‘The equestrian Christmas party‘, Olympia, celebrates its 40th birthday in 2012 — since it was re-launched in 1972 — and it really is an unmissable event. As one of the best events in the equestrian calendar, we decided to round up why we love it so much. But, here at H&H we love it so much that we just kept coming up with more and more reasons! Starting with:

1. The buzz

If you haven’t been to Olympia before, it’s worth getting a ticket just to be part of the brilliant buzz there is around the event. There is elite competition at the highest level, amazing displays, excellent shopping, not to mention the Christmas festivities — with all this in one place it’s not hard to understand the excitement!

Why do you love Olympia? We’d love to hear your comments — join the discussion on our Facebook page.