| Owners of competitive horses from all over the United | | | | The level of skill that is displayed here never ceases to |
| States of America look forward to compete against | | | | amaze the visitors, while they are admiring these fine |
| each other in the championship finals of the National | | | | horses competing each other. |
| Horse Show. This national event is organized by the | | | | The show jumping here contains different classes with |
| National Horse Show Association of America and | | | | melodious sounding names like the DEI Jumping World |
| takes place at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in | | | | Cup Qualifier, the Accenture Christmas Puissance and |
| Wellington, Florida. | | | | the Olympia Grand Prix. And one would never believe |
| The National Horse Show offers all kinds of | | | | this in a country like England full of the so called stiff |
| competitions, so no matter where the horses are from | | | | upper lips, but there is even a show jumping event |
| or in whatever specialty the owner wishes to | | | | where the riders need to do the show jumping course, |
| compete, there is always the possibility to put a horse | | | | then leave the horses and jump into a car and do a |
| up and show off its best talents against the world's | | | | course delimited with cones. Not surprisingly this event |
| finest and very best in horsemanship competition. | | | | is called the Mitsubishi Ride and Drive competition. |
| Thousands of people attend and appreciate this | | | | Dressage is another of the competition possibilities: |
| competition each year. It is one of the goals of the | | | | Olympia first introduced these just in 2004, since then |
| organization: one the one hand to get the general public | | | | dressage has become a permanent part of the horse |
| not only more interested but also better cultivated in | | | | show. |
| the art of horsemanship. On the other hand of course | | | | A specialty horse show back home is the Arabian |
| the goal is to contribute to the advancement of | | | | Horse Association of Arizona's Annual Scottsdale |
| excellence in the field of equestrian sports. | | | | Arabian Horse Show. This is the place to be for |
| Olympia London International Horse Show | | | | anyone wanting to known in the world of the Arabian |
| Next to the American based National Horse Show | | | | Horse. It is an event with a lot of history: the first ever |
| there is also the Olympia London International Horse | | | | show took place in 1955 on the property of the |
| Show. This one takes place in London, England (who | | | | Arizona Biltmore Hotel. The organizing association |
| would have guessed?) each year in December. This | | | | (Arabian Horse Association of Arizona) was founded |
| too is a world famous horse show where only the | | | | in the same year. A win in one of their competitions |
| words finest and the elite of horses and owners can | | | | brings loads of cash to the owner; needless to say the |
| compete in such events as show jumping or dressage. | | | | competition is fierce. |