PRESS RELEASE

          Beekbergen, 20 December 2022

 

 

          CAI Beekbergen gets CAIO status and bids for 2025 World Pairs

 

          The CAI in Beekbergen has been popular with international participants for several decades. Following the successful 33rd edition in 2022, the organization continues to work on a multi-year plan to take the event to a higher level. In addition to the World Cup Qualifier for the Horse Four-in-Hand class, 2023 will be a Nations Cup as well. Furthermore, Beekbergen has applied for the FEI Driving World Championship for Pairs in 2025.

          CAIO4*

          The OC of Beekbergen has been working hard and is planning to improve the infrastructure and the obstacles, among other things. That is already happening in 2023, as the competition received the

          O-status for the Horse Four-in-Hand class. This means that in addition to the individual competition, national teams also compete for the Nations Cup. The O-status is awarded just once a year per country. Beekbergen is therefore delighted and honored to have the status for 2023. For that reason the marathon will now consist of 8 obstacles.

 

Koos de Ronde

 

 

          FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs

          In addition to Four-in-Hand horses, Beekbergen is very popular among pair drivers. Head of the Organizing Committee Mieke van Tergouw is a former Pair Driving World Champion herself and was a highly esteemed member of the Dutch team for many years. Now that she is no longer competing, she believes it is the time to organize a World Championship in her favourite discipline. “Every year we get the question why don’t we organize a World Championship here. I feel now is the time to do it”, she says.

 

          Candidate 2025

          Every two years there is a World Championship for Horse Pairs. In 2023 the Championship takes place in Le Pin au Haras, France. The last time the World Championship took place in the Netherlands was in 2021 in Kronenberg. Beekbergen has put two possible dates in their bid for 2025: 20-24 August or 27-31 August. The international equestrian association FEI is expected to announce in June whether Beekbergen's candidacy will be honored.

 

          2023

          The CAIO4* in Beekbergen will be held from 27 to 30 July 2023. In addition to the international competitions, the Dutch Four-in-Hand Drivers and Para Drivers compete for the Dutch Championship. As in the previous years, admission is free for the event.

 

Martin Holle

          www.caibeekbergen.nl