Top Brits influence updated FEI rankings

As we head towards FEI Championship season, British dressage and para dressage stars stand in strong stead at the top of the FEI rankings, updated in May 2025. 

The FEI oversees around 70 Rankings and Standings across all the disciplines, from World Rankings calculated on a monthly basis for Athletes, Horses and/or Combinations, to league, team and regional based standings for Series such as the Longines League of Nations™, FEI World Cup™ and FEI Nations Cup™, as well as a variety of youth categories, among others. 

FEI Dressage World Ranking – Athletes

Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour remains leader of the FEI Dressage World Ranking (2,024 points) two months after reaching the top. FEI Dressage World Cup™ Champion Lottie Fry ascends to the second position with 1,908 points, surpassing Isabell Werth (GER), who is now third with 1,856 points. After a fantastic start to the season, British team star Becky Moody (GBR – 1,737 points) retains her fourth spot while Norway’s Isabel Freese (1,613 points) rounds up the top five after surpassing Dinja van Liere (NED). 

FEI Dressage World Ranking - Horses

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour’s mare, Emma Blundell's British-owned Mount St John Freestyle (2,024 points), remains the leader of the world rankings closely followed by British team horse Van Olst Horses Glamourdale (1,908 points). Becky's top ride Jagerbomb (1,737 points) is third after surpassing DSP Quantaz, now fourth with the same tally as Jagerbomb, while Total Hope OLD is fifth (1,613 points).

FEI Para Dressage World Individual, Team & U18 Rankings

Team USA are leading the way in the Para Dressage Rankings: Fiona Howard (2,155 points) and Team USA (1,376 points) maintain the top spot in both Individual and Team rankings. Sara Morganti (ITA) remains in second position, only 41 points behind Howard, while Rixt van der Horst Hart from The Netherlands is now third on 2,096 points. Netherlands (1,354 points) and Germany (1,344 points) are second and third respectively in the Team ranking. Britain's leading para dressage riders Sophie Wells (1927) and Mari Durward-Akhurst (1956) hold two of the top spots in the overall individual ranking, rising two spots each to fifth and sixth in the rankings. Mari holds a super second position on the Grade I ranking list, whilst Sophie tops the Grade V list, holding her position from the previous ranking update. Ireland’s Katie Reilly (1,135 points) leads the FEI Para Dressage U18 World Individual Ranking after surpassing Elan Williams (GBR).

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FEI WORLD RANKINGS