CHIO AACHEN
World Equestrian Festival


June 23rd - July 2nd, 2023

The German show jumping squad has one; the show-jumper Jennifer Gates has one; the dressage superstars Isabell Werth and Cathrine Dufour as well; the winner of the SAP Cup Sandra Auffarth and a few hundred other people too: A CHIO Aachen NFT, a “CHIO HORSE”.

Gerrit Nieberg is the sensational winner at the CHIO Aachen 2022. The number 106 in the world ranking list asserted himself against the absolute world elite in the jump-off of the Rolex Grand Prix. We spoke with him about this incredible afternoon in front of 40,000 spectators, the decisive tip from a Swiss colleague and the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping.

When the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO 2022, came to an end, the Show Director, Frank Kemperman, was able to announce that it had been a “full house” again: 6,300 visitors at the dressage in the morning in the Deutsche Bank Stadium, 40,000 spectators during the Rolex Grand Prix of the show-jumpers.

Sensational winner at the traditional Rolex Grand Prix at the CHIO Aachen 2022: Gerrit Nieberg from Germany wins the most prestigious jumping competition in a highly dramatic jump-off. Second place went to Scott Brash (GB), third place to Nicola Phillippaerts (BEL).

Since 2017 the Australian driver, Boyd Exell who lives in the Netherlands and the Dutch driving sport legend, Ijsbrand Chardon, have been taking it in turns to win the Prize of the Richard Talbot Family. Last year it was Chardon’s turn. So, this year the ball was in Exell’s court.

For 31 years, he has informed the crowd at the Aachen Soers from the judges Tower passionately and with expertise. Today, we will be hearing the voice of Christian Earl of Plettenberg from the last time in the Main Stadium during the Rolex Grand Prix.

The Belgian rider, Wilm Vermeir, competed at the CHIO Aachen for the first time this year. And he has certainly achieved some fantastic results. Especially with his speed specialist, Linguini de la Pomme, who once again left her fellow colleagues trailing behind in the Röwer & Rüb Prize.

The Danish dressage rider, Cathrine Dufour’s weekend in Aachen couldn’t have gone better. The crowning glory today was her triumph in the Deutsche Bank Prize and the connected honour that she had thought was actually reserved for a different rider.