Aachen 2026: every dressage definite entry confirmed for the World Championships
Find out who’s heading to the World Championships
We have a much better idea of the Aachen 2026 dressage teams as the FEI has now published the definite entries list for the 2026 dressage World Championships, confirming exactly which horses and riders will contest team and individual medals.
The definite entries confirm 18 nations have entered full four-rider teams for Aachen, with a further 16 nations sending individual combinations – 92 horse-and-rider partnerships in total across 34 countries. Germany, the European team gold medallists, start as favourites, with reigning world champions Denmark and a British side chasing a first-ever world team title also expected to be in the hunt.
The final line-up of dressage competitors heading to the FEI 2026 World Championships is listed below alphabetically by nation.
*Last updated 11 August* – There's been a second substitution on the US dressage team.
While one of the Swiss dressage teams has also withdrawn, Switzerland is now fielding a team of three.
Dressage teams at Aachen 2026
Australia
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Mary Hanna with 13-year-old gelding Ivanhoe (Desperado x Jazz)
- William Matthew with 11-year-old mare Faye 43 (Fürst Wilhelm x Aljano 2)
- Warwick McLean and 10-year-old gelding Le Special (Grey Flanell x Sir Oldenburg)
- Simone Pearce and 10-year-old stallion Will Marq (Rio Marq x Lanciano)
Austria
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Peter Gmoser with 12-year-old mare Dante’s Daiquiri (Dante Weltino x Avagon)
- Bettina Kendlbacher with 13-year-old gelding Broadmoars Don Alfredo AWO (Destano x His Highness)
- Ulrike Prunthaller with 14-year-old mare Fleur TSF (Kentucky x Birkhof’s Grafenstolz TSF)
- Felicita Simoncic with 16-year-old stallion Four Legends (Wynton x Ferro)
Belgium
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Jeroen Devroe with 10-year-old gelding Lestor (Ghandi x Painted Black)
- Larissa Pauluis with 16-year-old gelding Flambeau (Ampere x Zeoliet)
- Justin Verboomen with 10-year-old stallion Zonik Plus (Glock’s Zonik x Hohenstein 4)
- Wim Verwimp with 12-year-old gelding Jedai De Massa (Don Juan De Hus x Galopin De La Font)
Brazil
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
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- Murilo Augusto Machado with 12-year-old stallion Jorge VO (Xama Dos Pinhais x Icaro SA)
- Nuno Chaves de Almeida with 11-year-old stallion Lizarran (Zaire x Xaquiro CIP)
- João Victor Marcari Olivia with 14-year-old gelding Feel Good VO NRW (Franziskus FRH x Dimension)
- Manuel Rodrigues Tavares de Almeida Neto with 14-year-old gelding Hermes (Rico x Noitibó)
Canada
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Camille Carier Bergeron with 16-year-old mare Finnlanderin (Fidertanz x Donnerhall)
- Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu with 12-year-old gelding Jaccardo (Desperado x Jazz)
- Denielle Gallagher with 14-year-old gelding Come Back De Massa (Galopin De La Font x Quixote SDS)
- Chris von Martels with 13-year-old mare Londoncrown (Londontime x San Amour)
Cyprus
Individual
- Gabriele H.-Kiefer with 16-year-old mare Cyprus Ophelia (Blue Hors Rosoff x Ragazzo)
Denmark
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Daniel Bachmann Andersen with 12-year-old gelding Flash Gordon 37 (Fiderbach x Don Romantic)
- Carina Cassøe Krüth with 15-year-old mare Heline’s Danciera (Fürstenball x De Niro)
- Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour with 17-year-old mare Mount St John Freestyle (Fidermark x Donnerhall)
- Nadja Aaboe Sloth with 13-year-old gelding Favour Gersdorf (Foundation x Leandro)
For more insight on the reigning champions, here’s what you need to know about the Danish dressage team heading to Aachen.
Dominican Republic
Individual
- Yvonne Losos de Muñiz with 13-year-old mare Idwinaretto (Everdale x Glock’s Johnson)
Ecuador
Individual
- Julio Mendoza Loor with 15-year-old gelding Jewel’s Goldstrike (Bretton Woods x Scandic)
Finland
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Stella Hagelstam with nine-year-old gelding Hagels Prince Nassak (by Pin Rock’s Black Velvet)
- Henri Ruoste with 14-year-old mare Tiffany’s Diamond (Tailormade Temptation x His Highness 2)
- Anu Sironen with 15-year-old gelding Ypäjän Fioretto (Fürst Romancier x Sir Donnerhall)
- Ville Vaurio with 13-year-old gelding Dante NL (De Niro x Alantas)
France
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Alexandre Ayache with 12-year-old mare Ruling Olivia (Olivi x Aletto)
- Pauline Basquin with 16-year-old gelding Sertorius de Rima Z (Sandro Hit x Voltaire)
- Bertrand Liegard with 15-year-old mare Ginger (Glock’s Tango x Don Primaire)
- Alizee Roussel with 14-year-old stallion Bel Amour (Bretton Woods x Donnerhall 11)
Germany
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Katharina Hemmer with 14-year-old gelding Denoix PCH (Destano x Pik Noir)
- Raphael Netz with 15-year-old gelding Great Escape Camelot (Glock’s Johnson x Turbo Magic)
- Frederic Wandres with 16-year-old gelding Bluetooth OLD (Bordeaux x GB Riccione)
- Isabell Werth with 12-year-old mare Wendy De Fontaine (Sezuan x Blue Hors Soprano)
For more insight on the Germans, here’s what you need to know about the German dressage team heading to Aachen.
Great Britain
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Fiona Bigwood with 10-year-old mare Donna Bella (Don Juan de Hus x Gribaldi)
- Lottie Fry with 15-year-old stallion Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro)
- Carl Hester with 16-year-old stallion Fame (Bordeaux x Rhodium)
- Becky Moody with 12-year-old gelding Jagerbomb (Dante Weltino x Jazz)
For more insight on the Brits, here’s what you need to know about the British dressage team entered for Aachen.
Greece
Individual
- Theodora Livanos with 19-year-old gelding Robinvale (Rubinero 2 x Wittinger)
Hungary
Individuals
- Diana Porsche with 13-year-old gelding Imhotep (Everdale x Vivaldi)
- Pavlina Révész with 12-year-old gelding Jiodinus PP (El Primero x Burggraaf)
Indonesia
Individual
- Dara Ninggar Prameswari with 10-year-old gelding Miestral D’Ferraria (by Escorial)
Ireland
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Kevin Acres with 15-year-old gelding Ganesh (Jazz x Partout)
- Alex Baker with 14-year-old stallion Top Gear (Totilas x Don Frederico)
- James Connor with 13-year-old gelding Vanotti (Vitalis x Florestan)
- Jessica Dunn with 13-year-old gelding Dan Its Carston (Durable x Clearway)
Israel
Individual
- Micah Deligdish with 14-year-old stallion Carpe Diem De Massa (Maestro JGB x Violino SDS)
Lithuania
Individual
- Justina Vanagaite-Samuile with 13-year-old gelding Nabab (Sir Donovan x Krack C)
Luxembourg
Individual
- Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger with 17-year-old gelding Quater Back Junior FRH (Quaterback x Bonheur)
Mexico
Individuals
- Carolina Cordoba with 17-year-old mare Isabella (Gribaldi x Don Schufro)
- Santiago Ortiz Diez with 15-year-old gelding Waitoni (Wynton x Weltmeyer)
Morocco
Individual
- Yessin Rahmouni with 11-year-old gelding Kind Of Magic (All At Once x Jazz)
The Netherlands
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Dinja van Liere with nine-year-old stallion Mauro Turfhorst NOP (Glock’s Zonik x Negro)
- Marieke van der Putten with 12-year-old mare Zantana RS2 NOP (Glock’s Zonik x Sir Donnerhall)
- Rowena Weggelaar with 18-year-old gelding Don Quichot (United x Gribaldi)
- Thamar Zweistra with nine-year-old stallion Hexagons Mr Magnum NOP (Expression x Valdez)
New Zealand
Individual
- Wendi Williamson with 13-year-old gelding Don Vito MH (Don Frederico x Anamour)
Norway
Individual
- Isabel Freese with 14-year-old stallion Total Hope (Totilas x Blue Hors Don Schufro)
Poland
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Roy First with 13-year-old gelding Infinity Win T (Everdale x Jazz)
- Hubert Jankowski with 15-year-old mare Guerlain (Blue Hors Hotline x Painted Black)
- Aleksandra Poplawska-Slazak with 16-year-old gelding Sambalito (Samba Hit II x Classic Dance)
- Sandra Sysojeva with 10-year-old mare Maxima Bella (Millennium x Christ 3)
Portugal
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Maria Caetano with 14-year-old gelding Hit Plus (Bretton Woods x Peralta Pinha)
- Vasco Mira Godinho with 10-year-old stallion Marques Dos Cedros (Disturbio x Rubi)
- João Pedro Moreira with 11-year-old stallion Drosa Fürst Kennedy (Fürsten-Look x Don Kennedy)
- João Miguel Torrao with 11-year-old stallion Lirio MVL (Zeus Do Lis x El-Negro)
Singapore
Individual
- Caroline Chew with 17-year-old stallion Blue Hors Zatchmo (Blue Hors Zack x Donnerhall)
Spain
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Borja Carrascosa with 11-year-old stallion Frizzantino FRH (Finest x Quaterback)
- Lucia Gallardo with 14-year-old stallion Hip By Johnson (Glock’s Johnson x Negro)
- José Antonio García Mena with 15-year-old stallion Gladiador Do Lis (Peralta Pinha x Spartacus)
- Severo Jurado López with 12-year-old mare Flaconi W (Foundation x Breitling W)
Sweeden
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Patrik Kittel with 14-year-old gelding Touchdown (Quaterback x Sack)
- Rebecca Mauléon with 12-year-old gelding Johnnie Walker BCN (Glock’s Johnson x Dayano)
- Therese Nilshagen with 10-year-old stallion Navarro (Negro x San Remo OLD)
- Maria von Essen with 14-year-old gelding Invoice (Jazz x Olympic Ferro)
Switzerland
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Delia Eggenberger with 11-year-old mare Santa Maria (by Sandro Marinero)
- Charlotte Lenherr with 13-year-old stallion Dettori (Desperado x De Niro)
Charlotta Rogerson with 14-year-old gelding Bonheur De La Vie (Bordeaux x Blue Hors Zack)– withdrawn- Estelle Wettstein with 16-year-old gelding Quaterboy (Quaterback x Rubinstern Noir)
Thailand
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Pakjira Thongpakdi with 14-year-old gelding Definitely (De Kooning x San Schufro)
- Suphakamol Vuntanadit with 18-year-old gelding Dreamboat BCN (Glock’s Voice x Metall)
- Suphajit Vuntanadit with 19-year-old gelding Wall Street JV (Wie Weltmeyer x Starway)
Turkey
Individual
- Rotem Jale Ibrahimzadeh with 18-year-old stallion Hexagon’s Double Dutch (Glock’s Johnson x Hexagon’s Rubiquil)
United States
Definite entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Ashley Holzer with 14-year-old mare Hawtins San Floriana (San Amour I x Florestan I)
Jordan LaPlaca with 11-year-old gelding Gold Play (Grey Flanell x Sir Donnerhall II)– withdrawn- Kasey Perry-Glass with 14-year-old gelding Heartbeat WP (Charmeur x Olympic Ferro) – replacement
- Christian Simonson with 16-year-old stallion Fleau de Baian (Broere Jazz x Ulft)
Geñay Vaughn with 15-year-old gelding Gino (Bretton Woods x Haarlem)– withdrawn- Megan Davis with 13-year-old gelding Toronto Lightfoot (Totilas x Onassis) – replacement
When is the dressage at the 2026 World Championships?
The dressage takes place from 11-16 August 2026, within the wider FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany, which run from 11-23 August. The grand prix opens the competition on 11 and 12 August and decides the team medals, with the grand prix special (14 August) and grand prix freestyle (15 August) settling the individual medals.
How many riders can each nation enter?
Each nation can enter a maximum of four horse and rider combinations. Nations without a full team can send riders as individuals instead.
Why do the 2026 World Championships matter for the Olympics?
Aachen is the first and biggest qualifying event for the team competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The six highest-ranked teams (excluding the host nation, the USA) will secure their Olympic team quota places in Aachen – more than at any other single qualifier in the cycle.
Remaining team places are then decided across 2027 through the European Championships and regional events. A strong result here is therefore the most direct route to booking a nation’s place at the Games.
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Oscar joined Horse & Hound in October 2023 and is the magazine’s dressage editor and sports manager, overseeing coverage of equestrian sport. After studying equine science at Myerscough College, he spent four years working for leading dressage rider Emile Faurie, competing at the 2015 National Dressage Championships and travelling with the yard to CDIs including Aachen and Saumur. He holds a master’s degree in Literature from York St John University (2021).