Olympia - The London International Horse Show

From the  beginning of December you can text in your vote for 5 different categories of awards; Olympia's Greatest Horses, Olympia's Top Displays, Olympia's Greatest Moments, Olympia's Home Grown Heroes and Olympia's International Heroes.

 The results will be updated daily online before and during the show.  Final voting will take place on  Wednesday 19^th December which is Olympia Great Day.  The day will be a look back in time to all the most precious, amusing and sensational moments witnessed in the Grand Hall.

Texts costs your normal cost of sending a text plus 50p. Any profits from the vote will be contributed to the show's charity, the ILPH. At the end of the afternoon performance on Wednesday the awards will be presented for Greatest Horse, Top Display and Greatest Moment.  And at the end of the evening performance will be the Riders' Awards:  Home Grown Hero and International Hero.

The list of nominations for each of the Awards is as follows and full voting information will be available on the Show's website from the beginning of December.

You can vote for only one category at a time. In order to vote text 87023 and then the code which appears at the end of each nomination: 

Olympia Great Horses  

1.      Philco - the charismatic grey ridden by David Broome. Captured the hearts of many when winning the Olympia Grand Prix in 1975 and was retired at Olympiain 1983. To vote for Philco text: horses 1

2.      Portofino- 15-year-old bay mare ridden by Michael Whitaker. Second in the FEI WC final in 2005 and winner of the Christmas Cracker at Olympialast year. To vote for Portofino text: horses 2

3.      Anglezarke - winner of the Olympia Grand Prix in 1985 and'86 with Malcolm Pyrah. To vote for Anglezarke text: horses 3

4.      Milton- the first &8216;millionaire' horse retired to the sound of &8216;Simply The Best' at Olympiain 1994. To vote for Milton text: horses 4

5.      Corunna Bay- the ride of the well-known television commenter Stephen Hadley in the 70s. To vote for Corunna Bay text: horses 5

6.      Marius - show jumper of the year in 1977 for the late Caroline Bradley and sire of Milton. To vote for Marius text: horses 6

7.      Ryan's Son - known for his trademark buck he was first ridden at Olympiawhen his rider John Whitaker was just 19. To vote for Ryan's Son text: horses 7

8.      St James - the ride of Nick Skelton won the Olympia Grand Prix in '82 and the Grand Prix and World Cup qualifier in &8216;83. To vote for St James text: horses 8

9.      It's Otto - Geoff Billington's character ride that took him to the 1996 & 2000 Olympics. To vote for It's Otto text: horses 9

10. Ratina Z - Ludger Beerbaum's superstar bay mare that won two Olympic gold medals. To vote for Ratina Z text: horses 10

11. Boomerang - Eddie Macken's ride of the 70's considered by some the best ever Irish horse. To vote for Boomerang text: horses 11

Olympia Home Grown Heroes

1. Harvey Smith - great Yorkshire rider of the 70's & 80's rode his 100^th World Cup qualifier at Olympia in 1989. To vote for Harvey text: heroes 1
2. David Broome - scored three Olympia Grand prix victories in '77, '78 & 81 and in 2006  was presented with the Ryan's Son trophy for his contribution to show jumping. To vote for David text: heroes 2
3. The late Caroline Bradley - stylish rider of Tigre and Marius, sportswoman of the year in 1979. To vote for Caroline text: heroes 3
4. John Whitaker - rode at his first Olympia 33years ago with Ryan's Son and has competed - and won - almost every year since. To vote for John text: heroes 4
5. Michael Whitaker - ridden many horses over many years to Olympia World Cup, Grand Prix and Puissance wins. To vote for Michael text: heroes 5
6. Nick Skelton - broke the British high jump record in 1978 jumping 7'7 5/16&8221; aged 21 and still competing at Olympia. To vote for Nick text: heroes 6
7. Stephen Hadley - BBC commentator who was a former top show jumper of the 70's. To vote for Stephen text: heroes 7
8. Malcolm Pyrah - winner of two Olympia Grand Prix and a firm favourite during the heyday of British show jumping. To vote for Malcolm text: heroes 8
9. Graham Fletcher - went to the top of the sport in the 70's with Buttevant Boy an winner at early Christmas Olympia shows. To vote for Graham text: heroes 9
10. Robert Smith - Olympia's leading rider in 2002 and winner of both Olympia World Cup and Grand Prix in 2005. To vote for Robert text: heroes 10
11. Liz Edgar - first woman to win the Aachen Grand Prix and a popular winner at Olympia during the 70's & 80'. Made a winning Olympia comeback in 2000. To vote for Liz text: heroes 11
12. Marion Mould - renowned for her long partnership with Stroller the only pony to jump at an Olympic Games. To vote for Marion text: heroes 12

Olympia Greatest Moments

1. Harvey Smith & David Broome and the cow in the fancy dress. To vote for Harrvey and David text: moments 1
2. Ted Edgar, Colonel of the Camels Corp and Prince Charles. To vote for the Camels text: moments 2
3. Nick Skelton's high jump record. To vote for the high jump text: moments 3
4. Dog Agility and the Great Dane. To vote for the Great Dane text: moments 4
5. Joe Turi as a Hungarian Czikos. To vote for Joe text: moments 5

Olympia Greatest Displays

1. Dog Agility - the dashing dogs have been a firm favourite since the their show jumping final was established at Olympia in 1979. To vote for the dog agility text: displays 1
2. Shetland Pony Grand National - the pint-sized ponies and jockeys have been racing round Olympia for 25 years. To vote for the Shetlands text: displays 2
3. Lorenzo - dynamic Frenchman who astounded with his daredevil acrobatics on horseback. To vote for Lorenzo text: displays 3
4. Metropolitan Police - untack their horses while riding them and jumping them through hoops. To vote for the Met Police text: displays 4
5. Barcelona Police - performing their world famous Carrusel, also shown at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. To vote for Barcelona Police text: displays 5
6. Kings Troop - heart-stopping performances from the galloping, gun-pulling horses. To vote for the Kings Troop text: displays 6
7. Household Cavalry - foot-perfect quadrilles from the best of British ceremonial displays. To vote for the Household Cavalry text: displays 7
8. The Leaping Frogs - France's answer to the Chippendales jumped fences without horses. To vote for the Frogs text: displays 8
9. Bucking Mules - an hysterical display resulted in 1983 when &8216;volunteers' were invited to ride the mules. To vote for the Mules text: displays 9
10. The Finale - a unique Olympia tradition combining horses, pantomime, music and Father Christmas. To vote for the finale text: displays 10

Olympia International Heroes

1. Paul Weier - Swiss winner of the first Olympia Grand Prix in '74 with Wulf. To vote for Paul text: international 1
2. Markus Fuchs - Another Swiss rider and winner of the 2001 Olympia Grand Prix with Tinka's Boy. To vote for Markus text: international 2
3. Ludger Beerbaum - German Olympic gold medallist ridden many exciting jump offs at Olympia. To vote for Ludger text: international 3 
4. Franke Sloothak - German Olympic gold medallist who is a regular Olympia competitor. To vote for Franke text: international 4 
5. Jos Lansink - the stylish Dutch rider was leading rider in 1990. To vote for Jos text: international 5
6. Paul Schockemohle - three times European Champion in '81, '83 & '85 with Diester a favourite at Olympia. To vote for Paul text: international 6
7. Eddie Macken -Irish rider was a crowd favourite in the 80's. To vote for Eddie text: international 7
8. Rodrigo Pessoa - the Brazilian World number one of recent years. to vote for Rodrigo text: international 8
9. Ludo Phillippaerts - Belgian international winner at Olympia in the 80's and 90's. To vote for Ludo text: international 9
10. Thomas Fruhmann - Austrian Olympic rider of the 80's winner of the World Cup qualifier in 1989. To vote for Thomas text: international 10
11. Nelson Pessoa - Brazilian famed for quiet style and grace on horseback. To vote for Nelson text: international 11
12. Kevin Bacon - Australia's best known show jumper. To vote for Kevin text: international 12