Over 40 journalists and onliners, social media stars and media companies have submitted entries – three of them are now nominated for “The Silver Horse”.

For 30 years, “The Silver Horse” was the most prestigious media award in the areas of print, TV and radio. For some years now, it has been paying tribute to a changing media landscape with the integration of online and social media content. The jury – consisting of Hubertus Schmidt (President Deutscher Reiter- und Fahrerverband, DRFV), Nadine Capellmann (dressage rider), Dr. Ute Gräfin Rothkirch (DRFV Board Member), Michael Mronz (General Manager Aachener Reitturnier GmbH), Tobias Königs (Press Spokesman/CHIO Aachen) and last year’s winner Christoph Hess (Olympia Judge & Trainer) – were impressed by the variety and quality of the entries submitted. Blogs and social media platforms were included as well as traditional media that have mastered the transformation to digital in a wide variety of ways.

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

Esme Higgs (overall social media concept)

Christian Kröber & team (wehorse podcast)

Julia Scharf & Franziska Niebert (BR24 sports documentary: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl – between family and Olympic gold)

The winner will be announced during the OPENING CEREMONY presented by INNSiDE Hotels of the CHIO Aachen 2025 on 1^st July.  The winning entry will be honoured with “The Silver Horse” and a cash prize of 3000 euros. Second place will be honoured with 2000 euros, the third-placed entry with 1000 euros. The prize is jointly organised by the Deutscher Reiter- und Fahrerverband (DRFV), the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV) as well as Gina Capellmann-Lütkemeier and Nadine Capellmann.