BBC to Air Live Coverage of London International Horse Show

The London International Horse Show, featuring Britain’s top equestrian athletes, will take place from December 18-22. Live coverage of the event will be available on the BBC, with Lee McKenzie serving as the presenter. Olympic team gold medallists in showjumping, Ben Maher and Scott Brash, are set to compete again in their home country. Maher, aged 41, aims to replicate his two victories from the previous year, which included the esteemed World Cup title. Scott Brash, 39, returns following his narrow second-place finish to Maher by just 0.62 seconds in an exciting World Cup jump-off during 2023. Harry Charles, the third member of the Paris Olympic gold-winning team, will not participate as he has recently moved to the United States. The Whitaker family, a prominent equestrian dynasty, will make their traditional appearance in London. John Whitaker, 69, is among them, marking his return to the show where he first competed in 1976. Additional leading British participants feature Joe Stockdale, Matthew Sampson, and 18-year-old Maisy Williams, who is making her debut. The international field will be led by Sweden’s world showjumping champion, Henrik von Eckermann, and Switzerland’s European champion, Steve Guerdat. Charlotte Fry achieved the title of world champion in 2022. Among the Dressage World Cup entrants is British world champion Charlotte Fry, who will compete with Glamourdale, her partner from the Paris Olympics where they secured team and individual bronze medals. This duo is considered a favourite, having previously won the World Cup at this event in 2022. Fry, 28, will be accompanied by Becky Moody, an Olympic team bronze medallist, riding her homebred horse Jagerbomb. The British lineup also features Laura Tomlinson, a 2012 Olympic team gold medallist; national champion Lewis Carrier; and 63-year-old Richard White, who is making his first appearance in London. A robust international contingent includes Danish Olympic silver medallist Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Abigail Lyle, who was Ireland’s only dressage representative in Paris. Joe Trunkfield, riding Locomotion, will compete in the Puissance event. He will be joined by Olympic eventer Gemma Stevens, who is making her second attempt in this competition aboard Envoy Merelsnest Z. The esteemed show will be broadcast live across BBC Two, Red Button, the BBC Sport website and app, and will also be available on demand via BBC iPlayer. All listed times are in GMT. On Wednesday, December 18, the Puissance event is scheduled from 21:00 to 22:20, accessible on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, and the BBC Sport website and app. Thursday, December 19, will feature the Dressage World Cup from 19:15 to 22:30, available on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, and the BBC Sport website and app. The evening performance on Friday, December 20, which includes the London Grand Prix, is scheduled from 18:50 to 22:30, and can be viewed on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, and the BBC Sport website and app. The Jumping World Cup will take place on Sunday, December 22, from 14:30 to 16:45, broadcast on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, and the BBC Sport website and app.