How the equestrian world rankings work
Checked 20 October 2026Valid for: the FEI Longines Rankings (jumping), rules for 2026 (updated 12 November 2025); the FEI Dressage World Ranking List rules (2024); the FEI Eventing Ranking rules 2026 (mark-up version). Official source: inside.fei.org. Not covered: the full jumping points tables by group; the eventing points tables; the separate FEI Olympic Rankings for LA28 (rules due 15 December 2026).
Each equestrian discipline has its own ranking, and each ranks the rider (dressage also ranks horses).
| Jumping | Dressage | Eventing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What earns points | Placings in classes, graded by prize money and fence height | The percentage score in each test | Placings, by event level and field size |
| Results counted | Best 30 in 12 months | Best 6 in 8 months | Best 6 in 12 months |
| Updated | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
Jumping is the richest-event ranking: the bigger a class's prize money (and the higher its fences), the more points its top 16 get. Dressage turns each test score straight into points: 80% in a standard test is worth 300 points. Eventing gives points to placed riders, scaled by the star level of the event and the number of starters.
Jumping: the Longines Rankings
- Window: rolling 12 months; each month's new points are added and the same month a year earlier drops off.
- Classes are put in groups by total prize money (and minimum fence height):
| Group | Prize money | Minimum height |
|---|---|---|
| AA | EUR 308,600 or more (one per show); finals of the World Cup, European Championships, Pan American Games; first Olympic individual class | 1.60 m |
| A | EUR 164,700 to 308,599 | 1.55 m |
| B | EUR 105,500 to 164,699 | 1.50 m |
| C | EUR 56,800 to 105,499 | 1.50 m (1.45 m at CSI2*) |
| D | EUR 28,200 to 56,799 | 1.45 m |
| E to G | Youth and regional Grands Prix, World Cup classes not above, CSI2* Grands Prix | As set |
| 2 × A | Olympic individual final; World Championship final |
- The top 16 in each class score, on a scale for its group. In groups AA and A, small fields score less: 30 or more starters 100%, 20 to 24 starters 90%, 5 to 9 starters 60%, four or fewer nothing.
- Nations Cup classes have their own groups; riders score if they have four faults or fewer in a round.
- Bonus points for the top three individuals at the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games, European Championships, World Cup Final and Asian Games.
- Best 30 results in the year count, one per day.
- Championship points fade: for a four-yearly event, a quarter drops off each year.
Dressage: the World Ranking List
Points = (percentage − 50) × 10 for a standard test; (percentage − 55) × 10 for a freestyle.
| Score | Standard test | Freestyle |
|---|---|---|
| 300 points | 80% | 85% |
| 200 points | 70% | 75% |
| 165 points | 66.5% | 71.5% |
| 50 points | 55% | 60% |
- Seniors: the six best scores in the last eight months at CDI1* to CDI5* and World Cup events.
- Youth: eight best in 12 months.
- Ties: the rider with fewer counting results ranks higher (they scored more per test), then the best single result.
Worked example. Made up to show the arithmetic. Six tests: 72.5%, 71.0%, 70.2%, 69.8%, and freestyles of 76.0% and 74.5%. Points: 225 + 210 + 202 + 198 + 210 + 195 = 1,240.
Eventing: the World Athlete Rankings
- Points by the event's star level and the rider's finishing place; riders who finish and meet the minimum standard also get points; the share depends on the number of dressage starters.
- Best six results in a rolling 12 months; a rider with several horses can score with each.
- Ties: the best placing at the highest level, then the second-best result.
Variations
| Ranking | Covered here |
|---|---|
| Jumping Longines Rankings | Yes (outline of the points tables) |
| Dressage World Ranking (athletes and horses) | Yes |
| Eventing World Athlete Rankings | In outline |
| FEI Olympic Rankings for LA28 | No (rules due 15 December 2026) |
| Para dressage, driving, vaulting, endurance | No |