Horse of the Year Show 2008

HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW – Diamond Jubilee Extravaganza!

The world’s most famous horse show returns to The NEC in October 2008 (8 – 12) to celebrate its 60th Anniversary. With the most spectacular programme of events ever seen at Britain’s biggest indoor equestrian venue, Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) hosts the finals of the most highly regarded showing and show jumping championships alongside top international show jumping and celebrates the end of the competitive season in true style. This year’s Diamond Jubilee means dazzling performances, stunning displays and tense competition resulting in an equestrian extravaganza not to be missed.

This year Katie Price and her horse Jordan's Glamour Girl will perform Dressage to Music Friday 10 October (at approximately 12.30pm). In preparation for her appearance at HOYS, Katie has been training with top Dressage rider Andrew Gould. Not only will she be riding in front of the thousands of visitors that attend the event but she will also be watched by the UK’s leading show jumpers competing at HOYS.

In addition to her performance, Katie will be launching KP EQUESTRIAN, her new equestrian clothing range which she has produced with a top team of high-street fashion designers. Her fresh and dynamic range is both wearable and functional and will be on sale in the HOYS Retail Village on the Derby House trade stand throughout the event. Katie will also be signing autographs for HOYS visitors on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 October.

No matter how old or how horsey, all visitors will be treated to an action-packed spectacular. Class favourites including the famous Puissance and the prestigious showing Championships such as Horse Deals Supreme Horse of the Year will headline the Show. In addition visitors will be amazed by displays such as crowd favourite the Household Cavalry, presented by Equimax, and back by popular demand the Osborne Refrigerators Musical Drive of the Heavy Horses. This year will also see the high speed Scurry Driving and the final of the nail-biting Prince Philip Cup Pony Club Mounted Games.

This year the show’s layout has also been improved. The Caldene Arena has been enlarged and relocated to the opposite side end of the venue, allowing more people to access this predominately showing arena, which will also be conveniently located adjacent to the main entrance. The spacious Retail Village housing more than 250 retail outlets will now be located in the centre of the show layout, between the Caldene Arena and the Andrews Bowen International Arena. Visitors will also have the opportunity to come face to face with a variety of different breeds in the Interactive Feature Area and enjoy a host of additional visitor attractions including rider signings.

With two arenas, 1,500 horses, 1,400 competitors and a huge variety of shopping at over 250 stands, 1.2 million square feet of The NEC is transformed into a horse lover’s paradise.

New for this year! – If you know someone who has qualified for HOYS and you think their qualifying journey was a special achievement then vote for their story on the HOYS website. All qualifiers are given the opportunity to have their story posted on the HOYS website and the one with the most votes will win VIP hospitality and £100 of HOYS official merchandise! So get online and get voting!

For show information visit www.hoys.co.uk or call the Box Office on 08719 45 45 00.

Ticket Information
Tickets from £24.50 for adults and £20 for children and senior citizens, subject to booking and transaction fee.

Please note that the Saturday evening performance on the 11 October is now completely sold out , please book early for the other performances to avoid disappointment, as tickets are selling very quickly for this years show [