CSIO Switzerland

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Main stadium of the CSIO Switzerland, St. Gallen, in the foreground: Simone Wettstein with Cool Man
One of the main tests at CSIO Switzerland is the Nations Cup. In 2016 the Equippe of Ireland won

The CSIO Switzerland ( Concours de Saut International Officiel ) is the most important equestrian event in Switzerland . It takes place annually in St. Gallen .

history

The first International Equestrian Days, the forerunners of today's CSIO, took place back in the 19th century. Such a tournament was held for the first time in St. Gallen in 1884.

Up until the 1970s, the CSIO Switzerland took place alternately in Geneva and Lucerne and until 2006 alternately in Lucerne and St. Gallen. Since 2007, worth a total of 735'000 francs find Spring competitions annually on the Gründenmoos west of the city of St. Gallen instead. In 2008, 46,000 spectators attended the CSIO.

Nayla Stössel (2nd from left), here at a press conference in 2013
2013: Due to the intense continuous rain, the meadow in the St. Gallen Breitfeld was so soft that the participants' trucks could only be pulled back onto the road with the help of tractors.

From 1987 to 2012 Peter Stössel (1944–2013) was OC President of the CSIO Switzerland St. Gallen. Under his leadership, the budget was massively increased and the work of the organizers professionalized. From 2013 his daughter Nayla took over the presidency. However, she was unlucky that the first event under her leadership had to be canceled after only three tests, as intense continuous rain had turned the area into a field. As a result, the safety of the horses could no longer be guaranteed.

exams

In 2015 there will be 10 international exams and one national exam at the CSIO. The most famous and oldest competitions are the Nations Cup , which has been held at the CSIO Switzerland since 1927, and the Swiss Grand Prix, which has been held since 1909. The program also includes a large hunting jump with a C rating . The prize money of the other tests is different from most local enterprises sponsored .

In order to attract the visitors to the stadium, show events are also repeatedly incorporated into the program. In 2015, for example, the children's musical Pippi was performed on a side stage in Taka-Tuka Land or an exam in “Paddock Golf” was tried out. Teams of one show jumper and one prominent golfer - with a tennis ball - competed against each other.

economics

A study from 2002 assessed the economic importance of the CSIO St. Gallen. The study comes to the conclusion that the event, with gross added value of 3.99 million Swiss francs, is a key economic factor. Compared to other major sporting events in Switzerland, the economic added value per person is in the middle. The ecological balance of the event is very good, as the average number of person kilometers traveled for the spectators is very low at 30 km. Almost only the athletes who make up less than one percent of the people who traveled to this event continue to travel.

Winners lists

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release of the Longines CSIO Switzerland 2015
  2. ^ History. CSIO Switzerland, accessed on June 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Andreas Liebrich, Christian Laesser: CSIO Switzerland case study, St. Gallen 2001. (PDF; 540 kB) University of St. Gallen, November 2002, archived from the original on March 9, 2003 ; Retrieved September 6, 2009 .
  4. ↑ Rütter Heinz, Stettler Jürg, Amstutz Marc, Birrer Daniel, Breiter Michael, Laesser Christian, Landolt Michael, Liebrich Andreas, Marti Bernard, Mehr Rebekka, Müller Hansruedi, Scherly Francis, Schmid Fabian: Final report on the study. Institute for Tourism Economics at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Federal Office for Sport, University of St. Gallen a. a., November 2002, accessed on September 6, 2009 .

Web links

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