When you talk about the show grounds in Aachen excellent equestrian sport first comes in mind. The unique venue opens its doors this week to give horses and riders the opportunity to make use of these amazing facilities. From Thursday until Sunday, 11- 14 May, there are 15 show jumping competitions with a total amount of prize money of over 55.000 € taking place in the outstanding Deutsche Bank stadium.
Besides high-level competitions like the “Ashford Farm Grand Prix” on Sunday afternoon, there are also some smaller competitions with a height between 1,15m and 1,20m. Some international stars like Olympic champion, World- and European champion, Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED), Luciana Diniz (POR), Reed Kessler (USA), Lucy Davis (USA) and Christian Kukuk (GER) from Ludger Beerbaums stable, have confirmed their participation at the CSI Aachen. You will also find some famous local competitors like Frederik Knorren and Thomas Kuck on the start lists. “We are really happy about those famous riders and hope to see many spectators to create a little bit of the special Aachen atmosphere.” says Gina Trojan, show director of CSI Aachen.
The entry is free every day. Participants list, the time-table and news can be found on www.csiaachen.com.