CHIO AACHEN
World Equestrian Festival
June 27th - July 6th, 2025
Current News
‘Sometimes I get to the point where I ask myself: how did you actually do it?’ Even a few months after his sensational triumph at the Olympic Games in Paris, Christian Kukuk still seems somewhat incredulous when he talks about his path to the gold medal. A path that is peppered with many fateful moments, encounters and coincidences that ultimately result in a perfect script. The highlight: the positive pregnancy test of his partner immediately before the Olympic individual final. In the fourth episode of the CHIO Aachen podcast, recorded on the grounds of the legendary Ludger Beerbaum in Riesenbeck, the show-jumper talks about his life and reveals that he initially had no interest in riding as a teenager.
Read moreThe “Walk of Fame” at the Aachen Soers has a spectacular new addition: A horseshoe of TSF Dalera BB. And the four-legged star, the Trakehner mare, was present in person when the plate with the horseshoe was placed in the ground.
Read moreIn the second episode of the CHIO Aachen Podcast, the two successful riders talk about their experiences and take the listeners into the very special atmosphere at “bush shows”, to an Olympic start on the first day of school and into their home - where rabbits, not horses, can be found in the garden.
Read moreWhat a Rolex Grand Prix, what a finale for the CHIO Aachen 2024! André Thieme hadn’t actually qualified to compete in the highlight of the weekend. But on Saturday evening he found out that he had moved up onto the starter list. Then, on Sunday afternoon he fulfilled a lifetime dream with his exceptional horse, Chakaria.
Read moreIsabell Werth had already eternalised her name 14-times on her “favourite board”, which is located at the entrance to the Main Stadium at the Soers. The fact that her 15th victory in the Grand Prix Freestyle, the Lindt-Prize, is really special, is among others because of her new four-legged dance partner, Wendy.
Read moreThe final day of the four-in-hand driving, the Prize of Event Rent GmbH, offered material for a Greek tragedy with all it entails. The German team were the tragic heroes in the Boehringer Ingelheim Nations’ Cup.
Read moreHis father has won the Rolex Grand Prix in Aachen and his uncle. This year is Robert Whitaker’s premiere appearance at the CHIO Aachen. His victory in the Mystic Rose Prize was good preparation for his first Grand Prix in Aachen.
Read moreThe equestrian sport has many faces, it tells exciting stories and can be incredibly emotional. The award ceremony of the “Silver Camera”, which pays tribute to the best equestrian photo of the year, proved this on Saturday evening.
Read moreFirst time at the CHIO Aachen, competed in two classes, won two classes – the Dutch aspiring talent, Siebe Leemans, boasts a 100-percent success quota for his debut at the Soers in the scope of the NetAachen-Prize.
Read moreRolex Grand Slam of Showjumping
The show-jumpers’ Rolex Grand Slam is the beginning of a new era in the field of equestrian sport. The quest to win the most difficult-to-obtain trophies in the world of equestrian sport unites the top riders from all over the globe.
The Major tournaments Aachen, Spruce Meadows, Geneva and ´s-Hertogenbosch – all prestigious names on the international equestrian sport circuit, which are now connected by a spectacular bonus system.