CHI Donaueschingen

CHI Donaueschingen , also known as SD Fürst Joachim zu Fürstenberg memorial tournament, is an international horse show that is one of the most traditional tournaments in Europe .

CHI is an international horse show with more than one discipline. The tournament is mostly advertised as CAI-A ( four-in-hand driving ) and CSI 3 * (show jumping). Since 2008 the tournament has also been advertised as CDI 4 * (dressage). In addition, the tournament was supplemented by an international amateur show jumping tour in 2006 and the tests of the European Youngster Cup have been advertised as CSIU25-A since 2009 . From 2008 to 2012 special, internationally advertised dressage tests for riders up to 25 years of age (CDIU25-A) were carried out.

Top international athletes compete in Donaueschingen every year. The tournament is a highlight for the region's young riders thanks to the Young Masters League (European Youngster Cup, a Europe-wide tournament series for show jumpers up to 25 years of age). The tournament is organized by the Reit- und Fahrverein Schwenningen eV in cooperation with the equestrian marketing company ESCON-Marketing.

Tournament history

Highlights in the history of the tournament were the hosting of the European championships for four-in-hand drivers in 1977, the hosting of the CHIO of the Federal Republic of Germany in place of Aachen in 1986 (which held the last world championships for show jumpers that year before the creation of the world equestrian games) and the organization of the European championships for dressage riders in 1991 and the show jumper in 2003. Other highlights were the finals for the Nations Prize Trophy in 1998 and 2002. Other highlights were the finals for the Nations Prize Trophy in 1998 and 2002.

The beginnings of the CHI Donaueschingen can be found in 1954, when a national tournament was held for the first time. From 1959 riders from neighboring countries also took part. In 1964, the Baden-Württemberg Championships in dressage and show jumping were held here. One year later the international tournament history of the tournament began with the first staging as CHI Donaueschingen. As early as 1976 the tournament held another major championship: the German female show jumping championship and the German professional dressage championship. 1981 and 1985 were the first two Bundeschampionate held here. The four-in-hand drivers, who have been represented at the CHI since 1976, also hosted the German four-in-hand championships in 2000.

In 1986 the Federal German CHIO was held as part of the CHI Donaueschingen , which is usually carried out as part of the CHIO Aachen . In that year, however, Aachen was the venue for the World Show Jumping Championships (the last of its kind before the World Equestrian Games were introduced) and the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein, as the host of the CHIO, decided not to host the 1986 tournament. Therefore Donaueschingen was chosen as a substitute organizer. At the time, this meant that the tournament was extended by a few days (starting on Tuesdays instead of Thursdays at the CHI); As usual in Aachen, the Nations' Prize was held on Fridays .

In the past, the tournament also hosted several championships and Nations Cup tournaments in the lower age groups of show jumpers.

exams

Show jumping

The international jumping competitions at the CHI Donaueschingen were endowed with a total of more than 170,000 € in 2017, of which the Grand Prize accounted for 57,000 € (including a car for the winner).

The jumping competitions are divided into:

• a medium tour and a large tour with a total of seven tests including the Grand Prix
• a tour for young show jumpers with three tests
• three tests in the U-25 Tour (European Youngster Cup)
• ten tests of the ESCON Spring Club (amateur tests, CSIAm-A and CSIAm-B), these are again divided into tests in the small, medium and large amateur tour.

There are also other national tests.

Dressage riding

From 2003 to 2006 the dressage tests were missing in the program of the CHI Donaueschingen, after this break the tournament was initially announced in 2007 as CDI-Y for riders between 20 and 25 years of age and nationally in the other tests. In 2008, the great dressage sport returned to Donaueschingen, since then the program has been as follows:

• two tests of the CDI 4 *: Grand Prix de Dressage and Grand Prix Spécial
• other dressage tests that are announced nationally, for example a qualification for the final of the Nuremberg Burg Cup .

Team driving

The CHI program is completed by the team drivers who hold international tests for four-in-hand and pony four-in-hand drivers. In 2017, these ten exams were endowed with a total of € 34,000. Since the world championship for four-in-hand drivers took place in Riesenbeck in 2012, the German driving derby was held in Donaueschingen. While it was based in Riesenbeck for the next two years, the derby has been held annually in Donaueschingen since 2015. The European four-in-hand driver championships were held in 2019 as part of the CHI Donaueschingen.

Winner in the main tests (since 2002)

year	Announcement of the tournament	Grand Prix Winner (Show Jumping)	Winner in the Grand Prix Spécial (dressage riding)	Winner in the combined driving test for four-in-hand drivers
2002	CSIO, CDI, CAI	Ludger Beerbaum Gladdys S ( Riders Tour specialty test ) Winner of the Nations Cup final 2002 : Italy ( Bruno Chimirri , Jerry Smit , Vincenzo Chimirri , Giovanni Govoni )	Ulla Salzgeber Rusty ( Riders Tour Dressage Rating )	Thomas Eriksson Charmeur , Flanör , Rachi-Röslev , Device and Impuls
2003 not held due to the European Show Jumping Championships
2004	CSI 4 *, CAI-A	Ludger Beerbaum Goldfever (Riders Tour rating test)	no dressage tests held	IJsbrand Chardon Lando , Zidane , Pilot , Ferdinand and Lancelot
2005	CSI 4 *, CAI-A	Leopold van Asten Think Twice II (Riders Tour special stage)	no dressage tests held	Werner Ulrich Atalanta II CH , Europa V CH , Mikado N , Urban IX CH and Corado K
2006	CSI 3 *, CAI-A	Marc Houtzager Opium	no dressage tests held	József Dobrovitz Cinkos , Felhoe , Maestoso Delceg , Sagel and Neopolitano XXIV
2007	CSI 3 *, CDI-Y, CAI-A	Ludger Beerbaum Goldfever	Frank friend Amoucheur	Boyd Exell Lordminster , Santana , Selleen and Striker
2008	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Marcus Ehning Vulkano FRH (Qualification for Masters League Final)	Anky van Grunsven Painted Black	Fredrik Persson Lennoc , Luma de Lux , Radazzo , Telemacos and Thunderbird
2009	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Kevin Staut Silvana (Qualification for Masters League Final)	Anky van Grunsven Painted Black	Theo Timmerman Boy , Draco , Gregor , Mister and Boris
2010	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Steve Guerdat Jalisca Solier (Qualification for Masters League Final)	Victoria Max-Theurer Augustin OLD	József Dobrovitz Riant , Sagel , Felhö , Szello and Vigor
2011	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Johannes Ehning Salvador V (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Ulla Salzgeber Herzruf's legacy	Georg von Stein Joy , Nautilus , Nico-T , Odin and Lando
2012	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Frank Schuttert Winchester (Qualification for Masters League Final)	Anabel Balkenhol Dablino	Georg von Stein Joy , Nautilus , Nico-T , Odin and Lando ( German driving derby )
2013	CSI4 *, CDI4 *, CAI-A	Gert-Jan Bruggink Ulke (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Isabell Werth Don Johnson FRH	German championship: Christoph Sandmann Wierd , Asztor , Variant , Scicco
2014	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI3 * -H4	Toni Haßmann Classic Man V (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Unee	Michael Brauchle Carola , Cassanova T , Clinton , Shakira , Rapa-Nui
2015	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI3 * -H4	Cameron Hanley Antello Z (Qualification for Masters League Final)	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Zaire	German championship and German driving derby : Michael Brauchle Shakira , Clinton , Carola , Eldiva
2016	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI3 * -H4	Lisa Nooren Sabech d'Ha (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Michelle Hagman Happiness	German driving derby : Georg von Stein Fax , Odin , Playboy , Popey , Donald Duck
2017	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI3 * -H4	Hans-Dieter Dreher Berlinda (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Unee	German driving derby : Benjamin Aillaud Beene van de Dubelsile , Sybren P , Tiemen , Yse World Cup ranking: Chester C. Weber Asjemenou , Boris W , Splash , First Edition
2018	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CAI3 * -H4	Hans-Dieter Dreher Embassy II (Qualification for the Masters League Final)	Sönke Rothenberger Cosmo	German driving derby and world cup ranking: József Dobrovitz Bandidos , Dante , Exclusive , Waltstar , Zizo German championship: Georg von Stein Eddy , Hindrik , Despardo , Popey , Rocket
2019	CSI3 *, CDI4 *, CH-EU-A 4	Lucas Porter C Hunter	Benjamin Werndl Famoso OLD	see below

European four in hand driving championships 2019

In November 2016, CHI Donaueschingen was awarded the contract to host the 2019 European four-in-hand driving championships. The 2019 European Championships replaced the four-in-hand driver competitions held as part of the CHI.

After the driving training, Benjamin Aillaud from France was in the lead, followed by the teams of IJsbrand Chardon and his son Bram Chardon in second and third. As expected, the Netherlands led by almost 10 points.

The day of the off-road trip was unhappy for the Netherlands: IJsbrand Chardon's carriage overturned at the obstacle complex four, which led to the exclusion. His teammate Koos de Ronde caused a scandal: De Ronde did not receive the information that the time for phase A had been adjusted. He appealed against the time errors resulting from his time being too slow. After this was not recognized, he left Donaueschingen, so that on the last day of the tournament there was no longer a Dutch team. The strong German team produced positive headlines: All three teams of the team came under the first six places, Germany was on the gold course before the obstacle course.

When driving an obstacle, a fallen cone caused Georg von Stein to drop from bronze to fourth place. His teammates were able to maintain positions five and six. This was the first time that Germany won the gold medal at a European four-in-hand championship. In the individual standings, a fallen cone could not prevent Bram Chardon from winning. His lead over Benjamin Aillaud was sufficiently comfortable after off-road driving that he succeeded his father IJsbrand Chardon as European champion. In addition to the three team drivers, Germany was also at the start with six other teams: veteran Christoph Sandmann finished seventh, Mareike Harm tenth. Jérôme Voutaz was the only Swiss participant in 13th place, while the Austrian drivers took the back positions.

Individual evaluation:

rank	driver	Horses	Minus points
			dressage	Marathon driving	Obstacle driving	Bottom line
1	Bram Chardon	Floriano , Freddy , Generaal , Roderick and Incitato Pandur	43.98	106.48	3.00	153.46
2	Benjamin Aillaud	Beene van de Dubelsile , Douwe fan't Oosterzand , Jim , Sybren P and Maestoso Leo	42.58	112.09	0.91	155.58
3	Glenn Geerts	Birckhouse Billie , Dash , De Solist , Zeron and Erdball	48.31	108.32	0.00	156.63
4th	Georg von Stein	Despardo , Eddy , Fax , Playboy and Popey	47.58	107.74	3.00	158.32
5	Anna Sandmann	Bo-Liberator , Fredie U , Gerlandro , Wanita and Wierd	48.58	114.07	1.16	163.81
6th	Michael Brauchle	Carola , Djamilo , Don , Hennessy and Concetta	56.50	105.65	3.00	165.15
7th	Christoph Sandmann	Amico , Donvito vd Mulligenvree , Fantast , Ferry Beauty and Donner	51.78	117.64	0.00	169.42

Team ranking:

space	country	driver	Points
			dressage	Marathon driving	Obstacle driving	Bottom line
1	Germany	Georg von Stein , Michael Brauchle , Anna Sandmann	96.16	213.39	4.16	313.71
2	Belgium	Dries Degrieck , Edouard Simonet , Glenn Geerts	101.15	223.59	0.00	324.74
3	France	Anthony Horde , Thibault Coudry , Benjamin Aillaud	98.15	231.54	0.91	330.60
4th	Hungary	József Dobrovitz , József Dobrovitz jr.	121.13	231.81	12.49	365.43
...
8th	Austria	Josef Leibetseder jun. , Christian Schlögelhofer , Andreas Ruschitzka	144.64	289.93	14.68	449.25

Web links

Commons : CHI Donaueschingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ FEI tournament calendar
2. ^ History of the CHI Donaueschingen ( Memento from March 15, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Tournament announcement for international jumping competitions 2017 (PDF)
4. ↑ Tournament announcement for international dressage tests 2017 (PDF)
5. ↑ Tournament announcement international driving tests 2017 (PDF)
6. ^ First German driving derby in Donaueschingen 2012
7. ↑ Double success for Germany's drivers: Georg von Stein and Jaqueline Walter refer international competition to their places , horseweb.de, September 18, 2016
8. ↑ DM driving: Georg von Stein and Steffen Brauchle German champions in the four in hand , St. Georg, August 20, 2018
9. ↑ Who will get the hosting rights for the main FEI events from 2019-2021? , eqwo.net / FEI press release, November 19, 2019
10. ↑ European Championships four in hand driving 2019, individual evaluation after dressage (PDF)
11. ↑ European championships four-in-hand driving 2019, team evaluation after dressage (PDF)
12. ↑ German team leads at the EM - Bram Chardon on gold course , Jaqueline Weidlich / horseweb.de, August 18, 2019
13. ↑ Borgmann's Blog 2 from August 17th: Kos de Ronde goes home… , reitturniere.de
14. ↑ European four-in-hand championships 2019, individual evaluation after the cross-country drive (PDF)
15. ↑ European championships four-in-hand driving 2019, team ranking after the off-road drive (PDF)
16. ↑ European Championships four-in-hand driving 2019, final standings individual ranking (PDF)
17. ↑ European Championships four-in-hand driving 2019, final result of team ranking (PDF)