Sandra Auffarth and Viamant du Matz. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
It’s officially CHIO Aachen week, and we’ll be coming to you live from Germany later this week when the eventers take center stage. Aachen is not *solely* about eventing, though, as it’s an all-encompassing equestrian festival that occurs on an annual basis. Look at it as a mini-World Equestrian Games, with each major discipline featuring on the event schedule along with a few “just for fun” type of classes.
You won’t want to miss the action, which also features a bid at the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping by none other than U.S. show jumper McLain Ward, who’s brought three horses for a shot at some titles this week, including the champion mare HH Azur as well as Olympic partner Contagious. On the dressage side, we’re looking forward to watching Great Britain’s current leading lady, Lottie Fry, and the nearly-full-brother to the legend Glamourdale, Everdale, competing. Reigning FEI World Cup champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB are also entered to compete this week.
Dressage, driving, and vaulting are also represented on the schedule this weekend, and you can view the full roster of international entries here.
Sydney Elliott and QC Diamantaire. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
In most countries, you’ll want to grab a subscription to ClipMyHorse.TV to be able to view the action both live and on-demand this week. FYI, your USEF account connection to ClipMyHorse.TV will not grant you access to Aachen live streaming — you must subscribe to a separate subscription to CMH (monthly or annual). [Click here to see ClipMyHorse.TV subscription options]
For those of our readers outside of the U.S., Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, and Spain, the live stream will be carried on Horse & Country. Accessing the Horse & Country website from a browser in your country of residence should bring up the options to watch CHIO Aachen live.
Once you’ve signed up, the world of Aachen streaming will open up to you. The full Aachen homepage can be found here — bookmark this page! The live stream page will have a schedule of events, and you can also view the full event daily program here. Since I know we’re all eventers here, I’ll drop the specific eventing schedule below:
Eventing (SAP Cup)
These times are subject to change. Please keep an eye on the live stream hub + the timing & scoring page for the latest schedule.
Friday, June 30 – Dressage
8:30 a.m. local / 2:30 a.m. EST / 11:30 p.m. (6/29) PST
Friday, June 30 – Show Jumping
5:45 p.m. local / 11:45 a.m. EST / 8:45 a.m. PST
Saturday, July 1 – Cross Country
10:00 a.m. local / 4:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 a.m. PST
We’ll have our traditional Form Guide to each nation contesting the SAP Cup for eventing coming later this week, and Tilly Berendt is our roving reporter on the ground all weekend. I’ll be running live updates for cross country on Saturday, and you can always follow us at @goeventing or also the event at @chio_aachen for the latest from Germany. Go Eventing!
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