"First CHIO, then Rio" is this year's motto at Aachen where eventing riders are not only taking part in the CICO3* but also the new Lavazza Prize and even the Opening Ceremony (no, they weren't the Abba lookalikes)
Sammi Birch (nee McLeod), who last competed on an Australian team at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez in 2002, is part of the Aachen Nations Cup team
Video: Take a look at the CICO3* Aachen course through two famous ears - the European champion fischerTakinou ridden by Michael Jung
Ingrid Klimke's sponsor SAP, one of the major German technology companies, take an innovative look at many of Ingrid's rides; here's one from her cross country ride at Aachen
"Because I made mistakes on Thursday I was like right, that’s it, I’m sick of this, and I wanted to go in there and better my performance. I know Valegro can do much better than that" says Charlotte Dujardin of her Grand Prix Special gold at the FEI European Dressage Championships in Aachen