The WBFSH Studbook Rankings 2026

WBFSH Studbook Rankings 2026 – Top Three for German Associations in Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing

Breeding 22.10.2026

from Dominique Wehrmann

Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale, the two-time world champions who also played a major role in helping the KWPN win its tenth world championship title for dressage studbooks. Photo: sportfotos-lafrentz.de

The WBFSH Studbook Rankings are also online. Germany isn't at the very top in any single discipline, but it is among the leaders in all three.

Dressage – KWPN Remains the Leader

Since 2017, the Dutch Warmblood Breeding Association (KWPN) has topped the WBFSH Studbook Ranking in dressage. That remains the case this year as well. KWPN horses earned 13,375 points in the arena, while the Oldenburgs, in second place, earned 12,893 points. In third place is the Hanoverian Association with 11,596, ahead of Denmark (10,509) and the Lusitanos (9,419), which edged out Westphalia (9,277), DSP (8,654), and Rhineland (8,337).

However, the top scorers for the KWPN aren’t even from the Netherlands:

Glamourdale (Charlotte Fry/GBR)

Jagerbomb (Becky Moody/GBR)

Fame (Carl Hester/GBR)

Flambeau (Larissa Pauluis/BEL)

Indian Rock (Christian Simonson/USA)

Great Escape Camelot (Raphael Netz/GER)

The top scorers for Oldenburg were:

Viva Gold OLD (Isabell Werth/NED)

Zantana RS2 OLD (Marieke van der Putten/NED)

Denoix PCH (Katharina Hemmer/GER)

Maxima Bella (Sandra Sysojeva/POL)

Bluetooth OLD (Frederic Wandres/GER)

Total Hope OLD (Isabel Freese/NOR)

These horses lead the Hanoverian rankings:

Mount St. John Freestyle (Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour/DEN)

Navarro (Therese Nilshagen/SWE)

Quick Decision (Benjamin Werndl/GER)

Willingapark Quincy B (Jayden Brown/AUS)

First Class (Ingrid Klimke/GER)

Amanyara M FRH (Dr. Svenja Kämper-Meyer/GER)

Show Jumping – Selle Français Tops

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The Selle Français is also a familiar sight at the top of the show jumping breeders’ rankings. With 8,610 points, it leads ahead of Zangersheide and Holstein, which are closely matched with 8,059 and 8,020 points, respectively.

Next in line are the BWP (7,951), the KWPN (7,095), OS (6,995), the Irish Sport Horse (ISH) (6,943), ahead of Hanover (6,004), the Belgian Sport Horse Breeding Association (SBS) (5,514), Westphalia (5,414), DSP (4,664), and others.

The most successful Selle Français show jumpers were:

Gangster Montdesir (Richard Vogel/GER)

Dynastie de Beaufour (Nina Mallevaey/FRA)

Golden Boy DK (Simon Delestre/FRA)

Donatello d’Auge (Julien Epaillard/FRA)

Gatsby du Tillard (Simon Delestre/FRA)

GL Events Dorai d’Aiguilly (Olivier Perreau/FRA)

The top ten point scorers for Zangersheide were:

Impress-K van’t Kattenheye Z (Thibeau Spits/BEL)

Coriaan van Klapscheut (Shane Sweetnam/IRL)

Landon (Mark Bluman/ISR)

Corbie V.V.Z ET (Daniel Bluman/ISR)

Quaker Brimbelles Z (Abdel Said/BEL)

Scoop de Septon Z (Luis Sabino Gonçalves/VEN)

The most successful Holsteiners were:

Bull Run’s Jireh (Kristen Vanderveen/USA)

Casturano (Conor Swail/IRL)

Cloudio (Richard Vogel/GER)

Cornwall BH (Amanda Derbyshire/GBR)

Theo (Conor Swail/IRL)

Carissimo (Aaron Vale/USA)

Eventing – Ireland Back on Top

For two consecutive years, in 2024 and 2025, the Holsteiner Verband challenged the Irish for their long-held top position in eventing. But this year, the Irish turned the tables again: leading with 1,454 points ahead of Holstein (1,373) and the British Sport Horse Breeders’ Association (SHBGB) (1,247).

In fourth place is the Selle Français (1,172), ahead of Hanover (1,066), the KWPN (1,041), the Anglo-European Studbook (AES) (939), the Australian Breeders’ Association (ACE) (879), the Anglo-Arabians (788), and the Westphalians (653).

The top scorers for Ireland were: