The three FEI World Cups at MUTUA MADRID HORSE WEEK bring together the world’s elite in show jumping, dressage and driving
12 Nov 2026Madrid, 12 November 2026. The Formula 1 of equestrian sport requires not only the finest horses in the world, but also the very best drivers and an outstanding line-up of riders, female riders, carriage drivers and female carriage drivers ranked among the FEI’s top competitors. The upcoming edition of MUTUA MADRID HORSE WEEK will bring together a constellation of equestrian stars in Madrid, competing across its three World Cups: the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™, the FEI Dressage World Cup™ and this year’s major new addition, the FEI Driving World Cup™.
Together with the traditional MMHW CSI1*, these three competitions will make up an outstanding programme, featuring leading national and international names ready to turn the main arena in Hall 6 at IFEMA Madrid into the epicentre of international equestrian sport.
Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™: A Clash of Titans
The highlight of the Jumping World Cup, the Gran Premio Mutua Ciudad de Madrid (CSI 5*, featuring 160 cm obstacles), will bring together the biggest names in the discipline on Sunday 29 November, during a single session running from 12:00 to 17:30. Most are familiar faces to Madrid’s equestrian fans, including Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat and Germany’s Daniel Deusser, both ranked in the world’s top 10; France’s Julien Epaillard, a two-time winner in Madrid, and Kevin Staut; Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann; Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs; Austria’s Max Kühner; Germany’s Christian Ahlmann; the Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten; Belgium’s Gilles Thomas; and Ireland’s Denis Lynch. All feature among the world’s top 50.
Spain will also be strongly represented, with leading riders such as Eduardo Álvarez Aznar, Sergio Álvarez Moya, Pilar Cordón, Imma Roquet, Álvaro González de Zárate, Jesús Garmendia and Armando Trapote, currently ranked 61st in the FEI world rankings and one of the riders in particularly impressive form this season.
FEI Dressage World Cup™: Spanish Elegance and Mastery
The prestigious international line-up for the dressage competition, which will feature the Gran Premio Grupo Eulen on Saturday from 14:15 to 17:30, is led by Spanish riders José Antonio García Mena, ranked 32nd in the FEI rankings, Claudio Castilla, José Antonio Jiménez Cobo, Lucía Gallardo and the legendary Beatriz Ferrer-Salat.
They will be joined by other top-level international riders, including Portugal’s Maria Caetano (ranked 21st), the Netherlands’ Thamar Zweistra and Singapore’s Caroline Chew.
FEI Driving World Cup™: Skill, Speed and Adrenaline
The major new feature of this year’s MMHW is the addition of a third FEI World Cup: the FEI Driving World Cup™, which will bring the evening sessions on Thursday, from 17:30 to 22:30, and Friday, from 18:45 to midnight, to a spectacular close.
The arrival of driving in Madrid promises to make this competition one of the most eagerly anticipated and adrenaline-filled highlights of the event. The main arena will welcome some of the finest carriage drivers in the world, including Australia’s Boyd Exell, a seven-time world champion; Belgium’s Dries Degrieck; and the Netherlands’ Koos de Ronde, ranked first, second and third respectively in the FEI rankings. They will be joined by Germany’s spectacular female driver Anna Sandmann (ranked fifth) and the Netherlands’ young champion Bram Chardon (ranked 11th).
Spain will also be represented in this FEI Driving World Cup™ leg by one of the discipline’s leading figures, Córdoba-born Antonio Pérez de Pedrajas, guaranteeing a thrilling show for MMHW fans and families alike.
Tickets to enjoy the outstanding performances of all these competitors are already on sale: