The official Opening Ceremony of the CHIO Aachen

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• Total endowment: € 23,500
• Jumping competition in two phases
• Obstacle height up to 1.50 m

Special trophy for the best placed German rider in the "Prize of StädteRegion Aachen” ) presented by the Gemeinschaft der Starter-, Ziel- und Hindernisrichter "Der Pferdeschwanz" (The Horse Tails).

• Total endowment: € 400,000
• Jumping competition with two (identical) rounds under floodlight
• The chefs d’equipe will appoint their team riders until 6 p.m. on June  26th
• All eight teams start in both rounds with their (3 to) 4 riders, provided a team is not eliminated in the first round
• The best three results of each team are counted for each round
• The team with the least number of penalty points after both rounds wins
• In case of equality of penalties after the second round, a jump-off will be decisive; one rider per team will compete in the jump-off
• The ten best riders of the first round (according to penalties/time) qualify for S 11
• The 18 best riders after both rounds (according to penalties/time) qualify for S 16
• Obstacle height up to 1.60 m

Challenge Trophy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Challenge Trophy for the winning jumping team in the “Mercedes-Benz Prize, Part of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™" presented by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Joachim Gauck.

• Participants: Eight drivers and eight jumping riders: The best placed driver from each team
  after competitions F1, F2 and F3 and eight riders upon invitation of the ALRV
• Total endowment: € 15,000
• One driver and one jumping rider are a team. The rider starts first and absolves a course with eight obstacles, after passing the last obstacle, the rider hands over his horse to a groom and climbs onto the carriage; the driver then absolves an obstacle course together with the rider on his carriage
• The fastest team wins, each obstacle penalty will be penalized with 4 seconds

• Saturday: Day's Programme
• Total endowment: € 102,000
• Jumping competition with one round and winning round
• 32 riders are prequalified: 1st-8th of S 3; 1st-8th of S 4; 1st-8th of S 6; 1st-8th of S 9; 1st-8th from the first round of S 7
• The ten best riders, or in any case all riders with 0 penalty points in the normal round qualify for the winning round. In the winning round, all riders start again with 0 penalty points; the rider with the least number of penalty points and the fastest time in the winning round wins
• Obstacle height up to 1.50 m

• evening programme under floodlight
• Accumulator jumping competition with joker
• Total endowment: € 25,000
• The course consists of obstacles with increasing levels of difficulty; a certain number of points is (ascendingly) allocated to each obstacle. If the rider jumps an obstacle has two alternative ways, the more difficult one is the "Joker", which is allocated a very high number of points. If the rider chooses the alternative "Joker" and does not make a jumping fault, he gains the points, if he makes a fault at the "Joker" obstacle, these points will be deducted from his total score. The rider with the highest total score and the fastest time wins.
• Obstacle height up to 1.50 m

• The Grand Prix of Aachen
• Jumping competition with two (different) rounds and jump-off
• Total endowment: € 1,00,000
• 40 competitors start in the first round, the 18 best riders of the first round qualify for the second round
• In the case of equality of penalties after two rounds, a jump-off is decisive;
  the rider with the least number of penalty points and the fastest time in the jump-off wins
• Obstacle height up to 1.60 m

Challenge Trophy of the City of Aachen

Special trophy for the winning rider in the „ROLEX Grand Prix, Grand Prix of Aachen“  presented by the City of Aachen.

• FEI Grand Prix CDI4*
• Total endowment: € 13,100
• The 20 best riders of this competition qualify D 5 (FEI Grand Prix Spécial CDI4*) and D 8 (FEI Freestyle to music CDI4*); the riders have to decide in advance whether they, in case they qualify, want to ride in D 5 or D 8
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI Test „Grand Prix“ (Edition 2009)

• FEI Grand Prix CDIO5*
• Total endowment: € 30,000
• Rating competition for the Lambertz Nations' Cup  and first rating competition for the individual classification CDIO (qualifying competition for D 6)
• Participants: All team riders and the individual riders of the CDIO-Tour
• The starting order within the teams is announced during the meeting of the Chefs d‘Equipe on June 26^th; the starting order of the different teams is drawn by lot; individual riders are drawn by lot amongst the team riders
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI Test „Grand Prix“ (Edition 2009)

• CDIO Team Classification
• Total endowment: € 40,000
• For the final result of the Lambertz Nations‘ Cup, the results of the three best riders of one team from competition D 3 are added, the team with the highest number of points wins

Challenge Trophy of the Prime Minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia

Challenge Trophy for the winning dressage team in the “Lambertz Nations’ Cup” presented by the Prime Minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia Mrs. Hannelore Kraft.

• FEI Grand Prix Spécial CDI4*
• Total endowment: € 21,000
• The ten best riders from D 2 (FEI Grand Prix CDI4*) who have decided to ride the
  Grand Prix Spécial may take part
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI-Test „Grand Prix Spécial“ (Edition 2009)

• „Piaff Preis International“
• FEI Grand Prix fresstyle
• Total endowment: € 4,400
• All participants of U-25 I start in this competition. Riders start in reverse order of their individual results in U-25 I
• Individual classification; furthermore special trophy for the best team out of U-25 I and U-25 II:
• The results of the two best riders of a team in both competitions will be added, the team with the
  highest score wins
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI Test „Grand Prix freestyle" (Edition 2009)

With the dressage ticket, you have also access to the eventing cross-country course for the DHL-Prize. The final round of the cross-country competition takes place in the Main Stadium.

• FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music CDI4* under floodlight
• Total endowment: € 21,000
• The ten best riders from D 2 (FEI Grand Prix CDI4*) who have decided to ride the
  Grand Prix Freestyle may take part
• Relevant is the valid judges‘ sheet of the FEI Grand Prix Level „Freestyle Test“ (Revision 2009)

• Grand Prix Dressage of Aachen
• FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music CDIO
• Total endowment: € 150,000
• Final of the individual classification CDIO
• The 15 best riders/horses of competition D 6 (FEI Olympic Grand Prix Spécial CDIO5*) may take part, a maximum of three riders per country is allowed
• Relevant is the valid judges‘ sheet of the FEI Grand Prix Level „Freestyle Test“ (Revision 2009)

The eventers and their horses have to accomplish their first competition in the 20 x 60 metre sand dressage arena in the Deutsche Bank Stadium. Three judges, the so-called „Ground Jury“, mark the movements that have to be completed, from different positions around the arena (C, H and B). A maximum of 10 points can be awarded for each of the movements, which differ from each other in their complexity - among others the obedience of the horse, the precision, the movements of the horse as well as the rider‘s seat and correctness of aids are evaluated.

After the dressage competition, the eventing riders have to absolve their jumping test in the afternoon the Main Stadium, and on Saturday morning, the cross-country phase will bring the eventing discipline to a spectacular close.

On Friday afternoon, the eventing riders enter the Main Stadium with its capacity of 40,000 spectators. A course of 450 to 550 metres and 11 to 12 obstacles with the maximum height of 1.25 metres has to be absolved in the jumping competition.

Previous to the jumping competition, the eventing riders have already absolved their dressage test in the Deutsche Bank Stadium on Friday morning, and on Saturday morning, the cross-country phase will bring the eventing discipline to a spectacular close.

Traditionally actually held as the second of the three competitions, in Aachen the cross-country phase -in the modern CIC format- will bring the eventing discipline to a spectacular close, after dressage and jumping on Friday. The cross-country track, built by Rüdiger Schwarz, is 4,000 metres long and leads through the meadows of the Aachen Soers, directly next to the CHIO show grounds - so the spectators can easily reach it on foot. The competition’s start takes place in the Soers meadows, the finishing line is located inside the CHIO’s Main Stadium.

The ticket "Vielseitigkeit - Geländeprüfung Soers"contains access to the cross-country course incl. access to the Main Stadium standing area until the end of the cross-country competition. Access to the CHIO-Village is possible until 6 p.m. area and to the CHIO-Village until the end of the Cross-Country competition)

• Dressage competition for four-in-hand drivers
• Total endowment: € 6,000
• Rating competition for the combined individual classification (F 7)
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI Dressage Test No. 1

• Dressage competition for four-in-hand drivers
• Total endowment: € 7,700
• Rating competition for the combined team classification (F 8)
• Test to be absolved from memory: FEI-Dressage Test No. 8A

• Obstacle driving penalties/time
• Total endowment: € 15,500
• Rating competition for the combined individual classification (F 7)

• Participants: Eight drivers and eight jumping riders: The best placed driver from each team
  after competitions F1, F2 and F3 and eight riders upon invitation of the ALRV
• Total endowment: € 15,000
• One driver and one jumping rider are a team. The rider starts first and absolves a course with eight obstacles, after passing the last obstacle, the rider hands over his horse to a groom and climbs onto the carriage; the driver then absolves an obstacle course together with the rider on his carriage
• The fastest team wins, each obstacle penalty will be penalized with 4 seconds

The entry to the marathon competition is free;
please note that on the afternoon of the Marathon Day, ONLY the entry to the marathon course in the Soers meadows is free of charge, the entry to the CHIO show grounds is not possible without a valid ticket

• Marathon competition for four-in-hand drivers on the Marathon Course Soers
• Total endowment: € 30,200
• Rating competition for the combined individual (F 7) and team classification (F 8)
• The competition consists of 3 phases:
  - Phase A: ca. 7.500 meters, pace free, warm-up passage, average speed 15 km/h
  - Phase D: ca. 1.000 meters, pace walk, walk passage, average speed 7 km/h
  - Phase E: ca. 9.000 meters, pace free, obstacle passage, average speed 14 km/h
• In Phase E, eight obstacles are to be absolved; the time that is needed to pass the single obstacles is decisive, time is stopped upon entering and leaving the obstacle

Special trophy for the winner of the “Wohnwelt Pallen Marathon” (competition F 5) presented by the Aachener Bank eG.

• Prize giving ceremony: Team classification of combined driving events
• Total endowment: € 32,000
• The results from the competitions F 2, F 5 and F 6 count for the final result, the results of the two best drivers of one team in the three competitions are counted

• Total endowment: € 2,000
• The individual rating comprises of three competition parts: Compulsory and technical test (Fri., June 21^st, 2013) and the freestyle (Sat., June 22^nd, 2013
• For the total results, the marks out of competition parts 1-3 are added and divided by three

• Total endowment: € 2,000
• The individual rating comprises of three competition parts: Compulsory and technical test (Fri., June 21^st, 2013) and the freestyle (Sat., June 22^nd, 2013)
• For the total results, the marks out of competition parts 1-3 are added and divided by three

• Total endowment: € 10,000
• A national team in the Nations‘ Cup consists of a female, a male and a team of the respective country
• At least the eight best nations from competitions V 1, V 2 and V 3 compete in the Nations’ Cup with their national teams (for a nation‘s qualification, the results of the female, male and team from competitions V 1, V 2 and V 3 count); if a country qualifies with two teams, both are allowed to start
• Females, males and teams of the national teams each have to absolve a freestyle test
• For the final result of the national team, the results of the female, the male and the team are added
• Starting order: Female, male and team of one national team start directly one after the other (the team starts last), thus the final result of the national teams can be calculated quickly