About us

Created in 1926, the CHI Geneva is one of the world’s most prestigious equestrian competitions. Each year, Palexpo welcomes the very best riders and drivers of the planet on the biggest indoor arena (5,400m2).

Awarded ten times the world's best equestrian competition, the CHI Geneva is part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping alongside the CHIO Aachen (GER), the Spruce Meadows "Masters" of Calgary (CAN) and the Dutch Masters of 's-Hertogenbosch (NED).

The Concours Hippique International de Genève has hosted two finals of the Show Jumping World Cup (1996 and 2010) as well as thirteen Rolex IJRC Top 10 Finals. The Champions Challenge© presented by Rolex is also one of the highlights of the event, as are the Indoor Cross Country, the Driving World Cup and as of 2019 the new U25 CSI to promote young jumping talents.

Each year, 700 highly motivated volunteers bring the event to life and welcome 43,000 spectators over the four days.

Chiffres clés

2.4

Million CHF in prize money

90

Exhibitors

700

Volunteers

10

Times voted the best world horse show

98

Years of history

1926

Year of the first edition

1.7

Million TV viewers

120

Participants

2'500

Tons of sand

41

200

Journalists

104'000

45'000

Spectators

400

Horses

9'000

m² of arena, 5'400 m² of which the main arena

55'000

m² of halls

Rolex Grand Slam

Rolex Grand Slam

The CHI Geneva is one of the Grand Slam show jumping competitions alongside the CHIO Aachen, the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in Calgary and The Dutch Masters in Bois-le-Duc.