BBC confirmed to cover Olympia until 2019
The BBC has confirmed it will cover Olympia, the London International Horse Show, for the next four years
 
			A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.
 
				The BBC has confirmed it will cover Olympia, the London International Horse Show, for the next four years
 
				The category is being introduced by the FEI for 2016
 
				Two horses have been killed and four people seriously injured in a road accident in Surrey
 
				Twenty-times champion National Hunt jockey AP McCoy is to be honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
 
				A Shetland pony who has “brightened the lives” of war veterans and sick children has been named the “equine personality of the year”
 
				H&H catches up with the rider who has put himself into contention to take the Rolex grand slam of showjumping
 
				The Swiss rider has won the first leg of the grand slam
 
				German showjumper Marcus Ehning’s stable star Plot Blue has been retired from competition
 
				Showjumper Cian O’Connor and Horse Sport Ireland are seeking a showjumping place at Rio 2016
 
				Prolific veteran coloured stallion Lostock Huntsman will be at the London show next week
 
				The companies have donated equipment to help Barrow Farm in Essex
 
				 
				Racing Shetlands will be making an appearance on BBC Breakfast ahead of Olympia
 
				New rules regarding qualification for four-stars have sparked debate within the eventing community
 
				Apprentice jockey Tom Marquand has been named as one of the three finalists for BBC young sports personality of the year
 
				The world number one showjumper is heading to Switzerland to compete in the first leg of the new series
 
				The 100 children and adults who have lessons there will be unable to ride until more tack is sourced
 
				The Control of Horses Act appears to be reducing the number of horses at risk of abandonment or neglect
 
				The RSPCA now appealing for information after a dark bay pony was found dead in Slough
 
				Scott is looking forward to competing at the London International Horse Show
