CHIO AACHEN
World Equestrian Festival


June 28th - July 7th, 2024

They are never in the limelight, few people know their names. And yet they work on the frontlines – and nothing is possible in the equestrian sport without them: the people who take care of the horses, the grooms.

The CHIO Aachen is once again the venue of the Finale of the German U25 Trophy of the Stiftung Deutscher Pferdesport and Holger Hetzel, Prize of Holger Hetzel. And once again the winner of the first round comes from Schleswig-Holstein and is called Hannes Ahlmann.

If anyone can judge what distinguishes a four-legged star, then definitely Ben Maher. The British Olympic gold medallist hopes to have found one in the OS Stallion, Corlander, whom he won the opening round of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup with today.

First time at the CHIO Aachen, first victory – things couldn’t have gone better for France’s Francois Xavier Boudant in the STAWAG Opening Jumping Competition.

There was a fantastic atmosphere on the traditional market square in Aachen: Dancing cheerleaders, a lasso thrower and of course plenty of horses got everyone tuned in for the CHIO Aachen 2024 and this year’s partner country, the USA. The motto: “A perfect match.”

For 26 years, the CHIO Aachen and Lambertz have been jointly organising the Media Night, which well-known celebrities from the world of sports, business and politics traditionally travel to the Aachen Soers for. The sole proprietor of the “Aachener Printen- und Schokoladenfabrik Henry Lambertz“ welcomes countless famous guests on the red carpet together with the ALRV President, Stefanie Peters, year after year.

STAWAG has had close ties to the equestrian sport in Aachen since the 1980s already – the traditional company sponsored the silver medal at the 1986 World Championships via the City of Aachen. The first cooperation agreement for the CHIO Aachen followed in the year 1999.