Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) and Mount St John Freestyle, new leaders of the FEI Dressage World Ranking – Athletes and FEI Dressage World Ranking - Horses, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games – © FEI / Ben Clark

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. 

You will find below a snapshot of the main movers and shakers for the month of March 2025 in the senior World Rankings, as well as a special spotlight on the FEI Jumping U25 Ranking for this month’s special “Ranking Spotlight”.  

Longines Rankings*: Henrik von Eckermann's reign continues  

For yet another month, Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) is the leader of the Longines Ranking with a total of 3,271 points, followed by USA’s Kent Farrington, who climbs to the second spot, only 29 points behind the number one. Steve Guerdat drops to the third place (3,081 points) while his fellow countryman Martin Fuchs (2,963 points) ascends one spot to reach the fourth spot. Great Britain’s Ben Maher rounds up the top five on 2,942 points.

Christian Kukuk (GER – 2,882 points) and McLain Ward (USA – 2,798 points) maintain the sixth and seventh positions earned a month ago. Max Kühner (AUT – 2,758 points) has surpassed Richard Vogel (GER – 2,733 points) in the battle for the eighth spot while Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) climbs back to the top 10 on 2,651 points.

* Note: The FEI Board has approved an update to the calculations of the Longines Rankings. The scale table has been updated accordingly for the H and HH competitions. You can check the Longines Ranking rules here.

Longines League of Nations™ Ranking: USA leads for second consecutive month

After a long run chasing the top, USA surpassed Ireland as leaders of the Longines League of Nations™ Ranking last month and they’ve managed to retain the top position with a tally of 14,173 points, with Ireland still second on 13,582 points. Germany (13,071 points) remains in third position followed by France (12,977 points), Belgium (12,470 points), Great Britain (12.035 points), Netherlands (11,724 points) and Switzerland (11,468 points). Italy has climbed to the ninth position with 10,451, surpassing Sweden, who now close the top 10 on 9,998 points.

FEI Dressage World Ranking – Athletes:  Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour makes it to the top 

Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour is the new leader of the FEI Dressage World Ranking (2,132 points) after surpassing Isabell Werth (GER), who is now second with 2,078 points. Charlotte Fry (GBR – 2,012 points) and Dinja Van Liere (NED – 1,845 points) are third and fourth respectively, while Great Britain’s Becky Moody (1,759 points) climbs two spots to reach the Top 5.

FEI Dressage World Ranking - Horses: Mount St John Freestyle climbs to top spot

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour’s mare, Mount St John Freestyle (2,132 points) is the new leader of the world rankings, followed by former number one Wendy de Fontaine (2,063 points). Glamourdale stays in the 2,000-point club on 2,012 points and remains third, while Hermes follows with 1,778 points. Jagerbomb climbs to the fifth position and closes the top 5 with 1,759 points. 

FEI Eventing World Athlete Ranking: Tom McEwen maintains the number one spot

Great Britain's dominance in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Ranking remains undisputed, with four athletes in the top five. Tom McEwen (552 points) remains the leader, with Tim Price (NZL – 536 points) in second, ahead of Rosalind Canter (GBR), who’s third with 487 points. World Champion Yasmin Ingham (GBR) retains her fourth place with 396 points, while her compatriot Laura Collet is fifth on 378 points.

FEI Driving World Ranking - Four-in-Hand / Pairs / Singles: Exell, Schneiders and Schiltz solid leaders

There are no changes at the top of the FEI Driving World Rankings. In the Four-in-Hand, World Champion Boyd Exell (AUS) continues to maintain his strong leadership with 233 points, while Germany’s Dennis Schneiders (96 points) holds the top spot earned four months ago in Pairs. Luxemburg’s Marie Schiltz holds the number one spot on 89 points in the Singles category.

FEI Endurance Riders and Trainer World Rankings: Al Kitbi and Bettenfeld maintain number one position

No movement at the top of the FEI Endurance Riders World Ranking. Salem Hamad Saeed Malhoof Al Kitbi (UAE) remains number one (1,366 points), followed by France's Virginie Atger with 1,233 points. Her compatriot Melody Theolissat completes the top three with 1,224 points. In the Trainers' Ranking, Samuel Bettenfeld (FRA) continues to hold the top spot with 1,381 points, now followed by UAE’s Mohammed Ahmad Ali Al Subosi, who climbs to the second place with 1,268 points, while Gabriela Von Velten (SUI) drops to the third place on 1,264 points.

FEI Para Dressage World Individual & Team Ranking – Morganti chases Trunnell’s supremacy

Team USA are leading the way in the Para Dressage Rankings this month: Roxanne Trunnell (2,162 points) and Team USA (1,376 points) maintain the top spot in both Individual and Team rankings. Sara Morganti (ITA) climbs to the second spot, only 48 points behind Trunnell, while Rebecca Hart is now third on 2,106 points. Netherlands (1,356 points) and Germany (1,344 points) are second and third respectively in the Team ranking

Ranking Spotlight – Brian Moggre climbs 22 positions in the FEI Jumping U25 Ranking 

USA’s Brian Moggre has had a really positive few weeks competing in home soil in Ocala (USA), where he even got a victory on the CSI4* 1.55m Grand Prix along his partner MTM Vivre le Reve. Thanks to those results, Moggre is now number 27 of the FEI Jumping U25 Ranking, after climbing 22 positions in a single month.

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