The Hauptstadion is a stadium located in Sport Park Soers in Aachen , Germany . It is used for equestrian and show jumping . It was renovated in 2005 and has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. It hosted the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games .
10-680: The CHIO Aachen ( Concours Hippique International Officiel ) is a popular international horse show held in Aachen , Germany , each summer. It is the biggest Equestrian sporting event in the world. Competitions in show jumping , dressage , eventing , four-in-hand driving , and vaulting are held at the CHIO Aachen. According to the rules of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), each country may only stage one Nations Cup event in each horse sport discipline. In Germany,
20-663: Is an FEI-sanctioned horse show with international-level competitors in equestrian sports such as show jumping , dressage , eventing , and combined driving . In a CHIO, there are individual and team competitions. Nation-teams consist of three or four riders from the same country. Only one CHIO may take place in each FEI member country per year, but not all countries have a CHIO. Two notable long-standing CHIOs are CHIO Aachen [ de ] in Germany (since 1924) and CHIO Rotterdam in Netherlands, which has traditionally taken place at
30-480: Is popular in Europe for its Grand Prix show jumping and dressage . In addition to the competitions, there is an extensive trade fair , food, and parties. The event ends with a grand finale called the "Farewell of Nations". From its early start of a riding school horse show in 1937, and its relaunch after World War II in 1947, CHIO Rotterdam quickly grew into an international-level equestrian competition. Since 1948,
40-555: The Kralingse Bos [ nl ] since 1948. Billed as the "World Equestrian Festival", CHIO Aachen is an international equestrian competition that has taken place since the 1920s. It is a 10-day horse show for top-level horses and riders from around the world competing in multiple disciplines. It is held in Aachen, Germany at the 40,000 spectator capacity stadium Hauptstadion in the Soers Sports Park complex. The event
50-534: The "Deutsche Bank Stadion", and the vaulting competitions are held in the "Albert-Vahle-Halle", all in the Soers. From the German-Misplaced Pages: 50°47′45″N 6°05′39″E / 50.7957°N 6.0942°E / 50.7957; 6.0942 Concours Hippique International Officiel A Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO) (from French , meaning "Official International Equestrian Competition")
60-688: 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 the most prestigious horse show in Europe when it comes to show jumping and dressage. In addition to
70-747: The Second World War. Also in 1986 no horse show was held because of the Show Jumping Championship in Aachen. The CHIO Aachen and the World Equestrian Games were both held in Aachen in 2006. Because of the World Equestrian Games a flood light system was installed in the show jumping and in the Hauptstadion . Eventing and vaulting were added to the CHIO Aachen in 2007, influenced by the World Equestrian Games. Also since 2007
80-573: 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 at the Sport Park Soers in Aachen. The event is held at the Soers in the northern part of Aachen. Here the different disciplines held at different places. The showjumping competitions are held in the " Hauptstadion ", the dressage events are held in
90-510: The event has been held at the Kralingse Bos [ nl ] and its biggest draw is the show jumping and dressage competitions. It is one of the top three hospitality events in the Netherlands. Hauptstadion In July 1970, it was the location of the Aachen Open Air Pop Festival . 50°47′36″N 6°5′50″E / 50.79333°N 6.09722°E / 50.79333; 6.09722 This article about
100-399: The title and following the nomenclature for the tournament, the CHIO has been held under the self-chosen name "Weltfest des Pferdesports" (World Equestrian Festival) since 1992. The first horse show was 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 in 1929. From 1940 to 1946 the event was not held because of
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