The October Longines world rankings, based on results up to 30 September, came out as the indoor season began. Here is who leads in the three Olympic disciplines and what changed after a busy championship summer.

Jumping: Vogel stays on top

Germany’s Richard Vogel is world No. 1 in the 309th Longines ranking list with 3,427 points. Kent Farrington (USA) is second on 3,319 and Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam third on 3,171. The top 10:

1. Richard Vogel (GER): 3,427

2. Kent Farrington (USA): 3,319

3. Shane Sweetnam (IRL): 3,171

4. Scott Brash (GBR): 3,097

5. Steve Guerdat (SUI): 3,082

6. Ben Maher (GBR): 2,966

7. McLain Ward (USA): 2,868

8. Nina Mallevaey (FRA): 2,847

9. Daniel Bluman (ISR): 2,787

10. Daniel Deusser (GER): 2,777

The only new name in the top 10 is Daniel Bluman, who moved up as Italy’s Emanuele Bucci dropped out. World champion Steve Guerdat is fifth.

Dressage: Laudrup-Dufour leads both lists

Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour is No. 1 in the athlete ranking, and her partner Mount St John Freestyle leads the horse ranking. Belgium’s Justin Verboomen is second. Isabell Werth (GER) is up to third after winning the Grand Prix and Freestyle at the Vienna CDI4* with Viva Gold OLD. Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry and Becky Moody complete the top five.

Laudrup-Dufour has since strengthened her position with a Grand Prix and Freestyle double in Herning, the first leg of the Dressage World Cup Western European League.

Eventing: Price’s fifth month at No. 1

New Zealand’s Tim Price is world No. 1 for a fifth straight month, on 534 points. Two US riders follow: Boyd Martin on 528 and Will Coleman on 500.

Great Britain now has five riders in the top 10, according to Horse & Hound:

• Tom McEwen, up from fifth to fourth

• Tom Jackson, up from 11th to fifth on 430 points

• Ros Canter, down from sixth to seventh

• Gemma Stevens, up from 25th to eighth after winning the Burghley CCI5*

• Katie Magee, up from 34th to ninth after finishing runner-up at Burghley

The rankings were published just after Great Britain won the Eventing Nations Cup Final at Boekelo in early October. Stevens and Magee were both on the winning team.

Why rankings matter in the market

Rankings are not a direct measure of a horse’s value, but they move the market. Top-ranked riders are often the first to be offered high-level horses. A horse that has helped a rider move up the rankings attracts interest from riders who want the same results. Rankings also show you which riders and yards are winning right now. That is useful when you are researching a seller, or a horse produced by a particular yard.

The FEI publishes updated rankings each month on its website. There, you can also look up a horse’s own results.

Sources

• FEI: Longines FEI Rankings

• Horse & Hound: Three Brits break into the world’s top 10 rider rankings

• HorseSport: FEI World Rankings update for October 2026