The 2012 CHIO Aachen was the 2012 edition of the CHIO Aachen, the German official horse show in five horse sport disciplines (show jumping, dressage, eventing, four-in-hand-driving and vaulting).
Introduction The 2012 CHIO Aachen is held as CSIO 5* (show jumping), CDIO 5* (dressage), CICO 3* (eventing), CAIO (four-in-hand-driving) and CVIO 3* (vaulting). The event is held between June 29, 2012 and July 8, 2012.
The CHIO Aachen is in show jumping and dressage often called as the most prestigious horse show in Europe. It is also called "Weltfest der Pferdesports" (World Equestrian Festival). The competitions are held at different places at the Soers in Aachen. The show jumping competitions are held in the "Hauptstadion" of the CHIO Aachen, the dressage event are held in the "Deutsche Bank Stadion" and the vaulting competitions are held in the "Albert-Vahle-Halle".
The first horse show were held 1924 in Aachen, together with a horse race. In 1927 the horse show lasted six days. The first show jumping Nations Cup was held here in 1929. Since 2007, influenced by the World Equestrian Games 2006 in Aachen, also eventing and vaulting are disciplines of the CHIO Aachen.World Equestrian Festival – CHIO Aachen In 2012 the eventing Nations Cup is first time part of the new FEI Nations Cup Eventing.
Nations Cup of Germany (vaulting) The 2012 vaulting Nations Cup of Germany was part of the 2012 CHIO Aachen and was held Sunday, July 1. It was a combined competition of three Freestyle vaulting competitions (single vaulting – Men, single vaulting – Women and team vaulting). Unlike the other disciplines nations could start with more than one team. TeamVaulterGroupLungerHorseresult1 I Sarah Kay Lasse Kristensen Fruerholms Cato 8.166 Erik Oese Kai Vorberg Sir Bernhard RS von der Wintermühle 8.572 RSV Neuss Grimlinghausen Jessica Schmitz Arkansas 9.251 25.9892 Lisa Krakowitzer Veronika Greisberger Pink Floyd 8.047 Stefan Csandl Julie Newell Solitaire Legacy 8.793 UVT Salzburg / Freisaal Nina Rossin Robin 8.786 25.6263 II Viktor Brüsewitz Silke Gedien Rockard H 8.140 Regina Burgmayr Alexander Hartl Lazio 8.052 Voltigierverein Ingelsberg Alexander Hartl Adlon 8.997 25.6054 I Alicen Divita Elke Schelp-Lensing Pino del Rio 8.224 Gabe Aniello Agnes Forst Forrest Cump 8.174 Mt. Eden Sun Lasse Kristensen Jarl 8.727 25.125(Top 4 of 8 teams)result 2012 Nations Cup of Germany (vaulting)
Prize of Europe (show jumping) The "Preis von Europa" (Prize of Europe), a competition held since 1960,CHIO Aachen: time tunnel (see 1960 image) was the first main competition in show jumping at the 2012 CHIO Aachen. The sponsor of this competition was the Warsteiner Brewery. It was held on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm. The competition was a show jumping competition with one round and one jump-off, the height of the fences were up to 1.55 meters. The Prize of Europe was endowed with 60,300 €.
As in much competitions in this year (for example the Grand Prixs of La Baule and Hamburg), the name of the winner of this competition is Nick Skelton. He, riding the 9-year-old stallion Big Star, was the fastest faultless rider in a jump-off with 12 riders.
RiderHorseRound 1jump-offprizemoneyPenaltiesPenaltiesTime(s)1 Nick Skelton Big Star 0 0 49.77 15,000 €2 Christian Ahlmann Taloubet Z 0 0 50.48 12,000 €3 Janika Sprunger Palloubet d'Halong 0 0 51.29 9,000 €4 Marc Bettinger Oh d´Eole 0 0 52.03 6,000 €5 Katharina Offel Vivant 0 4 53.65 4,200 € (Top 5 of 55 Competitors)result 2012 Prize of Europe
Grand Prix de Dressage / Nations Cup of Germany (dressage) The 2012 dressage Nations Cup of Germany was part of the 2012 CHIO Aachen. Each team consist of three or four team riders, three results of each team count for the Nations Cup ranking. Because the Olympic Games in London, which start only three weeks after the CHIO Aachen, much nations did not start with their top teams. The German team with all four riders that are likely to start in London, win the competition.
The sponsor of the Grand Prix de Dressage was Tesch Inkasso, the dressage Nations Cup ranking was sponsored by the Lambertz-Group.
Team result TeamRiderHorseScore1 Dorothee Schneider Diva Royal 74.277 % Anabel Balkenhol Dablino FRH 75.426 % Kristina Sprehe Desperados 79.702 % Helen Langehanenberg Damon Hill NRW 78.426 % 233.554 %2 Sidsel Johansen Schianto 69.596 % Anne van Olst Clearwater 72.638 % Anna Kasprzak Donnperignon 73.426 % Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein Digby 74.936 % 221.000 %3 Stephanie Peters Unlimited 69.064 % Marlies van Baalen Miciano 69.660 % Imke Schellekens-Bartels Toots 71.596 % Patrick van der Meer Uzzo 72.936 % 214.192 %5 Michelle Hagman TSF Rudi´s Memory 67.021 % Sofie Lexner Charming Boy 70.340 % Maria von Essen Ferdi 70.106 % Patrik Kittel Toy Story 71.128 % 211.574 % 7 Carmen Naesgaard Ciowa 64.255 % Ignacio Rambla Fogonero IX 65.745 % Jose Daniel Martin Dockx Grandioso 70.468 % Beatriz Ferrer-Salat Delgado 72.638 % 208.851 % 8 Rozzie Ryan Bullwinkle 66.000 % Hayley Beresford Belissimo NRW 69.426 % Kristy Oatley Clive 68.383 % Lyndal Oatley Sandro Boy 68.936 % 206.745 % 2 Nikki Crisp Pasoa 69.574 % Hannah Biggs Weltzin 67.149 % Emma Hindle Diamond Hit 69.851 % 206.574 % (grey penalties points do not count for the team result)result 2012 Nations Cup of the Germany (dressage)
Individual result RiderHorseScoreprizemoney (€)1 Kristina Sprehe Desperados 79.702 % 7,800 €2 Helen Langehanenberg Damon Hill NRW 78.426 % 5,500 €3 Victoria Max-Theurer Augustin OLD 77.894 % 3,600 €4 Anabel Balkenhol Dablino FRH 75.426 % 2,200 € 5 Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein Digby 74.936 % 1,400 € (top 5 of 36 competitors)result 2012 Grand Prix de Dressage, CDIO 5*
FEI Nations Cup of Germany (show jumping) The 2012 FEI Nations Cup of Germany in show jumping was part of the 2012 CHIO Aachen. It was the fifth competition of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup.
The 2012 FEI Nations Cup of Germany was held on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm (second round under floodlight). The competing teams are: Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Ireland.
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. The Nations Cup was endowed with 250,000 €. Mercedes-Benz is the sponsor of this competition. TeamRiderHorseRound ARound BTotal penaltiesJump-offPrizemoneyscoringpointsPenaltiesPenaltiesPenaltiesTime(s)1 Eugénie Angot Old Chap Tame 0 5 Roger-Yves Bost Nippon d´Elle 1 5 Pénélope Leprevost Mylord Carthago 0 0 Olivier Guillon Lord de Theize 4 4 1910 72,000 € 102 Marcus Ehning Plot Blue 0 0 Christian Ahlmann Codex One 0 0 Janne Friederike Meyer Lambrasco 4 8 Marco Kutscher Cornet Obolensky 16 16 48 12 44,000 € 73 Denis Lynch Lantinus 4 8 Dermott Lennon Lou-Lou 4 16 Billy Twomey Je T´Aime Flamenco 12 0 Cian O'Connor Blue Loyd 4 0 12820 34,000 € 64 Werner Muff Kiamon 8 12 Paul Estermann Castlefield Eclipse 0 0 Steve Guerdat Carpalo 5 8 Pius Schwizer Carlina 8 0 13 8 21 25,000 € 55 Nick Skelton Carlo 4 5 Guy Williams Titus II 17 16 Scott Brash Intertoy Z 12 4 Michael Whitaker Amai 1 5 1714 31 18,000 € 46 Leon Thijssen Tyson 0 12 Marc Houtzager Tamino 4 4 Harrie Smolders Walnut de Muze 4 8 Maikel van der Vleuten Verdi 4 did not start 824 32 12,000 € 37 Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Casall 4 4 Peder Fredricson Arctic Aurora Borealis eliminated did not start Lisen Bratt Fredricson Matrix 4 16 Henrik von Eckermann Allerdings 4 4 12 24 36 9,000 € 28 Dirk Demeersman Bufero van het Panishof 8 8 Olivier Philippaerts Cabrio van de Heffinck 0 9 Niels Bruynseels Conisha van de Helle 8 12 Ludo Philippaerts Challenge van de Begijnakker 7 8 152540 6,000 € 1 (grey penalties points do not count for the team result)Ergebnis FEI Nations Cup Aachen 2012
Grand Prix Spécial (dressage) The Grand Prix Spécial was one of the most important dressage competitions at the 2012 CHIO Aachen. A Grand Prix Spécial is the competition with the highest definite level of dressage competitions.
It was held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 8:30 am. The Meggle AG was the sponsor of this competition.
RiderHorseScoreprizemoney (€)1 Kristina Sprehe Desperados 81.000 % 11,000 €2 Helen Langehanenberg Damon Hill NRW 80.622 % 7,000 €3 Victoria Max-Theurer Augustin OLD 77.600 % 5,000 €4 Dorothee Schneider Diva Royal 77.378 % 3,000 € 5 Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein Digby 76.622 % 2,200 € (top 5 of 30 competitors)result 2012 Grand Prix Spécial, CDIO 5*
CICO 3* (eventing) The CICO 3* is the official eventing competition of Germany. It was held as two-day-event. For the first time it was part of the new FEI Nation Cup eventing, it is the fourth competition of this series in 2012.
The first part of this competition, the dressage phase, was held on Friday, July 6, 2012, at 8:30 am. The second phase, the show jumping phase, was held on the same day at 5:30 pm. The final phase, the cross country phase, was held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 9:00 am.
The sponsor of this competition is DHL.
After dressage and show jumping the host team was in the lead, leader in the individual ranking was Laura Collett with her 13-year-old gelding Rayef. In the cross country phase Abraxxas, the horse of German team rider Ingrid Klimke had a run-out (20 penalties). The second place team (Great Britain) also had to accept some faults, British team rider Emily Baldwin had 11,60 time penalties. So the German team win third time in this FEI Nation Cup eventing season.
Team result CICO 3* Rank Team Rider and horses Penalties Scoring points Dressage Show jumping Cross country TotalTeam result CICO 3* Aachen 1 Sandra AuffarthOpgun LouvoDirk SchradeKing ArtusMichael JungLeopin FSTIngrid KlimkeFRH Butts Abraxxas 34.6043.2039.6035.80 3.004.008.004.00 4.000.000.0022.00 136.40 41.6047.2047.60(61.80) 11 2 Laura CollettRayefWilliam Fox-PittNeuf des CoeursFrancis WhittingtonSir Percival IIIEmily BaldwinDrivetime 30.2042.6049.8049.80 6.004.004.004.00 4.400.000.0011.60 141.00 40.6046.6053.80(61.40) 9 3 Ludvig SvennerstålShamwariNiklas JonssonFirst LadyHannes MelinGaston 40.0046.8047.60 12.0014.0012.00 0.400.004.00 176.80 52.4060.8063.60 8 4 Andrew NicholsonNereoLucy JacksonKilcoltrim AmbassadorJonathan PagetBullet Proof 43.6057.6050.4056.20 0.004.002.0020.00 0.008.4051.60eliminated 217.60 43.6070.00104.00(1000.00) 7More rankings: : 5th place : 6th place : eliminated 6 5 0
After the CICO Aachen Germany are in the lead in the FEI Nation Cup Eventing with 41 scoring points. Second is the Dutch team with 21 points, third the British and the French team (both 20 points).
Individual result CICO 3* Rank Rider Horse Team rider Penalties Dressage Show jumping Cross country TotalIndividual result CICO 3* Aachen 1 Christopher Burton Underdiscussion no 37.80 1.00 0.00 38.80 2 Michael Jung Sam FBW no 38.00 1.00 1.60 40.60 3 Laura Collett Rayef yes 30.20 6.00 4.00 Third rank because of a worse cross country result than Michael Jung. 40.60 4 Sandra Auffarth Opgun Louvo yes 34.60 3.00 4.00 41.60 5 Andrew Nicholson Nereo yes 43.60 0.00 0.00 43.60
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Combined individual classification (four-in-hand-driving) The combined individual classification was held separated from the team competition. Only the marathon phase was held together with the team competition.
The first part of this competition, the driven dressage, was held on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm. The second competition, the obstacle cone driving, was held on Friday, July 6, 2012 at 9:15 pm. The final phase, the marathon, was held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm.