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CHIO Aachen now with Online Shop
Order merchandising articles easily under www.chioaachen.de Polo shirts, jackets, stylish heads, DVDs or the mascot Karli: Everything that makes the hearts of horse sport fans skip a beat is available in the new online shop of the World Equestrian ... Read the full article

CHIO Aachen Awarded for Being the Best International Outdoor Event
The World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen has again been elected as best international outdoor event of the year by the dressage riders and four-in-hand drivers. In the course of the horse show in Dutch Maastricht, the coveted awards, given by the m ... Read the full article

Portugal is Partner of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2007
Lusitanos at the Soers Portugal is the land of the seafarers. It is the land of white beaches and striking cliff formations. It is the land of the fado, elegant wines, Mediterranean food and it is also the land of horses. The visitors of the World ... Read the full article

CHIO Aachen 2007: 150,000 Tickets Already Sold
Michael Mronz: “Fans are particularly looking forward to the new disciplines” The ticket demand for the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2007 (July 3-8), is high with just under 100 days to go before the Opening Ceremony: 150,000 tickets fo ... Read the full article

Organisers Announce the Prize-Money for the CHIO Aachen
Once again the prize-money of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, is being increased. The overall prize-money now adds up to 1.67 million Euros. Last year it totalled 1.55 million Euros. The competition with the most prize-money is the ROLEX Grand Prix with 350,000 Euros. ... Read the full article

Hansjürgen Britsch wins the “Silver Camera”
The water splashes everywhere when the carriages speed by. So the title that Hansjürgen Britsch gave his photo is most apt: “Refreshing enjoyment.“ For which the photographer from Mühlacker received the “Silver Camera“ at the CHIO Aachen for the best ... Read the full article

Top Horses Under the Hammer, “CHIO-Auction” at the World Equestrian Festival 2007
„Aaand…for the third time! Sold!“ The traditional sales week organised during the World Equestrian Festival, the CHIO Sales, has now become the “CHIO Auction“. The format of the equestrian sales event has been further developed and compressed into a ... Read the full article

Dominique Eerdekens receives CHIO Badge of Honour
Dominique Eerdekens has been honoured by the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV) with the Badge of Honour of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen on Tuesday. During the CHIO Aachen 2008, the Belgian had stopped the driverless horse team of the Australian driver Boyd Exell in the Marathon course after Exell and his grooms had fallen off the carriage in an obstacle. “Dominique Eerdekens is truly a hero for us”, said ALRV-President Klaus Pavel in front of media representatives from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. “Even if he himself considers his courageous deed, which he accomplished at the risk of jeopardizing his own health, as being the most natural thing in the world. Which, in today’s world, is surely not a matter of course.” ... Read the full article

FEI WEG Aachen 2006: "Exciting, Thrilling and Fair"
576,000 visitors experience the competitions in seven disciplines - Logo and Karli remain “We are very happy.“ Klaus Pavel, President of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV), is extremely satisfied. "We experienced exciting, thrilling and fa ... Read the full article

Madden Victorious in Aachen Grand Prix
Beezie Madden, 43, revisited the site of the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, July 8, 2007, to again challenge the world’s best jumpers at the CHIO. This time she captured the coveted Grand Prix title with her WEG partner, Authenti ... Read the full article

ALRV hands over a 15,000 Euro-cheque in “Night of the Stars”
The visitors of this year’s World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen have collected 15,000 Euros for the benefit of therapeutic riding and the sports for the disabled. In the course of the “Night of the Stars 2008” – a charity event of the paralympic sport in the Mercedes-World in Berlin – Klaus Pavel, President of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV), handed over the cheque to Gerda Pleitgen, who is Chairwoman of the Sports Association for the Disabled. Pleitgen was enthused about the “great commitment of the CHIO Aachen and the horse sport fans”. Also dressage riders Bettina Eistel and Angelika Trabert were glad about the big donation. They had won the Team Silver medal at the Paralympic Games 2008 in Hongkong together and were being honoured for their success in Berlin in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ... Read the full article

Award for Frank Kemperman, Responsible for the World Equestrian Games Aachen 2006
Award for Frank Kemperman Queen Beatrix appointed the ALRV General Director companion of the Order of Orange-Nassau – “My heart is orange“ Frank Kemperman, General Director of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV) has received an award, ... Read the full article

German Eventers Take New Aachen Prizes
Germany’s 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games team gold medalist, Frank Ostholt, 32, and Air Jordon returned victorious to Aachen to win the new three day event to be held annually at the WEG site as part of the international (CHIO) show. "It was fant ... Read the full article

Horses Unlimited's Leonberg Named to the Danish Team at CHIO Aachen
Albuquerque, NM - Horses Unlimited's RPSI stallion Leonberg kicked off his European Tour with a bang this weekend at CDI-O Rotterdam in the Netherlands. With Mikala Gundersen in the saddle, the 17-hand stallion impressed the judges in the freestyle t ... Read the full article

The “Silver Camera” Award for the Best International Equestrian Photo of the Year 2006/2007
Announcement & Conditions of Participation The Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV) and the Sparkassen announce the contest “Best Equestrian International Photograph of the Year”. The award will be presented on the occasion of the World Equ ... Read the full article

German team wins the Nations Cup, the DHL Prize, CICO***
Once again the German team won the Nations Cup, the DHL Prize, CICO***, at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2009. Hans Melzer’s team claimed the victory with a total score of 140.40 points, ahead of Great Britain on 173.90 points and New Ze ... Read the full article

Winning Weber Signs Autographs at Aachen
U.S. Four-in-Hand Driving Champion, Chester Weber maintained a full schedule at the World Equestrian Festival in held July 1-6th in Aachen, Germany. In addition to competing successfully, Weber spent time singing autographs at the Life Data Labs, Inc.® display. ... Read the full article

First American victory in the TESCHINKASSO Prize by Steffen Peters
The 11-year-old KWPN gelding, Ravel, who clearly demonstrated his top form under his rider Steffen Peters was awarded several 9s by the judges. The World Cup winner in Las Vegas 2009 won the TESCHINKASSO Prize, the Grand Prix CDIO at the World Equest ... Read the full article

The Brazilian rider Bernardo Alves wins the STAWAG Prize
“Chupa Chup is an exceptional horse. He has a big canter and is usually very fast,“ is how a beaming Bernardo Alves substantiated his speedy round. At the CHIO Aachen on Tuesday, the Brazilian rider didn’t just jump clear in the STAWAG Prize, a pena ... Read the full article

Bettina Hoy still heading the field after the jumping
“We have got an obligation to fulfil in Aachen, because we have won every Nations Cup here so far and we don’t want this year to be an exception,“ said the National Eventing Coach, Hans Melzer, motivating his team. Things are looking good so far, eve ... Read the full article