The action from the 2026 FEI World Championships at Aachen, Germany is now complete after two busy weeks of top-class equestrian sport.
H&H’s magazine and eventing editor Pippa Roome and H&H’s dressage editor Oscar Williams, were on-site, interviewing the riders in the mixed zone at Aachen. They were supported by our expert team at home, as we provided in-depth reports on the dressage, eventing, showjumping and para dressage action as it takes place.
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Dates:
11 to 23 August 2026
Sports:
Eventing, Dressage, Showjumping, Para dressage, Driving and Vaulting
Aachen previously hosted the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2006. WEG brought together the World Championships in multiple different equestrian sports every four years between 1990 and 2018. Financial challenges associated with hosting so many disciplines at a single venue proved prohibitive and so since 2022 each of the disciplines have have their own World Championships. For 2026, Aachen was granted the World Championships for six disciplines, so is running a two-week combined World Championships – but it is not a WEG.
‘Horse sport is alive and well, and as popular as ever with spectators,’ says Carl Hester as he looks back at Aachen
‘Aachen really is the Mecca of horse sport,’ says Graham Fletcher
‘It’s been really hard: Gemma Stevens bounces back from Aachen disappointment to four-star win
Which nations secured Olympic and Paralympic dressage qualification at the World Championships – and who missed out?
Who are your heroes? Time to nominate World Championship stars – or others – for the Horse & Hound Awards
‘The challenge of a championship held on grass sifted out all but the very best riders,’ says William Funnell
All the showjumping World Championships live news as it happens
‘I don’t think it gets any better than this’: showjumping legend wins individual world title
Disappointment for Ben Maher in World Championships final after a brilliant week
Not to be for Scott Brash at World Championships as unlucky fall brings individual medal dream to an end
‘It is what it is’: Sophie Wells falls agonisingly short of a second individual medal in Aachen
‘He’s extraordinary – like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’: Nicola Naylor and Humberto L sign off from Aachen with brave and demanding freestyle
‘She’s made my dreams come true’: 19-year-old mare bows out after a career like no other
‘I was expecting some massive scores – I didn’t think I’d be one of them’: Brit Jemima Green’s shock freestyle silver
How to watch the FEI World Championships live from anywhere in the world
‘It takes a village’: The US beat their own Paralympic record to win team gold in Aachen
Britain secure Los Angeles 2028 spot despite missing out on the team podium at World Championships
Feeling the change: meet the bridleless rider who opened the World Championships in Aachen
