Jumping: Chris Pratt breaks into Top 100
Richard Vogel, who took over as world number one in the end of August Longines Rankings after that incredible German Team gold at the FEI World Championships 2026 in Aachen (GER), has now extended his advantage over the USA’s Kent Farrington. In September, Vogel saddled Cloudio for the Canadian Nations Cup in Calgary, where Team Germany once again topped the lineup, but although his dream of taking the Spruce Meadows feature Grand Prix with his Aachen partner United Touch was denied, the 29-year-old still gathered enough points to further cement his place at the top of the rankings ahead of Farrington.
Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam, after a busy month that included a 5* Grand Prix win with Coriaan van Klapscheut Z in Rockwood (CAN) and a second-place finish in the opening leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League at Traverse City (USA) with James Kann Cruz, is back up from fifth to third at the expense of Scott Brash (GBR), who has slid a place to fourth. Newly-minted world champion Steve Guerdat (SUI) is down a place in fifth,
For Canada, Erynn Ballard remains firm at 35th, and Chris Pratt leapt 37 places from 125th to 88th with some strong September placings. Kyle King slipped a bit to 98th.
Longines League of Nations: Team USA still in charge
Kent Farrington may have been removed from the number one spot in the Longines Rankings by Richard Vogel, but he’s one of the main reasons why Team USA continues to head the Longines League of Nations™ (LLN) Ranking. All six of the Americans, including their U25 athlete Skylar Wireman, are in the world’s top-100 and they have two in the top-10. Not surprisingly after the Team triumph in Aachen, the Germans have edged closer, and the new world champions have extended their advantage over third-placed Belgium. Team Ireland is up a place to fourth and snapping at the Belgians’ heels, with France also on the ascent to fifth.
Dressage: Laudrup-Dufour maintains her lead
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Mount St John Freestyle are still the ones to dislodge at the head of the Dressage world rankings, with the Danish combination holding onto the top spots in both the athlete and horse divisions. The pair have not been seen out on the international circuit since claiming double Individual silver and Team bronze at the FEI World Championships in Aachen (GER) back in August, but that has not impacted their continued claim to the leader’s throne. Laudrup-Dufour stays ahead of the 2025 European double gold medallist Justin Verboomen (BEL). With seven of the top 10 taking a break from competition after Aachen, including Verboomen, the names remain the same at the top – with one important change in third. The discipline’s most medalled athlete Isabell Werth (GER), fresh off world Team gold, has overtaken two-time and back-to-back world champion Charlotte Fry (GBR) after the German claimed both the Grand Prix and Freestyle with her new up-and-coming star Viva Gold OLD at the Austrian 4* in Vienna in September 2026. Becky Moody holds fifth.
For Canada, Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu is 31st, while Camille Carier Bergeron has again improved from 64th to 56th. Chris Von Martels has also broken into the top 100, sitting 94th.
Para Dressage: Shoemaker & Team USA stay top
With a break in the Para Dressage calendar after the World Championships in Aachen (GER), there are no changes at the head of either the Individual or Team rankings, which are both headed by the USA. Triple gold medallist Kate Shoemaker (Grade IV) remains out in front in the Individual category, followed by compatriot Fiona Howard (Grade II). Closest to the USA pair is Great Britain’s Grade I athlete Mari Durward-Akhurst; Germany’s Heidemarie Dresing (Grade II) remains in fourth ahead of another USA Team gold medallist, Marie Vonderheyden (Grade I). Canadian riders are also unchanged: Jody Schloss 23rd, Bert Sheffield 33rd, Eleonore Elstone 39th, and Laura Hall 44th.
In the team rankings, the USA is able to rest on its laurels after an incredible medal haul of six golds in Aachen, and stays out front. Germany is next in the order in second, with Great Britain still adrift by just a few points in third. Denmark holds onto fourth clear of the Netherlands in fifth. Canada is 15th.
Eventing: Kiwi Price remains out in front
New Zealand’s Tim Price is holding on to the world number one spot, but he’s got company right behind him, with the USA’s Boyd Martin creeping ever closer after the American added a 4*-short win to the CV of Luke 140 at Tryon (USA). And there’s another Team USA athlete galloping up to within touching distance of the leaders. Will Coleman, best of the US at the World Championships in Aachen where he finished fourth with Diabolo on an untouched Dressage mark to clinch Team bronze, subsequently picked up a seventh-place finish at the British 5* in Burghley with Very Dignified to jump up from seventh to third. Tom McEwen (GBR), who has had an incredible run of six wins since taking Team gold in Aachen, is up a place to fourth, with fellow Brit Tom Jackson up from 11th to fifth.
Canada now has two riders in the top 100: Waylon Roberts has improved to 78th, and Colleen Loach is 95th. Interesting to note that Karl Slezak had a banner September with top-10 placings on a number of horses, resulting in him vaulting 188 places (!) from 358th to 170th.
Driving: Belgian Degrieck deposes Exell at number one
Dries Degrieck, the Belgian driver who claimed the FEI Driving World Cup™ crown in Bordeaux back in February and went on to take Individual silver and Team bronze at the World Championships in Aachen (GER), has overtaken Boyd Exell (AUS) at the head of the Four-in-Hand rankings. Dutchman Bram Chardon is third, and his father Ijsbrand Chardon (NED) holds onto fourth.
Stan van Eijk remains in the pole position in the Pairs rankings. There’s a newcomer at the head of the Singles category. Fabrice Martin (FRA) has taken over at the top ahead of Stefan Ulrich (SUI), Team and Individual gold medallist at last month’s Singles World Championships in München-Riem (GER). Ulrich’s compatriot Mario Gondolfo, part of the gold medal team in Germany and Individual silver medallist, is down a place to third. Canadian Kelly Bruder sits 49th and Carole Precious is 84th.
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~ with files from FEI
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