Aug. 19, 2025
Officials for the Dressage World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas in April have been selected.
The Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT), in partnership with the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Sports Commission, is hosting the World Cup Finals in dressage and jumping at Dickies Arena April 8-12, 2026.
President of the ground jury will be Christof Umbach of Luxembourg. The other judges are Elke Ebert of Germany, Magnus Ringmark of Sweden, Francis Verbeek of Netherlands and William Warren of USA. Alice Schwab of Austria will be traveling reserve and Jean-Michel Roudier of France non-traveling reserve.
Carlos Lopes of Portugal will be foreign technical delegate and Dan Chapman of Great Britain chief steward. The Judges’ Supervisory Panel comprises Evi Eisenhardt of Germany, Lilo Fore of USA and David Hunt of Great Britain.
Thomas Baur, who managed the dressage World Cup Finals in Omaha in 2017 and 2023, was named dressage competition manager.
The World Cup Finals are the world’s biggest annual individual championship for dressage and jumping horses and riders. The world’s top competitors, including Olympic and World champions, come from all over the globe to compete for the title of champion. First held in 1986, the dressage World Cup Final has been held in the U.S. in Los Angeles in 1995, Las Vegas in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2015 and Omaha in 2017 and 2023.
All-session tickets can be ordered online at https://www.fortworth2026.com/tickets. Anyone interested in VIP tables can make reservations at VIP Reservations. For group sales, please email Sydney at GroupSales@DickiesArena.com.