Sandra Auffarth waves to the busy stadium after winning Aachen in 2022. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
Entries for the eventing portion, the SAP Cup, at CHIO Aachen’s annual World Equestrian Festival have been published, with 10 nations receiving an invitation and sending forward a total of 51 horses for entry into the CCIO4*-S happening July 6 and 7 in Germany.
Aachen has been chosen to host the 2026 FEI World Championships / World Equestrian Games for most disciplines, and it’s been the prime choice of top competitors around the world for many years. Some countries aiming for Paris will make their final team selections following Aachen, where we might see some pairs under orders to pull up or otherwise save their competitiveness for the Olympics in a few weeks’ time.
The complete list of entries can be found here or below:
 AUS |
AUSTRALIA | Chef d’Equipe: Erin O’Neill | |
| BARNETT, Andrew | Go Tosca | ||
| BURTON, Christopher | Clever Louis | ||
| HOY, Andrew | Cadet de Beliard | ||
| MCNAB, Kevin | Miss Pepperpot, Willunga (Jump&Drive) | ||
 AUT |
AUSTRIA | ||
| SIEGL, Lea | van Helsing P | ||
 BEL |
BELGIUM | ||
| DE LIEDEKERKE – MEIER, Lara | Ducati d’Arville, Hermione d’Arville, Pumpkin de la Liniere (Jump&Drive) | ||
 FRA |
FRANCE | Chef d’Equipe: Michel Asseray | |
| EURIAT, Morgane | Fixin de Conde | ||
| LEFEVRE, Cyrielle | Armanjo Serosah | ||
| MARX, Arthur | Church’Ile | ||
| MASSIE, Benjamin | Filao de Perle | ||
 GBR |
GREAT BRITAIN | Chef d’Equipe: Philip Surl | |
| team | CHABERT, Kirsty | Classic v. | |
| team | COLLETT, Laura | Dacapo | |
| team | KING, Emily | Valmy Biats | |
| team | TAYLOR, Isabelle | Sbh Big Wall | |
| DOEL, David | Captain Tiger Tilly (Jump&Drive), Kenzo Power B | ||
 GER |
GERMANY | Chef d’Equipe: Jens Prof.Dr. Adolphsen | |
| team | HANSEN-HOTOPP, Malin | Carlitos Quidditch K | |
| team | JUNG, Michael | Fischerchipmunk FRH, Kilcandra Ocean Power (team) | |
| team | ROBINE, Jerome | Black Ice | |
| team | WAHLER, Christoph | Carjatan S, d’Accord FRH | |
| AUFFARTH, Sandra | Viamant du Matz | ||
| BÖCKMANN, Calvin | Crunchip M (Jump&Drive), The Phantom Of The Opera | ||
| KRAJEWSKI, Julia | Great Twist d’Ive Z (Jump&Drive), Nickel 21 | ||
| SCHRADE, Dirk | Casino 80 | ||
| SIEMER, Anna | FRH Butt’s Avondale | ||
 IRL |
IRELAND | Chef d’Equipe: Dag Albert | |
| CASSELLS, Ian | Millridge Atlantis | ||
| MURPHY, Joseph | Calmaro, Choclat (Jump&Drive) | ||
| O’CONNOR, Austin | Isazsa | ||
| WATSON, Sam | Ballyneety Rocketman | ||
 NZL |
NEW ZEALAND | Chef d’Equipe: Jonathan Paget | |
| team | JOHNSTONE, Clarke | Domasco | |
| team | POWELL, Caroline | Cbi Aldo | |
| team | PRICE, Jonelle | Senor Crocodillo | |
| team | PRICE, Tim | Jarillo | |
| THOMASEN, Ginny | Capitaine de Hus Z | ||
 SUI |
SWITZERLAND | Chef d’Equipe: Dominik Burger | |
| GODEL, Robin | Global Dhi | ||
| MINDER, Nadja | Top Job’s Jalisco | ||
| RYAN, Philip | Amansara | ||
| VOGG, Felix | Colero | ||
 USA |
UNITED STATES | Chef d’Equipe: Robert Costello | |
| team | ALLISTON, James | Karma | |
| team | BRANNIGAN, Jennie [WITHDRAWN 6/25] | FE Lifestyle [WITHDRAWN 6/25] | |
| team | HALLIDAY, Elisabeth | Shanroe Cooley | |
| team | PHILLIPS, Alyssa | Oskar | |
| COON, Hallie | Cute Girl | ||
Hallie Coon and Cute Girl. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
There is a late substitute on the U.S. team, which sees Hallie Coon and Cute Girl added to the roster, while Liz Halliday‘s individual horse, Shanroe Cooley, was moved to the team. Liz’s original team horse, Miks Master C, will not make the trip to Aachen. Liz posted the following update on her social media:
“We have unfortunately made the tough decision to withdraw Miks Master C from the team for CHIO Aachen next week. He had an excellent Cross-Country round in the Advanced at Stable View last weekend and finished very well, but when we checked him later that day it was apparent that he was not 100%[.]
With the quick turn around to head to Aachen we decided that it was not in his best interest to put him on a plane and instead need to focus on getting him back to feeling his best.”
[Editor’s Update] Late on Tuesday, Jennie Brannigan announced that she was also withdrawing FE Lifestyle from the Aachen team, stating that “Foxy” had picked up a shipping fever after Stable View. “After consulting with Mary Griffin and trusting my own gut as a horsemen [sic] we do both feel it is not right to put him on a van/plane tomorrow,” she wrote on social media. “I am grateful to the USEF for the opportunity and to my owners who always let me make the right choice for the horses. There is always another horse show…. there is only one Foxy.”
The second alternate for the U.S. was designated as Emily Hamel and Corvett, who just completed Luhmühlen earlier this month and will not be turning around for Aachen. While an official USEF update has yet to be made, we will likely see Hallie Coon (originally the first alternate) moved into the vacant team spot with Cute Girl, and the U.S. will proceed with no individual riders. We will update this post and the entry list once USEF has made any further changes official.
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