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CHIO
> The ALRV as non-profit Association
Social commitment
of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein
- Charity co-operation "Glücks-Bringer"
("bringer of luck")
Supporting the disabled is a matter of personal importance
for the ALRV. Since 1998, the "big stage CHIO Aachen"
serves as platform to call national and international
attention to the importance of therapeutic riding. Of
course the German Curatorship for Therapeutic Riding (DKThR) and
the Kinder-Unterstützungs-Fonds (KUF) of the DKThR are not only allowed to have an information booth in the
CHIO village, but they also may collect money for the
good cause. In the past years, the CHIO visitors donated
several ten thousand Euros. Furthermore, the ALRV has
donated a therapy pony named "CHIO" to the riding
and therapy centre Lohner Hof e.V. near Aachen.
- "Horse & Symphony"
for the benefit of UNICEF
The atmospheric concert in the Deutsche Bank Stadium together
with the Symphony Orchestra Aachen is sold out annually.
Three Euros from each sold ticket are donated to UNICEF,
furthermore, there is a talk during each concert with
a famous patron who informs the spectators about several
UNICEF projects.
- Free tickets
Everybody should be able to experience the CHIO Aachen.
So the ALRV provides free tickets for kindergardens, schools,
workshops for the handicapped and other institutions.
- Tickets for underprivileged
citizens of Aachen
Owners of the "Aachen Pass" can buy tickets
for the event days Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for the
symbolic prize of 2 Euros (standing area), 3 Euros (non-roofed
grand stand) and 5 Euros (roofed grand stands).
- We
make wishes come true
Several associations work to fulfill the wishes of children
that are critically ill, and to enable them to make very
special experiences. Repeatedly the ALRV has worked together
with those associations to make such wishes come true.
So there have been several co-operations in the course
of the CHIO Aachen with associations like "Wünsch
Dir was e.V." and the "Make a Wish Foundation".
- Support of difficult
adolescents
The support centre "Mensch & Pferd e.V."
(human & horse) enables difficult adolescents to absolve
a schooling to become a groom:: In the past, these young
people were several times allowed to work in the stables
of the CHIO Aachen.
- Donations
Up until 1997 there were fund-raising
campaigns in co-operation with the WDR for "The children
of Perm". This campaign has now been substituted
by a focus on the support of therapeutic riding.
- Instead of corporate Christmas cards or
presents at the end of the year, the ALRV makes a donation
for a good cause instead - a decision that also meets
the approval of our partners.
- The employees of ALRV and ART make a joint
donation each year for Christmas for a good cause.
Therapeutic riding for children
CHIO Aachen as meeting
point for all
- Soers Sunday
On the "open day", the citizens of Aachen and
their guests meet on the show grounds in the Soers - with
the entry being free. A diversified show programme, a
festive ecumenical church service in the Deutsche Bank
Stadium and an entertaining programme for families with
face painting, pony riding, free haircuts and lots of
more offers make a cheery kick-off for the second event
week.
- Wohnwelt Pallen Marathon
The entry to the racy driving competition in Aachen's
Soers is still free of charge for all visitors. On the
afternoon of the CHIO's second Saturday there will be
no ticket charges on the marathon course - a thankyou
to all the loyal visitors of the show.
- Partner country on the
market square
It's always a maginifent scenery when the CHIO's partner
country enters Aachen's market square: With horses and
carriages, folklore groups and acrobats, the ALRV and
the partner country say "thankyou" to the citizens
of Aachen and to the CHIO's audience for their hospitality.
The entry to the event on Monday evening is of course
free.
- Soers Evenings
On the CHIO-evenings, the CHIO Village is open to everyone
after the end of the sport programme (except from evenings
with floodlight events). There are concerts for free,
the exhibition area is open, there is simply a party in
the Soers.
Soers Sunday on the CHIO Aachen show
grounds
Infrastructure on
the show grounds accessible fo the disabled
- Grand stands for wheelchair
users
The modern stadiums in the Soers of course provide comfortable
grand stands for the disabled. Areas for wheelchair users
are available in the jumping stadium (Mercedes-Benz Grand
Stand, AachenMünchener Grand Stand) and in the Deutsche
Bank Stadium.
- Disabled restrooms
There are numerous disabled restrooms (with Euro-key)
on the whole show grounds.
- Accessible routes for
the disabled
By and by, the show grounds are modified with accessible
routes for the disabled and for wheelchair users. Recently,
the alleys around and to the Deutsche Bank Stadium were
newly paved.
- Parking for the disabled
There are parking spaces for disabled visitors adjacent
to the show grounds, they can also be reserved in advance.
Grand stand for wheelchair users
in the jumping stadium/AachenMünchener Grand Stand
Commitment for youth
and young riders
- Salut-Festival Aachen
It is one of the most important and most renowned horse
shows for young riders in Germany, the annual Salut-Festival
Aachen. The ALRV is the organiser of the four-day
indoor jumping show in December, featuring the nation's
best pony riders, juniors and young riders. The entry
for spectators is free (Salut-Festival Aachen 2010: December
9th - 12th).
- German Youth Championships
Already in 2003, the ALRV had been co-organiser of the
German Youth Championships on the CHIO show grounds. In
2010, the ALRV will organise the German
Youth Championships in jumping, dressage and vaulting
on the CHIO grounds (DJM 2010: August 13th - 15th).
- "Childrens' and
Youth Days" in the course of the CHIO
The ALRV regularly invites children and adolescents to
attend the CHIO Aachen. School classes, also from Belgium
and the Netherlands, obtain free tickets for the sport
programme and there is a special show programme in the
Main Stadium (the last time there was such an event in
2006, because since then the CHIO always took place during
holidays).
- CHIO Roby-Club
In co-operation with ROBINSON, children between four and
twelve years of age are professionally supervised free
of charge and provided with beverages on all tournament
days.
"CHIO Childrens' Day" at the
World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen
Dedication for culture
and international understanding
- CHIO-Museum
The CHIO-Museum
on the ALRV grounds documents and illustrates the history
of the ALRV and its tournaments since 1898. A lot of interesting
exhibits and extraordinary objects from the long history
of the tournament and of horse sport in Aachen can be
inspected here. The entry is free of charge, opening hours
during the year are on Wednesdays 12 noon to 5 p.m. and
on Fridays 9 a.m. to 12 noon, during the CHIO, the opening
hours times differ.
- Partner country
Since 2001, there has been an annual CHIO partner country.
Upon invitation of the ALRV, the countries present themselves,
and the resulting intercultural exchange enhances the
CHIO's unique atmosphere.
- Aachen Horse Academy
The ALRV has been founder member of the international
centre of horse culture "Aachen Horse Academy",
a foundation that is committed to the history of the horse
and its significance for the history of development and
culture of humans.
- Aachen School of Course Design
Participants from all over the world
come to Aachen each year to take part in the symposia
of the internationally renowned course designer Dr. Arno
Gego. The ALRV supports the Aachen School of Course Design
and provides its facilities and infrastructure free of
charge for these events.
CHIO-Museum
(entry free of charge, opening hours and further information
here)
Commitment not
only for professional but also for amateur sport
- Support through ALRV's
infrastructure
The ALRV provides its show grounds to the Kreispferdesportverband
Aachen e.V. for training sessions at cost prize (they
only pay the operating costs). Also the riding associations
from the region of Aachen can use the show grounds upon
request for a reduced rent for horse shows.
Pioneering role
with regards to clean sport and welfare of the horse
- Far more than what's
required...
For many years now, the ALRV has its own Commissioner
for Ethics, Animal Welfare and Fair Play. Furthermore,
there are much more stewards and doping controls in the
course of the CHIO Aachen than are mandatorily required
by regulations. Additionally, the ALRV exhausts all its
options to promote and uphold a clean sport, in the course
of the CHIO Aachen 2009 for example, a thermography camera
was used to prevent manipulation of horses' legs.
- Permanent stable buildings
instead of temporary solutions
There are 400 boxes in 13 permanent stable buildings available
for the horses. This guarantees optimum conditions like
a permanent temperature and enough space. 28 employees
(without stewards/veterinary staff) care for the animals
in the stables' area, a modern veterinary centre with
26 staff members is also available on the show grounds.
Use of the thermography camera at the
CHIO Aachen 2009
Commitment for the environment
- Plantings on the show
grounds
1988 the ALRV launched the project "Garden
Eden". Plantings on the grounds guarantee an
ongoing optical improvement of the traditional facility
in the Soers. For a donation, interested persons can assume
a sponsorship for a tree on the CHIO grounds.
- Partner of the "Grünmetropole"
(green metropolis)
The ALRV is partner in the "Grünmetropole",
one of the transboundary projects for the future development
of the border triangle in the fields of tourism, technology
and sciences.
- Protection of the environment
The ALRV is committed to the protection of nature in Aachen's
Soers. Trees, hedges and further wood structures were
planted in the past, the Soers Hochkirchen-brook has been
renaturalised. Further measures were the extensification
of wetland, the use of nesting aids for little owls and
the development of marginal vegetation.
- Use of regenerative
energies
On the roof of the Deutsche Bank Stadium, a solar energy
plant has been installed.
Project "Garden Eden" - Tree
sponsorship
Activities for ALRV-members
- Exclusive Events
ALRV-members enjoy regular and exclusive events. In the
past, the ALRV f.e. invited them to:
Talk "Aachen Moments" from the view of
Hans-Heinrich Isenbart
Lecture Prof. Dr. Arno Gego "About the development
of show jumping and course building using the example
of the CHIO Aachen"
Presentation Ton de Ridder "Dressage - A comprehensive
approach"
Rides of the Century (in co-operation with PM/FN)
- Discounts on member
fees
Upon request, volunteers of the CHIO Aachen and young
members (up to 30 years of age) can get a 50% discount
on the ALRV member fees.
After the presentation
"Dressage - A comprehensive approach" with Ton
de Ridder.
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