Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin sign up to ride at Olympia

Olympia, the London International Horse Show (17-23 December) has announced the top riders that intend to compete at the show in dressage, showjumping and driving.

The final showjumping and dressage entries will be announced on 6 December.

Show director Simon Brooks-Ward said: “We are delighted with the nominated entries this year.

“To have so many medallists from London 2012 including the full British gold medal-winning jumping team and all three medallists from the individual [jumping] competition is outstanding.

“Olympia will be a chance for the audience to revisit the triumphs of the Olympic Games and see these top riders back in action,” he added.

Dressage

The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage leg, sponsored by Horse & Hound, looks set to be fabulous line-up.

Among the 10 Olympic combinations that could compete are two of the top three in the World rankings — Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro and Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill.

The competition could also pit Charlotte and “Blueberry” against her former horse Fernandez and his new rider Cathrine Rasmussen.

The British team will also boast Carl Hester and Uthopia and Richard Davison and Hiscox Artemis among others — see below for full teams.

Showjumping

The nominated riders in the Rolex FEI World Cup jumping competition (22 December) include all three individual winners at Greenwich — Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, Holland’s Gerco Schröder and Irish rider Cian O’Connor.

And all four members of the British gold-winning Olympic team — Nick Skelton, Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Peter Charles — plan to compete at Olympia.

Fans of Nick’s former ride Carlo may also have a treat in store if his new rider, Spaniard Sergio Alvarez Moya, brings him to the show.

Driving

FEI World Cup Driving returns to Olympia this year (19-20 December).

Seven drivers will compete over the two days.

Five competitors have been drawn by the FEI from the top 10 qualified drivers — Koos de Ronde (Netherlands), Theo Timmerman (Netherlands), Fredrick Persson (Sweden), Christoph Sandmann (Germany) and Georg Von Stein (Germany).

And two wildcards will compete — world number 1 Boyd Exell (Australia) and the stunt rider Daniel Naprous (Great Britain).

• Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage nominated riders:Australia
  Lyndal Oatley and Sandro Boy 9Belgium
  Claudia Fassaert and Donnerfee
  Simon Missiaen and VradinGreat Britain
  Henriette Andersen and Louis D’Or
  Hannah Biggs and Weltzin
  Emily Cousins and Solo Bachelorette
  Nikki Crisp and Pasoa
  Richard Davison and Hiscox Artemis
  Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro
  Michael Eilberg and Half Moon Delphi
  Carl Hester and Uthopia
  Emma Hindle and Chequille
  Sarah Millis and Hp Frontier
  Alice Oppenheimer and Wurlizer
  Daniel Sherriff and Bayford Hall Dallaglio
  Daniel Watson and FideramberGermany
  Anabel Balkenhol and either Dablino FRH or Rubins Royal
  Helen Langehanenberg and either Damon Hill NRW or Fürst Khevenhüller
  Isabell Werth and either Der Stern OLD, Johnson FRH or El Santo NRWIreland
  Dane Rawlins and Sydney
  Yvette Truesdale and Has To Be FunNetherlands
  Edward Gal and either Blue Hors Romanov or Glock’s Undercover
  Patrick van de Meer and Uzzo
  Hans Peter Minderhoud and either Glock’s Tango or Whitney van’t GenthofNorway
  Siril Helljesen and Dorina
  Lillann Jebsen and Pro-Set
  Cathrine Rasmussen and FernandezPortugal
  Luis Principe and World Performance Washington
• Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping nominated ridersAustralia
  Edwina Tops-AlexanderAustria
  Gerfried PuckBelgium
  Rick Hemeryck
  Ludo Philippaerts
  Maurice Van RoosbroeckEgypt
  Abdel SaidSpain
  Sergio Alvarez Moya
  Manuel Anon
  Pilar Lucrecia CordonFinland
  Mikael ForstenFrance
  Patrice Delaveau
  Pénélope Leprevost
  Kevin StautGreat Britain
  Scott Brash
  Peter Charles
  Tina Fletcher
  William Funnell
  Ben Maher
  Laura Renwick
  Nick Skelton
  Tim Stockdale
  John Whitaker
  Michael Whitaker
  Robert Whitaker
  Guy WilliamsGermany
  Christian Ahlmann
  Daniel Deusser
  Hans-Dieter Dreher
  Katrin Eckermann
  Marcus Ehning
  Max Kühner
  Rolf Moormann
  Mario Stevens
  Philipp Weishaupt
  Holger WulschnerIreland
  Cian O’ConnorItaly
  Natale Chiaudani
  Giovanni Consorti
  Juan Carlos Garcia
  Emanuele Gaudiano
  Luca Maria Moneta
  Lucia VizziniNetherlands
  Marc Houtzager
  Gerco SchröderNorway
  Geir Gulliksen
  Victoria Gulliksen
  Ole Kristoffer Meland
  Line RaaholtPortugal
  Luciana DinizSwitzerland
  Steve Guerdat
  Pius Schwizer
  Janika SprungerSweden
  Malin Baryard-Johnsson
  Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
  Jens FredericsonUSA
  Kent Farrington
  Laura Kraut

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