Van der Veen event engineering is official Installation Partner of CHIO Rotterdam.
In 1937, the Rotterdam riding school called “de Rotterdamsche Manège” moved from the location at the Tuinderstraat to the Kralingse Hout, where the school acquired a riding facility surrounded by a substantial piece of land. In the same year, a 2-day horse riding competition was organised for the very first time, with participants coming from all over The Netherlands. Also in 1939 and in 1940, the Rotterdamsche Manège organised competitions, which were being continued after WWII. In 1947, also some Belgian riders were invited to join the competitions. In 1948, one could really speak of a concours hippique at an international level. The main initiator of this event was Mr. Job Dura, at that time chairman of “De Jockeyclub”, the Society which was established at the Rotterdamsche Manège. Mr. Dura managed to persuade the director of the Rotterdamsche Manège, Mr. Ad Klebe, to set up such an event with him and with the help of others. In the meantime, not only the silver but also the golden lustrum of the “Concours Hippique International Officiel” have been celebrated. In the light of these two milestones, two books were published to describe all these years of CHIO events.
