Aachen, 01. July 2008

"Silver Horse" goes to Catuogno, Höfle and Michel
Famous media prize awarded at the Soers

Claudio Catuogno, Maren Höfle and Caroline Michel are the winners of the "Silver Horse 2008". The famous media prize is awarded every year jointly by the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV) and the German Riding & Driving Association at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen (June 27th - July 6th). The prize honours excellent contributions of equestrian sport journalism.

"The work of the journalists is important, because they convey the mood of the big events all over the world," her Highness the Begum Aga Khan commented at the award ceremony. Claudio Catuogno received the award in the print category for his article "The lady with several lives - a day in the life of Isabell Werth", which appeared in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Maren Höfle convinced the jury in the TV sector with her programme concept "PferdTV", the equestrian sport news programme on NDR, and Caroline Michel won the prize in the radio category for her report on WDR 5 "The Economic Factor Horse".

Opening hours of the CHIO Aachen 2008 ticket sales:
Wednesday, 02.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 03.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, 04.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, 05.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, 06.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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