Albert-Vahle-Halle, Riding hall in Sportpark Soers, Aachen, Germany
Albert-Vahle-Halle is an indoor riding arena on the tournament grounds of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein in Sportpark Soers, Aachen. It has a 27 by 74 metre sand arena and about 1,200 seats. It is the smallest of the three main CHIO Aachen competition venues, alongside the main stadium for show jumping and the dressage stadium.
The Albert-Vahle-Halle is named after Albert Vahle (1903–1987), a mining director and long-serving president of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV). During the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, its vaulting competitions were held here. The ALRV plans to replace the hall with a new riding hall as part of the redevelopment of Sportpark Soers in the second half of the 2020s.
The hall is named after Albert Vahle (1903–1987), a mining director and long-serving president of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. During the annual CHIO Aachen it hosts the vaulting competitions, and each year it also stages the Salut-Festival, a show-jumping tournament for young riders.
The Albert-Vahle-Halle is the smallest of the three CHIO Aachen competition venues, alongside the main stadium for show jumping and the dressage stadium. It is part of the Sportpark Soers in northern Aachen, reachable by car via the B57 and the nearby A4 motorway. The ALRV plans to replace the hall with a new riding hall in the second half of the 2020s.
The hall is named after Albert Vahle (1903–1987), a mining director and long-serving president of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. It is the smallest of the three main CHIO Aachen venues, alongside the main stadium for show jumping and the Dressurstadion Aachen for dressage. Its 27 × 74 metre sand arena hosted the vaulting competitions of the 2006 World Equestrian Games.
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