Monaco’s Anastasia Nielsen, the 2023 European Junior champion with Tailormade Contou and pictured here partnering Beau van de Hagenhorst Z at last year’s European Young Rider Championship in Riesenbeck (GER), has moved up to seventh in the Jumping U25 ranking at the age of just 20 after winning last month’s 5* St Tropez Grand Prix with ESI Rocky. © FEI / Anna Theilen

FEI Jumping U25 Ranking: Spits maintains lead

Thibeau Spits continues his dominance of the U25 rankings into a fifth month, holding onto the world number one spot despite the gap between the Belgian and his closest rival Antoine Ermann (FRA) closing slightly. Spits, who posted an impressive second-place finish in last month’s 5* St Tropez Grand Prix with Impress-K van't Kattenheye Z for an end-June tally of 2,172, now has a 175-point advantage over Ermann, who stays second on 1,997. In an unchanged top-four, Ireland’s Tom Wachman sits in third on 1,784, a mere 11 points ahead of the USA’s Skylar Wireman on 1,773. The UAE’s Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzooqi is a newbie in fifth, up one slot on 1,655 after switching places with Jack Whitaker (GBR), who drops to sixth on 1,579. There’s also a newcomer in seventh place, which is now occupied by Swiss-born Anastasia Nielsen. The 20-year-old, who competes for Monaco and had a major 5* breakthrough when partnering ESI Rocky to victory in the St Tropez 5* feature at the expense of Spits, is well in the mix on 1,500 points.

FEI Dressage World Youth Ranking - U25: Unchanged top three led by Bergåkra

Cecilia Bergåkra, who rewrote history at the end of May by becoming the first Swedish U25 Dressage world number one, still heads the rankings on 1,688 points with the aptly-named My Friend, and was shortlisted for the Swedish squad at next month’s FEI World Championships in Aachen (GER) after a successful Nations Cup debut in Hagen (GER). The Danish-born athlete, who turned 25 earlier this month, retains her 50-point advantage over the Dutch combination of Robin Heiden and Hollywood in second, with Lara van Nek (NED) and All At Once holding third on 1,624. A hat-trick of U25 wins for the Hungarian partnership of Jazmin Yom Tov and For Joy 37 on home ground at Pilisjászfalu has boosted their tally to 1,554 for a leap up from 31st to fourth. The 24-year-old, who has been representing Hungary in FEI Youth championships since 2015, also scored a senior Pilisjászfalu double with Jack Black WW to claim the Grand Prix and Freestyle in the FEI World Cup™ qualifier.

FEI Dressage World Youth Rankings – Y, J, P, Ch

Young Riders: Van Dulst’s First Choice is staying world number one

Anniek van Dulst and My First Choice – Dutopia have not been seen in an international arena since the beginning of May, but that hasn’t stopped the Dutch combination from holding onto the number one slot in the Young Riders rankings. Their tally of 1,846 leaves them 107 points clear of another Dutch pair, Yasmin Westerink and Amphitryon OLD, who have climbed back up to second on 1,739. Anna Have Larsen-Ledet (DEN) and Finnigan-Vitz, who had a temporary hold on second in the end-May rankings, have slid back down to third on 1,730 ahead of Michella Skovsager and Blue Hors Elliott, fourth on 1,656.

Juniors: High-scoring Sully holds lead

Isla Sully and Vagabond de Massa were the only pair to break the 70% mark at Wellington (GBR) over the first weekend of last month, when a mark of 72.598% in the Junior Individual Competition gave the British duo a back-to-back double over two days. Not surprisingly, their tally of 1,797 also keeps them ahead in the Junior rankings, maintaining the five-point gap back to Rikke Maria Schoubye Johansen (DEN) and Baunehoejens Carpaccio, while Laura Qvist (DEN) and Hafsjolds Ranger remain third on 1,735. Italy’s Matteo Borghesi and Incognito are still fourth on 1,701, while Germany’s Martha Raupach and Francis Drake OLD have executed the climb of the month, up from 74th to fifth on 1,696.

Ponies: Gosmann and Diamantini EA WE stay in front

Germany’s Leni-Sophie Gosmann and Diamantini EA WE returned to the international stage on home footing at Hagen last month, notching up two wins and a second to keep themselves out in front in the Ponies ranking. Their total of 1,945 leaves them eight points clear of Fabienne Raijmakers (NED) and Wrong Is Right in second, with Lilly Kasselmann and Nasdaq FH a single point behind in third on 1936. Biggest mover award in the top-10 goes to Denmark’s Agnes Ørnskov Beier and the appropriately titled DSP Der Kleine Champion, whose new monthly tally of 1,801 has legged them up from 38th to seventh.

Children: Kasselmann and Vodka Soda back on top

Germany’s Lilly Kasselmann, who had not campaigned her larger partner Vodka Soda since November last year while she focused on her pony ride Nasdaq FH in Florida at the beginning of this season, is back at number one in the Children on Horses rankings after picking up three podium finishes at home in Hagen last month. Now on 2,381, Kasselmann and Vodka Soda have overtaken their Belgian rivals Shirley Vanerom and Ogami van het Beukenhof by just six points. Italy’s Mirco Mazza and Settimo Cielo, who have posted no fewer than 10 wins to date this year, are up two spots into third on 2,315, with Belgium’s Emilija Rucinskaite and Nice Guy STW’s unbroken run of five first places allowing them to move up from 31st to fourth on 2,311.

FEI Eventing U25, Young Riders & Juniors World Rankings

U25: Böckmann isn’t moving from top spot

Calvin Böckmann, who has been named for the German squad at the inaugural U25 world championship in Millstreet (IRL) later this month with his Chaumont en Vexin (FRA) 3* runner-up Altair de la Cense, continues to head the U25 Eventing rankings. Sitting on a total of 255, he is 25 points clear of Australia’s Oliver Barrett, who is also be aiming for a place on the Millstreet medal podium. Alice Casburn (GBR), another athlete heading across the water to Ireland, is in third on 212 ahead of her two compatriots Isabelle (Issy) Cook fourth on 176 and Jasmine Underwood fifth with 152. Lamoza Velisha, who will also be flying the Australian flag at the championships, has moved up two places to sixth after picking up two 4* wins inside five weeks with Call Me Cooley.

Young Riders: No changes at the top

There are no changes at the sharp end of the Young Riders ranking, with Isabelle (Issy) Cook still heading the charge on 176 points. The British athlete, who is fourth in the U25s, maintains her 24-point advantage over compatriot Jasmine Underwood, who also sits immediately behind Cook in the U25 category. Australia’s Lamoza Velisha, fresh off her Melbourne 4* win at the beginning of last month, holds onto third on 143, ahead of another Briton, Jago Jackson in fourth with 138 points after another 3* win, this time at Alnwick Ford (GBR) with Barrington Highlight K. Impressively, the British can lay claim to 50% of the top-10 in this division.

Juniors: Howard holds firm at helm

Included in that Young Riders top-10 is Ella Howard, up a place in sixth, but the 18-year-old cannot climb any higher in the Juniors ranking as she’s already at the top and her tally of 117 leaves her an incredible 58 points clear of the next in line. New Zealander Tessa Bradcock, who travelled over to Australia and claimed a sixth-place finish at the 3* in Adelaide back in April with Ceremony, has moved up a rung to second on 59, two points ahead of Matis Cogniet (FRA). Pia Sophie Schreiber (GER), previously in second behind Howard, has dropped to fourth on 53.

FEI Para Dressage U18 World Individual Ranking: Williams posts huge lead

There’s another even more impressive gap between world number one and world number two in the U18 Para Dressage ranking. British Grade I athlete Elan Williams, who moved up to the top spot at the end of May, has now got a massive 381-point lead after some high-scoring results with Nalique at Wellington (GBR), where the only ones keeping them out of the winner’s enclosure were Paralympic bronze medal pair Mari Durward-Akhurst (GBR) and Athene Lindebjerg. Williams’ 1,329 points keeps the 17-year-old as undisputed leader of the U18 rankings, followed home by Hong Kong’s Lok Yee Louie Lam (Grade II), up a place from third on 948. Former overall rankings leader Clodagh Walsh (Grade I), a member of the Irish quartet that finished second in the teams at Wellington behind the host nation, has dropped to third on 709 points.

FEI Endurance Junior/Young Riders World Ranking: China’s Sui new world number one

China’s Jiahe Sui, who had moved up to third in the end-May rankings, has taken over the top spot after posting her third 3* 160-kilometre top-10 finish of the year. All three completions have been recorded in partnership with different horses, and it was JM Kriptonita that recorded the best result of the trio when finishing fourth at the Spanish ride in Tordera back in April. Sui’s total of 732 puts her 81 points clear of the UAE’s Rashed Mohamed Atiq Khamis Almehairi, who is up from fifth to second on 651. Annamaria Clarke (USA) continues her upward trajectory, up another place to third on 620, 18 points clear of former world number one, the UAE’s Ali Abdulla Ali Bin Zayed Alfalasi.

FEI Endurance Junior/Young Riders Combination World Ranking: Louhichi and Karawene Carthage stay top

Tunisia’s Rayan Louhichi, who has moved up a spot to ninth in the Youth athletes ranking, holds onto his lead in the Youth combination category with Karawene Carthage, and the nine-year-old stallion also remains at the head of the dedicated Youth Horse ranking. A total of 356 puts them 54 points ahead of Bahrain’s Sultan Abdulaziz Mayoof Alromaihi and Haqtar du Carrelie, up from third on 302. Kuwait’s Dekheel E D Almutairi and Follow Me Font Noire are also up a place to third on 293, with former world number two combination, Rashed Mohamed Atiq Khamis Almehairi (UAE) and Shardell Jaeger, now down in fourth with 280.

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