The “Horse & Symphony” concert at the CHIO Aachen 2023 promises to be an exceptional experience.

• V4
• A Pas de Deux consists of two vaulters, either female/female, male/male or female/male
• The competition comprises of two rounds, in both rounds, the vaulters have to absolve a free test
• The final mark is the average of the two rounds

• V3
• Team competition (all teams are allowed to participate), the competition consists of a compulsory round and a free test round
• For the total results, the marks out of the two rounds are added and divided by two

• V1
• Individual Female Competition
• The competition consits of a compulsory test, a technical test and a free test
• The results from the three tests are added and divided by three

• V2
• Individual Male Competition
• The competition consits of a compulsory test, a technical test and a free test
• The results from the three tests are added and divided by three

• V4
• Pas de Deux Competition
• A Pas de Deux consists of two vaulters. Any combination of gender is allowed.
• The competition consists of two free tests
• The results from the two tests are added and divided by two

• V5
• Nations Official Team Competition
• A team consists of a female, a male and a team per nation
• The best 8 nations according to the results of V1, V2 and V3 are qualified
• If a nation qualifies with two teams, both teams are allowed to start
• The competition consists of a free test of all three team members
• The team will start last
• The addition of the three results is the final result

• shop and snack in the CHIO Village
• show programme for families
• Visit from Karli
• Presentation of the different disciplines

• S1
• Jumping competition penalties/time
• The rider with the least number of penalty points and the fastest time wins
• Obstacle height up to 1.45 m
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• SN1
• Part of National U25 Trophy - Rating competition
• for riders under 25 years
• penalties/time
• The rider with the least penalties and fastest time wins
• Length of competition approx. 1 hour

• S2
• Jumping competition for young horses according to penalties and time
• Part of the Youngsters-Tour, every team is allowed to bring 3 extra horses and every individual rider is allowed to bring one extra horse
• 1st Qualifier for the Youngsters-Cup-Final
• Age of the horses: 7 and 8 year-olds
• Obstacle height up to 1.40 m (for 7 years old horses), up to 1.45 m (for 8 years old horses)
• Length of competitions approx. 2 hours

• Official opening ceremony of the CHIO Aachen
• Welcome to the participating Nations
• Presentation of the partner country

• S3
• Jumping competition penalties/time
• The rider with the least number of penalty points and the fastest time wins
• This competition belongs to the so called Speed-Tour; every team and every rider is allowed to enter an extra horse in this competition
• Obstacle height up to 1.45 m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• SN2
• Final of National U25 Trophy
• for riders under 25 years of age
• Jumping competition with jump-off
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first round are qualified for the jump-off
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• S4
• Jumping competition in two phases
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first phase are qualified for the second phase
• The second phase starts directly after the first phase
• If a rider has penalties in the first phase, his round end after the first phase
• The penalties and time from the second phase count for the final result
• 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).
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• S5 - Jumping competition over two rounds
• Competition in the evening under floodlight
• The best 25% of riders of the first round are qualified for the second round
• Qualifier for S16 Rolex Grand Prix
• Obstacle height up to 1.55 m
• Length of competition approx. 3 hours

• D1
• FEI Prix St. Georges
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• D2
• Grand Prix CDI4*
• The riders decide beforehand if they want to ride the Grand Prix Spécial or the Freestyle (if they are qualified)
• Length of competition approx. 4 hours

• D3
• Grand Prix CDIO5*
• 1st Rating competition for the individual and team classification
• The starting order within the team is to be decided by the Chef d'Equipe, the starting order of the nations will be drawn, the individual riders will be drawn in between the team riders
• Length of competition approx. 8 hours

• F1
• Dressage test for four-in-hand drivers
• Dressage Test 3*B HP4
• 1st rating competition for the individual and team classification
• Length of competition approx. 5 hours

• S6
• Jumping competition for young horses according to penalties/time
• Part of the Youngsters-Tour, every team is allowed to bring 3 extra horses and every individual rider is allowed to bring one extra horse
• 2nd Qualifier for the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup-Final
• Age of the horses: 7 and 8 year-olds
• Obstacle height up to 1.40 m (for 7 years old horses) and up to 1,45 m (for 8 years old horses)
• Length of competitions approx. 2 hours

• S7
• Jumping competition penalties/time
• The rider with the least number of penalty points and the fastest time wins
• Obstacle height up to 1.50 m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• S8
• Jumping competition with two (identical) rounds under floodlight
• A team consits of 4 riders
• The best 8 teams qualifier for the second round
• The best 3 results per team are counting
• The team with the lowest penalty points after both round wins
• One jump-off in case of equality of penalties for the first place, with one athlete per team
• „Prize of the City of Aachen“for a personality who has rendered outstanding services to the CHIO Aachen, presented by the Major of the City of Aachen, Sibylle Keupen to Mr. Christian Graf von Plettenberg.
• Length of competition approx. 3,5 hours

• C1a
• Dressage test, part of the discipline eventing
• Deutsche Bank Stadium
• Dressage test to be ridden: FEI 2015 3* B

• F2
• Top score driving competition
• Each obstacle is allotted 10 to 120 points according to difficulty
• The competitor is credited with the allotted number of points per obstacle he has driven correctly
• In a maximum allowed time (3 minutes) the Athlete may pass all the obstacles he wishes in any order
• Winner is the competitor who has obtained the highest number of points. In case of equal points, the fastest time decides

• S17
• Jumping Competition for Young Riders (CSI1*)
• 20 riders with two horses each
• Jumping competition according to penalties and time
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,40m
• Duration of competition: appr. 1,5 hours

• S9
• Jumping competition in two phases
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first phase are qualified for the second phase
• The second phase starts directly after the first phase
• If a rider has penalties in the first phase, his round ends after the first phase
• The penalties and time from the second phase count for the final result
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,50 m
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• S10
• Jumping competition with jump-off
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first round are qualified for the jump-off
• Qaulifier for the Rolex Grand Prix for riders who did not start in the Mercedes-Benz Nations' Cup
• Obstacle height up to 1.55 m
• “Prize of the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia”: Special trophy for the winning rider in the "RWE Prize", presented by the Prime Minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia Mr. Henrik Wüst
• Length of competition approx. 2, 5 hours

• S11
• Hunting competition over ditches and banks
• Part of the Speed-Tour, every team and individual rider is allowed to bring one extra horse
• The special characteristic of this competition is that the natural obstacles like e.g. the “Pulvermann´s Grab” or the lake are included in the course, spectacular through the combination of speed and natural obstacles
• Jumping faults are converted into penalties
• The rider with the fastest time wins
• Obstacle height up to 1.40 m

• C1b
• Main stadium
• Approx. 11 - 12 obstacles
• Height of obstacles up to 1.25 m
• Competition according to penalties and time

• D4
• Young Rider Individual Test
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• D5
• Grand Prix Spécial CDI4* under floodlight
• Open to the best 10 riders of the Grand Prix that decided to ride the Grand Prix Spécial
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• DN1
• Quadrille Championship Aachen 2023
• National Dressage competition for 6 teams à 4 riders/horses
• Length of competition approx. 1 hour

• C1c
• Cross Country test
• Cross-country course Soers
• Length of course max. 3.990 metres
• About 25 obstacles (35 efforts to jump)
• Speed: 570m/min.
• "Prize of the Minister for the Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia": Special prize for the winning rider in the "SAP Cup" given by the Minister for the Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ms. Ursula Heinen-Esser, MdL

• S19
• Jumping Competition for Young Riders
• Final
• Jumping Competition with jump-off
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first round are qualified for the jump-off
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• C1c
• Cross-Country test
• Starts at 10.00h
• Cross-country course Soers
• Length of course max. 3.990m
• About 25 obstacles (35 efforts to jump)
• Speed: 570m/Min.

• S12
• Jumping competition with one round and winning round
• 32 athletes are qualified for this competition: Best 8 from comp. S4 (Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe), best 4 from comp. S5 (Prize of StädteRegion), best 4 from S7 (STAWAG-Prize), best 8 from comp. S10 (Prize of North-Rhine-Westphalia), best 8 from the first round of comp. S8 (Nations' Cup)
• The ten best athletes from the 1st round will qualify for the winning round (in any case all clear rounds).
• In the winning round all athletes start with 0 penalties. Athletes in the winning round are placed according to penalties and time of the winning round. Possible further placements will be done acc. to penalties and time in the 1st round.
• Obstacle height up to 1.55 m
• Length of competition approx.1,5 hours

• F3
• In the cross-country course Soers
• 2nd rating competition for the individual and team classification
• The competition consists of:
• - Phase A: approx. 7.500 metres, free pace
• - Phase B: approx. 9.000 metres, free pace, obstacle course
• In Phase B there will be 8 obstacles. Decisive for the result will be the driven time inside the obstacles
• Length of competition approx. 3 hours

• D6
• Grand Prix Spécial CDIO5*
• 2nd rating competition (individual and team)
• Qualified are the best 6 best teams from comp. D3 and a minimum of 6 best individual riders from comp. D3
• Length of competition. approx. 6 hours

• D7
• Young Riders Freestyle
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• D8
• The best 3 team riders of comp. D3 and the best 3 team riders of comp. D6 count for the result in the Nations´ Cup
• The team with the highest score wins

• D9
• Intermediate I
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• D10
• Grand Prix Freestyle to Music CDI4* under floodlight
• Open to the best 10 riders of the Grand Prix that decided to ride the Grand Prix Freestyle
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• S13
• Jumping competition with one round and jump-off
• Qualified are the 30 best riders from qualifying compt. S2 and S6
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first round are qualified for the jump-off
• Age of horses: 7 and 8 years
• Obstacle height up to 1.45 m (7 years old), up to 1.50 m (8 years old)
• Special prize (a foal) for the winner of the overall ranking in the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup, presented by the Sparkasse.
• Length of competitions approx. 1,5 hours

• S14
• Combined jumping, eventing and driving competition
• A team of one jumping riders, one eventing rider and one four-in-hand driver enters the arena together
• The eventing athlete starts first and jumps a course of approx. 12 XC type obstacles (2-3 knockable obstacles). When he/she crosses the finish line the jumping athlete of the team starts and jumps a course of 8 obstacles
• In the meantime the eventing rider dismounts his/her horse and the horse is brought outside of the arena by the groom. The eventing rider walks on foot to the finish line of the jumping course.
• As soon as the jumping rider has crossed the finish line the eventing athlete runs to the drivers’ waiting area and mounts the carriage.
• The carriage driver must then drive an obstacle course with cones and Marathon-type obstacles.
• The time is taken from the moment the first athlete crosses the starting line until the driver passes the finishing line
• Penalty seconds occurred by the eventing athlete are added to the total time of the team before the jumping rider starts.
• The team with the fastest time wins (conversion of penalties into seconds – 2 seconds for a knock-down / 6 seconds for a disobedience)
• Length of competition approx. 1 hour

• D11
• Dressage Grand Prix of Aachen
• Individual Final Grand Prix Freestyle to Music
• Qualified are the best 18 riders/horses from compt. D 6
• Max. 3 riders per country
• Length of competition approx. 3 hours

• F4
• Obstacle driving competition with winning round
• The best 8 drivers acc. to penalties and time are qualified for the winning round. In the winning round all athletes start with zero penalties
• 3rd rating competition for the individual and team classification

• S15
• Jumping competition penalties/time
• Obstacle height up to 1.45 m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• F5
• Individual Classification of Combined Driving Competition
• Based on the added results of competitions F1, F3 and F4

• F6
• Team Classification of Combined Driving Competition
• Based on the added results of competitions F1, F3 and F4
• The two best results within the team of three are counting

• S16
• The Grand Prix of Aachen
• Jumping competition over two rounds and jump-off
• 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
• Part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping
• 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.
• „Prize of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany“ Style Trophy for the rider with the best style in the „Rolex Grand Prix“ donated by the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Olaf Scholz, presented by the Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Mrs. Nancy Faeser.
• „Prize of the Federal Minister of the Interior and Community“ Special trophy for the best placed jumping rider of the entire show according to the point system presented by the Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Mrs. Nancy Faeser.
• "Halla Challenge Trophy” for the owner of the most successful horse in the classical jumping competitions of the event presented by Mrs. Jytte Winkler.
• Length of competition approx. 3 3/4 hours

A tradition since 1953: The emotional closing ceremony of the CHIO Aachen. Accompanied by the sounds of the German folk song "Muss I denn" and waving with white handkerchieves, participants and spectators say good-bye to each other.