The 2026 FEI World Championships will be hosted in Aachen, Germany from August 11-23, 2026, and feature the six international disciplines of Eventing, Show Jumping, Dressage, Driving, Vaulting, and Para Dressage . The FEI World Championships are held every four years, and were formerly held with all eight international disciplines together in one location. For the Olympic discipline Eventing, this championship will serve as one of two Olympic qualifying events ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games.
TICKETS:
General admission tickets are available through the official website.
TIMETABLE:
- The Eventing portion of the Championships will run August 13-16, 2026.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Application Deadline and Fees: Deadlines are enforced without exception. Upon receipt of your application and fee, you and your horse owner(s) will receive a confirmation email with the date your application was received, and horse(s) included on the application. If you do not receive a confirmation email regarding your application, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to contact Gemma Stobbs to determine if it has been received.
Athletes wishing to be considered for the U.S. Eventing Team must complete an online application with the application fee through their USEF Athlete Dashboard. More information will be available once applications open.
FEI Passports and Change of Nationality: per the FEI Regulations, Horses entered for the Equestrian Events at the FEI World Championships must have been registered with FEI as property of Owners of the same nationality as the Athlete. More information will be available once applications open
SELECTION TRIALS:
A tentative list of Selection Trials has been published for the 2026 FEI World Championships.
Any rider wishing to use a European CCI4*-L as a Selection Trial must make the request in writing to Gemma Stobbs ([email protected]) no less than 30 days prior to the start of the competition. Notification of any additional events will be communicated to potential applicants no less than 30 days prior to the start of the competition.
2025 Selection Trials:
- APR 24-27: Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) CCI5*-L
- MAY 07-11: Badminton International Horse Trials (GBR) CCI5*-L
- Tryon Spring International Horse Trials (USA) CCI5*-L
- MARS Bromont CCI Three-Day Event (CAN) CCI4*-L
- JUN 05-08: Bramham International Horse Trials (GBR) CCI4*-L
- Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials (GER) CCI5*-L
- The Event at Rebecca Farm (USA) CCI4*-L
- Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) CCI5*-L
- Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (GBR) CCI4*-L
- OCT 09-12: Military Boekelo-Enschede (NED) CCIO4*-NC-L
- Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials (USA) CCI4*-L
- Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill (USA) CCI5*-L
- Les 5 Etoiles de Pau (FRA) CCI5*-L:
- Galway Downs International Three-Day Event (USA) CCI4*-L
- The Event at TerraNova (USA) CCI4*-L
2026 Selection Trials:
- Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) CCI5*-L
- Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) CCI5*-L
- Tryon Spring International Horse Trials (USA) CCI4*-L
- Bramham International Horse Trials (GBR) CCI4*-L
- Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials (GER) CCI5*-L
- MARS Bromont International Horse Trials (CAN) CCI4*-L
- The Event at Rebecca Farm (USA) CCI4*-L
SELECTION TIMELINE:
- TBA
MERs FOR THE FEI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
- TBA
Questions? Contact Gemma Stobbs at [email protected] or (859) 225-6929.
Athletes wishing to file a grievance challenging a denial or threatened denial to participate in competition, please see the Athlete’s Guide to Filing a Grievance Regarding Opportunity to Participate and Grievance Form. For procedural guidance for filing a grievance, please contact Emily Pratt at [email protected].