Year
after year the CHIO Aachen earns its respect by being
the true "Weltfest des Pferdesports, the world's best
equestrian show. "Actually, we have to proclaim Aachen
"The Best Show of the Year" each year, but that's something
we just can't do," Hermann Duckek, president of the
International Dressage Riders Club, announced when handing
over this award to Klaus Pavel, the president of the
Aachen Rennverein. That Aachen is the best of the best
was once again proven by the organisation which, five
days long, ran a show at top level in the worst weather
conditions. Especially the footing in the show jumping
arena suffered from the continuous rain. Nevertheless,
the crowds kept 'pouring' in, weaponed with waistcoats
and umbrellas to see some absolute horse sport.
The
Germans were ready for Aachen and they already showed
that at their national Dressage Championship in Balve.
Ulla Salzgeber won her first German Dressage Champion's
title with sky high scores. The battle in Aachen was
poised to be an interesting one, not because the Dutch
decided 'not' to show up for this exclusive event, but
because Aachen was the final match in a long stretch
of Olympic selection trials.
Year
after year the CHIO Aachen earns its respect by being
the true "Weltfest des Pferdesports, the world's best
equestrian show. "Actually, we have to proclaim Aachen
"The Best Show of the Year" each year, but that's something
we just can't do," Hermann Duckek, president of the
International Dressage Riders Club, announced when handing
over this award to Klaus Pavel, the president of the
Aachen Rennverein. That Aachen is the best of the best
was once again proven by the organisation which, five
days long, ran a show at top level in the worst weather
conditions. Especially the footing in the show jumping
arena suffered from the continuous rain. Nevertheless,
the crowds kept 'pouring' in, weaponed with waistcoats
and umbrellas to see some absolute horse sport.
The
Germans were ready for Aachen and they already showed
that at their national Dressage Championship in Balve.
Ulla Salzgeber won her first German Dressage Champion's
title with sky high scores. The battle in Aachen was
poised to be an interesting one, not because the Dutch
decided 'not' to show up for this exclusive event, but
because Aachen was the final match in a long stretch
of Olympic selection trials. 
