• S1
• Jumping competition according to penalties and time
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,45m
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• SN19
• Part of National U25 Trophy
• 1st rating Competition
• For riders under 25 years
• Jumping Competition according to penalties and time
• Length of competition approx. 1 hour

• S2
• Jumping competition for young horses
• 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 Sparkassen-Youngster-Cup - FINAL
• Age of the horses: 7 and 8 year-olds
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,40 m (7 years old), up to 1,45m (8 years old)
• Special Two-Phase Competition – all athletes go on to phase 2
• Penalties of both phases and time in Phase 2 count for the result
• Length of competitions approx. 2 hours

• S3
• Jumping competition according to penalties and time
• Part of the Speed-Tour, every team and individual rider is allowed to bring one extra horse
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,45m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• SN20
• German U25 Trophy - Final
• For riders under 25 years
• Jumping competition with faults/time and jump-off
• All riders with 0 penalties in the first round are qualified for the jump-off
• The rider with the lowest penalty points and the fastest time wins
• Duration 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
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,50 m
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours
• Special trophy for the best placed German rider presented by the Gemeinschaft der Starter-, Ziel- und Hindernisrichter "Der Pferdeschwanz" (The Horse Tails)

• S5
• Jumping competition with one round and jump-off
• Competition in the evening under floodlight
• All participants who have completed the first round without any faults qualify for the jump-off
• The participant with the lowest number of faults and the fastest time in the jump-off is the winner
• Qualifier for Rolex Grand Prix
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,55m
• Length of competition approx. 3 hours

• S6
• 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
• 2nd Qualifier for the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup-Final
• Age of the horses: 7 and 8 year-olds
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,40 m (7 years old), up to 1,45m (8 years old)
• Length of competitions approx. 2 hours

• S7
• Jumping competition according to penalties and time
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,50m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• S8
• Team jumping competition with two identical rounds
• A team constists of four riders
• 10 teams in the first round, only 8 eight teams qualify for the second round
• The best three 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
• Height of obstacles: up to 1.60m
• The competition takes place under floodlight
• Length of competition approx. 3,5 hours

• S9
• 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

• S10
• 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

• S11
• Jumping competition with jump-off
• All athletes with a clear round qualify for the jump-off
• Qualifier for the Rolex Grand Prix for riders who did not start in the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,55m
• Length of competition approx. 2,5 hours
• „Prize of the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia" for the winning rider donated by the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mr. Hendrik Wüst, this year presented by the Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mrs. Dorothee Feller

• S12
• Hunting competition over ditches and banks
• Part of the Speed-Tour, every team and individual rider is allowed to bring one extra horse
• Jumping faults are converted into penalties
• The rider with the fastest time wins
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,45 m
• Length of competitions approx. 1 hour

• C1b
• Jumping competition in the discipline eventing
• Jumping Test
• Main Stadium
• Approx. 11-12 obstacles
• Height of obstacles up to 1,25m
• Competition according to penalties and time
• The penalties from dressage and jumping are added and are decisive for the starting order in the cross-country test. The 20 best riders will start last. For the others the starting order remains the same as in dressage and jumping.

• S13
• 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.
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,55m
• Length of competition approx.1,5 hours

• S14
• 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)
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,45 m (7 years old), up to 1,50m (8 years old)
• Length of competitions approx. 1,5 hours
• Special prize (a foal) for the winner of the overall ranking presented by the Sparkasse Aachen

• S15
• 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

• S16
• 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

• S17
• Jumping competition according to penalties and time
• Height of obstacles: up to 1,45m
• Length of competition approx. 1,5 hours

• S18
• The Grand Prix of Aachen
• Jumping competition over two rounds and jump-off
• 40 athletes
• The 18 best riders of the first round are qualified for the second round
• In case of equality of points after both rounds a jump-off will decide
• Height ob obstacles: 1,60m
• Length of competition approx. 3 3/4 hours
• Part of the Rolex Grand Slam

• S18
• The Grand Prix of Aachen
• Jumping competition over two rounds and jump-off
• 40 athletes
• The 18 best riders of the first round are qualified for the second round
• In case of equality of points after both rounds a jump-off will decide
• Height ob obstacles: 1,60m
• Length of competition approx. 3 3/4 hours
• Part of the Rolex Grand Slam
• "Challenge Trophy of the City of Aachen" for the winning rider presented by the City of Aachen

Style Trophy for the rider with the best style of the entire show donated by Federal Chancellor Mr. Olaf Scholz, this year presented by the Federal Minister of Digital and Transport, Mr. Volker Wissing

Special trophy for the best placed jumping rider of the entire show donated by the Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Mrs. Nancy Faeser, this year presented by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, Mr. Mahmut Özdemir

• Donated by equestrian legend Hans Günter Winkler, presented by Jytte Winkler
• Inscription: The Halla Trophy
• This challenge trophy has been awarded to the owner of the most successful horse in the classical jumping competitions of the CHIO Aachen since 1996 in memory of his unforgettable mare Halla.
• Miracle mare Halla helped Hans Günter Winkler win gold for the German team at the 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm despite his injury. It was above all this single-handed performance that made the mare unforgettable.