Jumping: Scott Brash stays out in front
Scott Brash, Team GB’s double Olympic gold medallist from London 2012 and Paris 2024, retains his lead in the Longines Jumping Rankings, and the gap between the Scottish athlete and the USA’s Kent Farrington, the man he deposed from the world number one slot at the end of January, has widened considerably. Ben Maher, a triple gold Olympian for Team GB, is in third in an unchanged top three, but there’s a newcomer immediately behind that trio. Richard Vogel (GER), the 2025 European champion, has moved up two slots to edge both Gilles Thomas and Christian Kukuk. Nina Mallevaey (FRA) continues her drive for the top, now up in seventh place to hold onto her world number-one female athlete title.
Canadian Erynn Ballard continues to scamper up the leaderboard and has moved from 38th to 33rd. Tiffany Foster looks poised to break into the top-100 again, now sitting just outside in 108th.
Longines League of Nations: Team USA holds strong
Team USA is still the one to beat at the top of the Longines League of Nations™ ranking over second-placed Belgium. Great Britain, fifth in the previous rankings, is now up to third, with France in fourth and Team Ireland, which was third in the end-January standings, dropping down to fifth. Canada has improved from 12th to 11th.
Dressage: Verboomen still a whisper ahead of Werth
Belgium’s double European gold medallist Justin Verboomen still reigns supreme at the head of the rankings after a successful raid on Neumünster (GER) last month, with a win in the Grand Prix and second in the Freestyle on Djembe de Hus OLD. His nearest rival, Isabell Werth (GER) has now closed the gap after scoring a double with Special Blend 3 at last month’s FEI World Cup™ qualifier in Wellington, Florida. Reigning FEI World Cup™ champion Charlotte Fry and fellow Briton Becky Moody hold onto third and fourth, but their silver medal team-mate from last year’s Europeans, Carl Hester, has slid from fifth to 93rd; this vacancy has been filled by Patrik Kittel (SWE).
In the Horses ranking, Werth’s Wendy de Fontaine takes over at the top. Former world number one Zonik Plus has yet to make his 2026 seasonal debut, and as a result has dropped from first to 27th. His absence has allowed Glamourdale (Lottie Fry, GBR) up into second, ahead of another British campaigner, Jagerbomb.
Canadians continue to move up the rankings, with Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu climbing from 21st to 19th place and Camille Carier Bergeron going from 76th to 74th. (Fraser-Beaulieu has also moved into the lead in the CDI2* rankings). Alexandra Duncan has slipped a tiny bit from 89th to 92nd. Denielle Gallagher remains 103rd. Interesting to note that BC rider Brittany Eastgate has jumped from 203rd to 115th thanks to some good placings with her grand prix partner Kartsevo Goldfinch at Del Mar.
Para-Dressage: Howard and USA still unchallenged
There are some interesting changes within the Para Dressage individual top-10, although long-time rankings leader Fiona Howard is still out in front to keep Team USA at the top of the tree. The Grade II athlete, who made a clean sweep of the Paris 2024 Paralympic medals with a triple gold medal haul on Diamond Dunes, continues to lead the individuals, but her closest rival, Italy’s Sara Morganti (Grade I), is now in 51st . That has allowed Heidemarie Dressing (GER) to move up into second ahead of Kate Shoemaker (USA). In the teams, the USA remains ahead of Great Britain, with Germany up to third.
For Canada, Roberta Sheffield has improved to 41st as has Jody Schloss, who is now 56th. Canada remains in 21st place in the team standings.
Eventing: Harry Meade still world number one
The sharp end of the 2026 Eventing season is only just getting underway, with the year’s first long format 4* at Mata do Duque in Portugal this week, so it’s no surprise that there are no changes at the head of the Eventing rankings, with Britain’s Harry Meade still in the lead. He is followed by Boyd Martin (USA), who held the number one slot for the first time back in May of last year after finishing second in Kentucky and claiming an unheard of one-two-three in the US National Championship. Laura Collett (GBR), whose CV includes Paris 2024 Olympic team gold and individual bronze plus last year’s European title, is third, ahead of Tim Price (NZL) and new two-time mum Ros Canter (GBR).
For Canada, the top positions remain unchanged: Jessica Phoenix sits 46th and Waylon Roberts is 88th as they prepare for their CCI season to kick off.
Driving: Exell continues to excel
Multi-medallist Boyd Exell continues to head the Four-in-Hand rankings, despite finishing an unexpected third in last month’s FEI World Cup™ Final in Bordeaux. Canadians Tommy Ouellet and Gerben Steenbeek hold down 47th and 48th places, respectively. Stan van Eijk (NED) maintains his lead at the top of the Pairs rankings (Canada’s Jérôme Drolet is 97th), while Marion Vignaud (FRA) stays out in front in the Singles, where Canada’s Kelly Bruder remains 4th.
Top vaulters for Canada are Talmage Conrad (male rankings, 8th) and Megan Leeper (female, 32nd).
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