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The CHIO Aachen is an important international horse show

Horse show

A Horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwide, from local to the international levels. Most horse shows run from one to three days, sometimes longer for major, all-breed events or national and...

held in Aachen

Aachen

Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

held each summer.

The event

At the CHIO Aachen competitions in show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

, dressage

Dressage

Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...

, eventing

Eventing

Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...

, four-in-hand driving

Combined driving

Combined driving also known as Horse Driving Trials is an equestrian sport involving carriage driving. In this discipline the driver sits on a vehicle drawn by a single horse, a pair or a team of four. The sport has three phases: Dressage, Cross-country Marathon and Obstacle Cone Driving and is...

and vaulting

Equestrian vaulting

Equestrian vaulting, or simply Vaulting , is most often described as gymnastics and dance on horseback and, like these disciplines, it can be practised as a non-competitive art/performance or as a competitive sport. Vaulting has been an equestrian act at the circus from its early days. It is open...

are held.

According to the rules of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports

International Federation for Equestrian Sports

The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...

(FEI), each country may only stage one Nations Cup event in each horse sport discipline. In Germany, the Nations Cup events in show jumping, dressage, eventing and four-in-hand driving are held at the CHIO (Concours Hippique International Officiel, Nations Cup event in different disciplines) in Aachen. Also a vaulting nations competition are held here. Its organizer is the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein society, which was founded in 1898.

The CHIO Aachen is in show jumping and dressage the most prestigious horse show in Europe. In addition to the title and following the nomenclature for the tournament, the CHIO has been held under the self-chosen name "Weltfest der Pferdesports" (World Equestrian Festival) since 1992.

History

The first horse show were held 1924 in Aachen, together with a horse race. In 1927 the horse show lasted six days. The first show jumping nations cup was held here in 1929. From 1940 to 1946 the event was not held because of the Second World War. Also in 1986 no horse show held because of the Show Jumping Championship in Aachen.

In 2006, the CHIO and some months later the World Equestrian Games

2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen...

are held in Aachen. Because of the World Equestrian Games a flood light system was installed in the show jumping and in the "Hauptstadion

Hauptstadion

CHIO Hauptstadion is located in Aachen, Germany. It is used for equestrian and show jumping. It was built in 2006 and has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. It hosted the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games.- External links :**...

".

Since 2007, influenced by the World Equestrian Games, also eventing and vaulting are disciplines of the CHIO Aachen. Also since 2007 the Show jumping Nations Cup is held at Thursday eventing (former at Friday afternoon) - in the television prime time. In 2011 the 80th time a horse show is held in the Soers in Aachen.

Venue

The event is held at the Soers in the northern part of Aachen. Here the different disciplines held at different places. The show jumping competitions are held in the "Hauptstadion

Hauptstadion

" of the CHIO Aachen, the dressage event are held in the "Deutsche Bank Stadion" and the vaulting competitions are held in the "Albert-Vahle-Halle", all in the Soers.

The event

History

Venue

See also