It's a well known fact that the end of Olympia can prompt some harrowing withdrawal symptoms — no more fake snow, no more Shetlands pretending to be Cue Card, no more nail-biting jump offs... But this selection of pictures from the show should provide a sufficient pick-me-up. And for the ultimate post-Olympia fix, pick up this week's issue of Horse & Hound magazine (22 December) for our full report
Focus in the paddock
Young jockeys have their eyes on the prize in the paddock ahead of the Shetland Grand National
Fast and furious
What would Olympia be without Shetlands — who have the ego of Cue Card — going hell-for-leather around the arena?
In the spotlight
Equestrian artist Santi Serra wows the crowd with his Spanish flair
Valegro — but not as you know him…
Charlotte is presented with a Valegro rocking horse on the Stevenson Brothers' stand
A festive dress code
If there's any time to don a Father Christmas hat, it's at Olympia
Has there been a mix up in the stables?
Bertram Allen may have clinched the Christmas Masters, but all eyes are on Marcus Ehning and his 'borrowed' ride
Celebrating in style
Twelve-year-old Madison Heath wins the H&M Mistletoe Stakes
The view of dreams
A packed crowd soaks up the atmosphere in West London
Flying high
The joys of… Christmas?
Lorenzo de Luca and Halifax van het Kluizebos win the Christmas Pudding Stakes
Where’s the flying dismount?
The “Flat Boys” team, captained by Frankie Dettori, triumph over Richard Johnson’s jump jockeys to win the Markel champions challenge — in aid of Horse & Hound’s charity of the year, the Injured Jockeys Fund
No time for butter fingers
Boyd Exell celebrates winning the FEI World Cup Driving leg throwing his rosette into the audience
Christmas-ready
No decoration has been spared by the worthy winners of best stable award
