The qualification period for all 2025 FEI Driving Championships starts on January 1,  2024, and ends on the nominated entries date of the relevant Championship. New FEI Dressage tests for four-in-hand horses and Pairs and four-in-hand Ponies and Pairs have been in development and will be approved no later than December 30, 2024. The FEI Driving Combined Driving Season begins in the USA in January in Florida. 

There will be five FEI World Driving Championships in 2025

Links to the tests, when approved, will be updated to this page.

• 1. FEI Driving European Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses
     New driven dressage test for 2025 in development
  2. FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses
     New driven dressage test for 2025 in development
  3. FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies
     New driven dressage test for 2025 in development
     for Pony Four-in-Hand and Pony Pair
     (same as for the horses)
  4. FEI Driving World Championship for Young Horses
  5. FEI Para Driving World Championship for Single Horses

The qualification period for all 2025 Championships starts on 1 January 2024 and ends on the nominated entries date of the relevant Championship.

FEI Driving European Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses

To qualify, the Athlete must obtain the 3* Status as per art. 913.2, prior to obtaining the following qualifying results at two (2) different International Driving events:
3* Drivers must:

• Achieve a score of 65 points or less in the Dressage competition during a CH-M-A4, CAIO4*,
  CAI3* or CAI3* World Cup Qualifier
• Successfully complete (without Elimination, Disqualification or Retirement) all three competitions
  (Dressage, Cones, Marathon) in their own class.

At least one of the qualifying results, as defined above, must be achieved no earlier than 1 January 2025.

FEI Dressage Test 3*B H4 will be run at the Championship.

FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses

To qualify, the Athlete must obtain the 3* Status as per art. 913.2, prior to obtaining the following
qualifying results at two (2) different International Driving events:
3* Drivers must:

• Achieve a score of 65 points or less in the Dressage competition during a CAIO4* or CAI3*; and
• Successfully complete (without Elimination, Disqualification or Retirement) all three competitions
  (Dressage, Cones, Marathon) in their own class.

At least one of the qualifying results as defined above must be achieved no earlier than 1 January 2025.

The Championship’s Dressage Test is pending confirmation, as the FEI is developing a new test to be finalized by December 31, 2024.

FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies

The FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies has all divisions, Single, Pair and Four-in-Hand.

To qualify, the Athlete must obtain the 3* Status as per art. 913.2, prior to obtaining the following qualifying results at two (2) different International Driving events:
3* Drivers must:

•  Achieve a score of 65 points or less in their respective Dressage competition class during a CAIO4*
  or CAI3*; and
•  Successfully complete (without Elimination, Disqualification or Retirement) all three competitions
  (Dressage, Cones, Marathon) in their own class.

At least one of the qualifying results as defined above must be achieved no earlier than on the 1st January 2025.

The Dressage Test for Pair and Four-in-Hand Ponies at the Championship is pending confirmation, as the FEI is developing a new test. The Pair and Four-in-Hand Pony tests are scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2024.

The test 3*HP1 will be run for the Pony Single Championship.

FEI Driving World Championship for Young Horses

Each National Federation is responsible for the qualification and selection of the Young Horses entered for the Championship.

The Young Horses Tests will be run at the Championship.
Aptitude Tests (Dressage) for Young Driving Horses

FEI Para Driving World Championship for Single Horses

Each National Federation is responsible for the qualification and selection of the Athletes and Horses
entered for the Championship.

All Athletes must be classified by the FEI before the start of the first competition at the FEI Para Driving Championship.

FEI Driven Dressage Test CAI1*and CPEAI will be run at the Championship.