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Aachen, January 25, 2010

CHIO Aachen: The programme for 2010 has been completed
All changes under www.chioaachen.de - entertaining innovations

The visitors of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2010 can on the one hand look forward a traditional, well-tried programme, but also to entertaining innovations. On ten days, the world's best equestrian athletes will compete on the traditional show grounds in Aachen's Soers. From now on, the updated programme is available on the internet under www.chioaachen.de.

The jumping and eventing competitions will be carried out in a similar mode as in the past years, they have been tried and tested and are popular among the spectators.
There will be an important change in the programme for the four-in-hand drivers though: The spectacular Wohnwelt Pallen Marathon will now be the final of the individual classification, Prize of Family Richard Talbot. Also the drivers' Nations' Cup will be decided in the Marathon, in which the four-in-hand drivers will start in reverse order of their results from the dressage and obstacle driving competitions (Thursday and Friday). Thus, maximum suspense is created, with a format that is already well-established in eventing competitions. Two entertaining novelties will await the vaulting fans. On the one hand, there will be a new "Pas de Deux" in the programme. On the other hand, there will be a "Champions' Show" on Wednesday (July 14th) under floodlight in the Deutsche Bank Stadium with the winners of the vaulting competitions. "With this, we will be able to integrate this attractive sport even more into the CHIO Aachen's programme", says Frank Kemperman, Chairman of the Managing Board of the CHIO-organiser Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V.. The vaulting competitions will be held from July 9th to 11th in the Albert-Vahle-Arena.
With regards to dressage, visitors can look forward to a new evening programme on Wednesday. The HAVENS Horsefeed Prize, the CDI tour's Grand Prix, will then be decided under floodlight, and the vaulting "Champions' Show" will be integrated into the evening programme. Furthermore, the dressage team competition will from now on be decided in the Grand Prix Spécial on Saturday. The riders start in reverse order of their results from the Grand Prix (Thursday).

Tickets for the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2010, are still available for all event days and almost all categories.

Ticket-Hotline for the CHIO Aachen 2010: +49-(0)241-917-1111