The Dressage World Championship is held every four years. The best horse and rider competitions in the world compete for individual and team titles. The Dressage World Championship is since 1990, held at the World Equestrian Games in conjunction with other equestrian world championships.
| Dressage World Championships, Individual Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Venue | Rider | Country | Horse |
| 1966 | Bern | Josef Neckermann | FR Germany | Mariano |
| 1970 | Aachen | Elena Petushkova | Soviet Union | Pepel |
| 1974 | Copenhagen | Reiner Klimke | FR Germany | Mehmed |
| 1978 | Goodwood | Christine Stückelberger | Switzerland | Granat |
| 1982 | Lausanne | Reiner Klimke | FR Germany | Ahlerich |
| 1986 | Cedar Valley | Anne-Grethe Jensen | Denmark | Marzog |
| 1990 | Stockholm | Nicole Uphoff | FR Germany | Rembrandt |
| 1994 | The Hague | Isabell Werth GP Special | Germany | Gigolo |
| Anky van Grunsven GP Freestyle | Netherlands | Bonfire | ||
| 1998 | Rome | Isabell Werth | Germany | Gigolo |
| 2002 | Jerez de la Frontera | Nadine Capellmann | Germany | Farbenfroh |
| 2006 | Aachen | Isabell Werth GP Special | Germany | Satchmo |
| Anky van Grunsven GP Freestyle | Netherlands | Salinero | ||
| 2010 | Kentucky | Edward Gal GP Special | Netherlands | Moorlands Totilas |
| Edward Gal GP Freestyle | Netherlands | Moorlands Totilas | ||
| Dressage World Championship | |||||||||
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| Team Results | |||||||||
| Year | Venue | Team | Riders / Horses | ||||||
| 1966 | Bern | FRG | Josef Neckermann / Mariano | Reiner Klimke / Dux | Harry Boldt / Remus | ||||
| 1970 | Aachen | URS | Elena Petushkova / Pepel | Ivan Kizimov / Ichor | Ivan Kalita / Tarif | ||||
| 1974 | Copenhagen | FRG | Reiner Klimke / Mehmed | Liselott Linsenhoff / Piaff | Karin Schlüter / Liostro | ||||
| 1978 | Goodwood | FRG | Uwe Schulten-Baumer / Slibowitz | Harry Boldt / Woycek | Gabriella Grillo / Ultimo | ||||
| 1982 | Lausanne | FRG | Reiner Klimke / Ahlerich | Gabriella Grillo / Galapagos | Uwe Schulten-Baumer / Madras | ||||
| 1986 | Cedar Valley | FRG | Reiner Klimke / Pascal | Gina Capellmann / Ampère | Jo Hinemann / Ideaal | Herbert Krug / Dukat | |||
| 1990 | Stockholm | FRG | Nicole Uphoff / Rembrandt | Sven Rothenberger / Ideaal | Ann-Kathrin Kroth / Golfstrom | Monica Theodorescu / Ganimedes | |||
| 1994 | The Hague | GER | Isabell Werth / Gigolo | Nicole Uphoff / Rembrandt | Borbet Klaus Balkenhol / Goldstern | Karin Rehbein/ Donnerhall | |||
| 1998 | Rome | GER | Isabell Werth / Gigolo | Nadine Capellmann / Gracioso | Karin Rehbein / Donnerhall | Ulla Salzgeber / Rusty | |||
| 2002 | Jerez | GER | Nadine Capellmann / Farbenfroh | Ulla Salzgeber / Rusty | Klaus Husenbeth / Piccolino | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff / Renoir | |||
| 2006 | Aachen | GER | Isabell Werth / Satchmo | Nadine Capellmann / Elvis | Heike Kemmer / Bonapart | Hubertus Schmidt / Wansuela Suerte | |||
| 2010 | Kentucky | NED | Hans Peter Minderhoud / Nadine | Imke Schellekens-Bartels / Sunrise | Adelinde Cornelissen / Parzival | Edward Gal / Moorlands Totilas | |||