A Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO) (from

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, meaning "Official International Equestrian Competition") is an FEI-sanctioned horse show with international-level competitors in equestrian sports such as

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...

dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...

eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

, and

combined driving Combined driving (also known as horse driving trials) is an equestrian sport involving driving (horse), carriage driving. In this discipline, the driver sits on a vehicle drawn by a single horse, a pair or a team of four. The sport has three p ...

. In a CHIO, there are individual and team competitions. Nation-teams consist of three or four riders from the same country. Only one CHIO may take place in each FEI member country per year, but not all countries have a CHIO. Two notable long-standing CHIOs are in Germany (since 1924) and

CHIO Rotterdam The CHIO Rotterdam (Concours Hippique International Officiel) is an annual international horse show held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The show is held every year in June. Is the largest international equestrian outdoor event in The Netherlands, hos ...

in Netherlands, which has traditionally taken place at the since 1948.

CHIO Aachen

Billed as the "World Equestrian Festival", CHIO Aachen is an international equestrian competition that has taken place since the 1920s. It is a 10-day horse show for top-level horses and riders from around the world competing in multiple disciplines. It is held in

Aachen, Germany Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Aachen is located at the northern foothills of the High Fens and the Eifel Mountains. It sits on the Wurm Riv ...

at the 40,000 spectator capacity stadium

Hauptstadion The Hauptstadion is a stadium located in Sport Park Soers in Aachen, Germany. It is used for equestrian and show jumping. It was renovated in 2005 and has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. It hosted the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games The 2006 ...

in the Soers Sports Park complex. The event is popular in Europe for its

Grand Prix show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows are li ...

and

. In addition to the competitions, there is an extensive

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, food, and parties. The event ends with a grand finale called the "Farewell of Nations".

CHIO Rotterdam

From its early start of a riding school horse show in 1937, and its relaunch after World War II in 1947, CHIO Rotterdam quickly grew into an international-level equestrian competition. Since 1948, the event has been held at the and its biggest draw is the show jumping and dressage competitions. It is one of the top three hospitality events in the Netherlands.

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External links

CHIO Aachen website

CHIO Rotterdam website
{{CHIO Rotterdam Equestrian sports competitions

CHIO Aachen

CHIO Rotterdam

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