If you’re wondering which horses and riders will make the final cut for the FEI World Championships Aachen 2026 dressage teams, H&H is here to keep you across all the selection news as it happens. I’ll be updating this page every time a nation announces its entries, so check back for the latest.
Each nation can enter a maximum of four horse and rider combinations for the 2026 FEI World Championships. Nations first name a longer list of nominated entries (due 6 July), then confirm their final four – the definite entries – by 27 July. The definite entries must be drawn from the nominated list, so any combination not nominated by the July deadline can’t be added later. Some nations have gone straight to naming their definite teams, while others are still at the nominated or longlist stage, so the lists below sit at different stages of confirmation.
At this stage, it’s not yet clear exactly how many teams and individual entries will compete in Aachen. Germany, the European team gold medallists, will 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.
Teams are listed below alphabetically by nation and will be updated as they’re confirmed, so keep checking back for the latest. All nations have now submitted their nominated entries. Attention has now turned to definite entries which are beginning to trickle through, with the U.S. the latest to announce its Aachen-bound team.
Dressage teams at Aachen 2026
Australia
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Jayden Brown with 12-year-old gelding Quincy B (Quaterback x Desperados FRH)
- Mary Hanna with 13-year-old gelding Ivanhoe (Desperado x Jazz)
- Jemma Heran with 14-year-old gelding Total Recall (Totilas x Sandro Hit)
- 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
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Florian Bacher with 11-year-old gelding Da Vinci (De Niro x Donnerhall)
- Peter Gmoser with 12-year-old mare Dante’s Daiquiri (Dante Weltino x Avagon)
- Katharina Haas with 16-year-old mare Let It Be NRW (Lissaro Van De Helle x Florestan)
- Bettina Kendlbacher with 13-year-old gelding Broadmoars Don Alfredo AWO (Destano x His Highness)
- Stefan Lehfellner with 11-year-old gelding L’Espoir (Rubin Royal x Landim SSC)
- Ulrike Prunthaller with 14-year-old mare Fleur TSF (Kentucky x Birkhof’s Grafenstolz TSF)
- Christian Schumach with 14-year-old gelding Dedale De Hus OLD (Don Juan De Hus x Fürst Heinrich)
- Felicita Simoncic with 16-year-old stallion Four Legends (Wynton x Ferro)
Belgium
Nominated 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)
- Amandine Prevost with 16-year-old stallion Quaterdance (Quaterback x Expose 5)
- 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)
- Tommie Visser with 11-year-old mare Karma Begijnhoeve (Desperado x Negro)
Brazil
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Murilo Augusto Machado with 12-year-old stallion Jorge VO
- Nuno Chaves de Almeida with 11-year-old stallion Lizarran (Zaire x Xaquiro CIP) and nine-year-old stallion Noga
- João Victor Marcari Olivia with 14-year-old gelding Feel Good VO NRW (Franziskus FRH x Dimension)
- Pedro Manuel Tavares de Almeida 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
Nominated 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)
- Karoline Rohmann with 17-year-old stallion Jakas Don Louvre (Blue Hors Don Romantic x Lauries Crusador)
- Nadja Aaboe Sloth with 13-year-old gelding Favour Gersdorf (Foundation x Leandro)
- Anna Zibrandtsen with 15-year-old gelding Quel Filou (Quaterback x Stedinger)
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
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Stella Hagelstam with nine-year-old gelding Hagels Prince Nassak (by Pin Rock’s Black Velvet) and nine-year-old stallion MSJ Disney Fairytale (Danone I x Fürst Heinrich)
- Henri Ruoste with 14-year-old mare Tiffany’s Diamond (Tailormade Temptation x His Highness 2) and 10-year-old gelding Delaurentis FRH (by Delorean)
- 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
Nominated 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)
- Rachel Bastady with 14-year-old mare Quintesse (Quaterback x Silvio)
- 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)
- Pierre Volla with 10-year-old stallion Malcolm X De Massa (Galopin De La Font x San Amour)
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
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Fiona Bigwood with 10-year-old mare Donna Bella (Don Juan de Hus x Gribaldi)
- Charlotte Dujardin with 12-year-old gelding Brave Heart (Bordeaux x Blue Hors Zack)
- Lottie Fry with 15-year-old stallion Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro)
- Carl Hester with 16-year-old stallion Fame (Bordeaux x Rhodium)
- Gareth Hughes with 9-year-old gelding Mowgli-Olympia MC (Rousseau x Rubin Royal)
- Becky Moody with 12-year-old gelding Jagerbomb (Dante Weltino x Jazz)
- Susan Pape with 15-year-old mare Harmony’s Giulilanta (Jazz x Flemmingh)
- Sadie Smith with 11-year-old mare Swanmore Dantina (Dante Weltino x Charatan W)
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)
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
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Roy First with 11-year-old gelding Ecstasy F (Elton John x Hotline) and 13-year-old gelding Infinity Win T (Everdale x Jazz)
- Hubert Jankowski with 15-year-old mare Guerlain (Blue Hors Hotline x Painted Black)
- Susanne Krohn with 14-year-old stallion Titolas (Totilas x Stedinger)
- Katarzyna Milczarek with 15-year-old stallion Guapo (Xarme x Quebec)
- 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
Nominated 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)
- Jeannette Jenny with 12-year-old stallion Jairo D Alem (Estribo x Riopele)
- João Pedro Moreira with 11-year-old stallion Drosa Fürst Kennedy (Fürsten-Look x Don Kennedy)
- Nuno Palmo Santos with 11-year-old gelding Fortunity S FRH (Franziskus FRH x Weltmeyer)
- Rita Ralao Duarte with 13-year-old gelding Irao (Rubi x Xaquiro CIP)
- 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
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Fransisco Benitez Sanchez with 10-year-old gelding Lord Platinum (Ferguson x Bretton Woods)
- Borja Carrascosa with 11-year-old stallion Frizzantino FRH (Finest x Quaterback)
- Claudio Castilla Ruiz with 12-year-old gelding Jota Das Figueiras (Epico Das Figueiras x Peralta Pinha)
- 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)
- Pablo Gomez Molina with 16-year-old gelding Ulises De Ymas (Seni Indio x Superior II)
- Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo with 12-year-old gelding Quartar (Quantensprung 3 x Laurentio 3)
- Severo Jurado López with 12-year-old mare Flaconi W (Foundation x Breitling W)
Sweeden
Nominated entries in alphabetical order by rider’s surname
- Cecilia Bergåkra with 15-year-old mare My Friend (Friendship x Troll)
- Caroline Darcourt with 13-year-old gelding Bournonville (Bon Bravour x Loudini) and 16-year-old gelding Lord Django (Stalypso x Londonderry)
- 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)
- Beata Söderberg with 13-year-old gelding Talento 4 (Totilas x Breitling W)
- Maria von Essen with 14-year-old gelding Invoice (Jazz x Olympic Ferro)
Swizerland
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)
- 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)
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)
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)
- 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)
When are the final Aachen 2026 dressage teams announced?
Nations must submit their nominated entries to the FEI by Monday 6 July 2026, and their definite entries – the final combinations that will compete in Aachen – by Monday 27 July 2026.
Some federations, such as Switzerland and the Netherlands, confirmed their four-strong teams earlier, while others named longer lists of nominated entries first and will trim these to their final squads closer to the deadline.
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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