK, which is Guy Williams 5th Puissance win in this competition. And the height jumped? 7 foot 2 inches which is astonishing. Guy and Mr Blue Sky seen below during round 1.
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