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2008 Olympic Games
CHIO Aachen Quarantine Site in the run-up
to 2008 Olympic Games
October 16, 2007
 Via Aachen to China: For more than
300 horses, the traditional CHIO grounds in Aachen’s
Soers will be the quarantine site in the run-up of
the Olympic
Games 2008. The Olympic Games in Beijing will start
on August 8 and end on August 24, 2008. The Olympic
Equestrian Events will be carried out in Hong Kong.
In addition to the jumping, dressage and eventing horses,
also the horses of the Paralympics participants will
be accommodated in Aachen, Germany.
Subsequent to the
CHIO Aachen 2008 (July 1-6), the horses will be quartered
in the stables of the Aachen-Laurensberger
Rennverein e.V. (ALRV). “The quarantine gives
the guarantee that the horses are absolutely healthy
prior to their journey”, says Dr. Johannes Hörmeyer,
the official veterinarian for the City of Aachen who
is in charge. Relevant for the quarantine are the provisions
of the country of entry, which is China in the case
of the Olympic Games 2008.
Martin Atock is responsible for the horses’ transportation
to China. The General Manager of “Peden-Bloodstock”,
one of the world’s most renowned horse shipping
agents, is very satisfied with the situation in the
Soers: “The conditions in Aachen are ideal. The
grounds are completely fenced, we only have to add
a few more fences. Furthermore, the journey to the
airport in Amsterdam is very short.” From the
Dutch metropolis, the horses will be flown out to China.
“During the quarantine, the stables, the training
areas, the indoor arenas and the Deutsche Bank Stadium
will be used”, explains Frank Kemperman, General
Manager of the ALRV. Within a radius of 100 meters
of the quarantine area, no other horses are allowed.
Horses from about 40 nations are expected to come,
though it is not confirmed yet which nations exactly.
Aachen had already been quarantine site in the run-up
of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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