Portugal leads the provisional standings of the Working Equitation World Championship after the opening Dressage day
Jerez de la Frontera, 10 September 2026. The 7th World Championship of Working Equitation continues today, Thursday, at the facilities of the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, after yesterday's opening day of competition with the start of the Dressage phase.
A total of 45 horse-and-rider combinations took to the arena yesterday in a phase that, due to the large number of participants, has been split between Wednesday and Thursday. The remaining competitors will complete the Dressage today before the final standings of this first phase of the Championship are established.
Provisional standings
| Pos. | Rider | Horse | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilberto Filipe Silva | Morante | Portugal | 79.136 % |
| 2 | Nicole Silva | Inca | Portugal | 72.901 % |
| 3 | Diana Wader | Encantador Caniceir | Germany | 71.358 % |
| … | ||||
| 12 | José Ríos Pascual | Morante | Spain | 66.667 % |
| … | ||||
| 16 | Joan Crespo Grimalt | Ordoñez 50% | Spain | 65.494 % |
After yesterday's day, Portugal occupies the top two places of the provisional standings.
Spanish participation
The Spanish team began its participation yesterday with José Ríos Pascual (Morante), provisionally twelfth, and Joan Crespo Grimalt (Ordoñez 50%), sixteenth.
Today's programme
The competition continues throughout this morning with the second part of the Dressage phase and the participation of the other two members of the Spanish team:
- 9:30 am — Sebastián López García with Legendario Puli
- 12:40 pm — Antonio Hernández Santana with Airoso
Next trials
Once the Dressage is complete, the sporting programme of the World Championship will continue with the following trials, in a competition that combines:
- Dressage
- Ease of Handling
- Speed
- Cattle Work
The staging of the 7th Working Equitation World Championship once again places Jerez de la Frontera at the centre of international equestrian news, with the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art as its venue and bringing together representatives from many countries.
Jerez Ciudad del Caballo will continue to report daily on the development of the championship, its results and its main highlights.
