It is going to be about fairytales, myths, legends and heroes. The “Horse & Symphony” concert at the CHIO Aachen 2018 promises to be an exceptional experience.

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

• V2
• Individual Male Competition
• The comptition consists of a compulsory test, a technical test and a freestyle test
• The results from the three tests are added and divided by three

• V3
• Squad Competition
• The competition consits of a compulsory test and a freestyle test
• The starting order for the compulsory test will be drawn
• The starting order for the freestyle test ist the reverse order of the results of the compulsory test
• The results from the two tests are added and divided by two

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

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

• 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 freestyle 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 Freestyle 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 freestyle 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 freestyle test
• The results from the three tests are added and divided by three

It is going to be about fairytales, myths, legends and heroes. The “Horse & Symphony” concert at the CHIO Aachen 2018 promises to be an exceptional experience.

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

• V5
• Squad Vaulting Competition
• Qualified are the teams that did not qualify for V6 Nation's Cup
• The competition consists of a freestyle test
• Starting order is in reverse order of the results of competition V3
• The result of the freestyle is the final result

• V6
• Nation's Cup
• 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 freestyle test of all three team members
• The team will start last
• The addition of the three results is the final result

• free entrance
• shop and snack in the CHIO Village (from 11:00 am)
• entertaining show programme for families (from 1 pm)
• festive ecumenical church service in the Deutsche Bank Stadium (11:30 am)

• 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
• Duration 1,5 hours

• 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)
• Duration approx. 2 hours

• Welcome to the participating Nations
• Presentation of the country China
• Entertaining show programme

• F2
• Dressage Test 3*B HP4
• 1st rating competition for the individual and team classification
• Length of competition approx. 4,5 hours

• SN1
• National U25 Trophy - 1st rating competition
• for riders under 25 years
• penalties/time
• The rider with the least penalties and fastest time wins
• Duration approx. 1 hour

• 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)
• Duration 1,5 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
• Duration 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
• Length of competition approx. 3,5 hours
• "Challenge Trophy of the Federal Republic of Germany": Challenge Trophy for the winning jumping team in the “Mercedes-Benz Nations´ Cup", presented by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

• 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
• Duration: approx. 8 hours

• C1a
• Dressage test
• Deutsche Bank Stadium
• Dressage test to be ridden: FEI 2015 3* A

• 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 two rounds
• The best 25 riders of the first round are qualified for the second round
• 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
• Duration: approx. 2 hours (first round), approx. 1 hour (second round)
• “Prize of the Minister of Nature, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North-Rhine-Westphalia”: Special trophy for the winning rider in the "Prize of North-Rhine-Westphalia", presented by the Minister of Environment Protection, Nature, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North-Rhine-Westphalia Mrs. Christina Schulze Föcking.

• 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
• Duration 1 hour

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

• F3
• 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
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• U25-2
• Young Rider Grand Prix (16-25)

• D4
• Grand Prix Spécial CDI4* under floodlight
• Open to the best 10 riders of the Grand Prix that decided to ride the Grand Prix Spécial
• Duration: approx. 1,5 hours

• DN1
• Quadrille Championship Aachen 2018
• National Dressage competition for 6 teams à 4 riders/horses
• Duration: approx. 1 hour

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

• 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
• Duration approx. 1 hour

• 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
• Duration 1,5 hours

• F4
• 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
• Prize giving ceremony 9:00 pm Main satdium
• Length of competition approx. 3 hours
• Special trophy for the winner of the “XXXL Pallen Marathon” (competition F 4) presented by the Aachener Bank eG.

• D6
• CDIO5* Team Classification
• The best 3 team riders of comp. D3 and the best 3 team riders of comp. D5 count for the result in the Nations' Cup
• The team with the highest score wins
• "Challenge Trophy of the Prime Minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia": Challenge Trophy for the winning dressage team in the “Lambertz Nations’ Cup” (competition D6) presented by the Prime Minister of North-Rhine-Westphalia Mr. Armin Laschet.

• D5
• Grand Prix Spécial CDIO
• 2nd rating competition (individual and team)
• Qualified are the best 6 teams from comp. D3 and a minimum of 6 best individual riders from comp. D3
• Duration: approx. 6 hours
• 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.

• U25-3
• FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music

• D7
• Intermediate I
• Duration: approx. 2 hours

• D8
• 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
• Duration: 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)
• Duration 1,5 hours
• Special prize (a foal) for the winner of the overall ranking in the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup, presented by the Sparkasse.

• S14
• Combined jumping, eventing and driving competition
• A team of one jumping rider, one eventing rider and one four-in-hand driver enters the arena together
• The jumping athlete starts first and jumps a course of 8 obstacles.
• When the jumping rider crosses the finish line, the eventing rider will start his course of approx. 12 XC type obstacles (2-3 knockable obstacles)
• After the last obstacle the athlete enters a paddock, dismounts and gives the horse to the groom
• Afterwards the athlete runs from the paddock to the driver`s waiting area and gets on the carriage
• The 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
• 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

• D9
• Dressage Grand Prix of Aachen
• Individual Final Grand Prix Freestyle to Music
• Qualified are the best 15 riders/horses from comp. D5
• Duration of the competition: approx. 3 hours
• "PIAFF-Prize in memory of Liselott Schindling": Special trophy to the best placed dressage rider of the entire event, classification by point system presented by the Liselott Schindling Foundation for the Promotion of Dressage Riding Sport.
• “Dressage Champion of Aachen 2016”: Winner’s prize for the owner of the point best horse in the CDIO-competitions presented by the Liselott Schindling Foundation for the Promotion of Dressage Riding Sport.

• F5
• 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
• Length of competition approx. 2 hours

• S15
• Jumping Competition Penalties/Time
• Obstacle height up to 1.45 m
• Duration 1,5 hours

• F7
• Team Classification of Combined Driving Competition
• Based on the added results of competitions F2, F4 and F5
• The two best results within the team of three are counting

• F6
• Individual Classification of Combined Driving Competition
• Based on the added results of competitions F2, F4 and F5

• 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
• Duration 3 ¾ hours
• "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“ presented by the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel.
• „Prize of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building 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, Building and Community, Horst Seehofer.
• "Halla Challenge Trophy" for the owner of the most successful horse in the classical jumping competitions of the event

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.