Canadian Para Dressage riders Bert Sheffield and Jody Schloss both finished 5th in their respective Finals, with Schloss logging a personal best score.

Kate Shoemaker topped the scoring as Para Dressage wrapped up at the FEI World Championships; two Canadians grab 5th-place finishes.

Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, France and Sweden qualify for the 2028 Olympics, along with host USA.

Canadians kicked off the competition well on Wednesday and Thursday in the big atmosphere of the FEI World Championships.

Three gold medals were earned on day one of FEI Para Dressage World Championship in the Grade 1, II and III divisions.

The world’s best, including Team Canada, will compete in both Individual and Team Finals, culminating in the Freestyle Individual Final.

Competitors range from the youngest (Katherine Van Den Bosch, 17, vaulting pas de deux) to the oldest (Eleonore Elstone, 74, para dressage).

A look at how riders, horses and teams are stacking up heading into next month's FEI World Championships in Aachen.

A snapshot of the current state of affairs in the FEI disciplines; Canada has some new faces in top-100 para-dressage.

Competition begins on Aug. 16 across all five Grades and will continue through Aug. 21st when the Grand Prix Freestyle takes place.