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The '''2011 CSIO Schweiz''' (english: CSIO Switzerland) iswas the 2011 edition of the [[CSIO Schweiz]], the Swiss official [[show jumping]] horse show, at ''Gründenmoos'' in [[St. Gallen]]. It iswas held as [[Concours de Saut International|CSIO]] 5*.

The first horse show were held 1884 at St. Gallen. Up to the 1970s the CSIO Schweiz was held on year in [[Geneva]] and the next year in [[Lucerne]]. In the next years, up to 2006, the CSIO Schweiz was held one year in St. Gallen and in the outer year in Lucerne. Since 2007 each year the CSIO Schweiz are held in St. Gallen.<ref>[http://www.csio.ch/en/geschichte/geschichte.php history]</ref>

The 2011 edition of the CSIO Schweiz iswas held between June 2, 2011 and June 5, 2011.

== FEI Nations Cup of Switzerland ==

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== Longines Grand Prix ==

The Longines Grand Prix iswas the mayor competition of the 2011 CSIO Schweiz. The sponsor of this competition is [[Longines]]. It will bewas held at Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 1:40 pm.

The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds, the height of the fences was up to 1.60 meters. It is endowed with 300,000 [[Swiss franc|CHF]]. <ref>[http://www.longinestiming.com/sports/equestrian/racearchives/st_gallen2011/13_S10_-_Longines_Grand_Prix_Round_B_Results.pdf result 2011 Longines Grand Prix St. Gallen]</ref> Because of a hailstorm the competition had to be interrupted for 45 minutes, much riders did not start. Ten riders had no fauls in the first round, winner of the Grand Prix is a second time after 2006 [[Nick Skelton]].<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/sport/aktuell/sporttickerdepartment/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20110605brz508_1.10821917.html Mit 54 Jahren siegreich: Nick Skeltons zweiter GP-Streich], [[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]], June 5, 2011 (German)</ref>

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