Harry Meade with CAVALIER CRYSTAL [ISH} (GBR) at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2025. © Pam Cunningham/Irish Eventing Times
British eventer Harry Meade has taken over the top spot in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings for the first time in his career.
Harry Meade’s rise to the number one position comes after a run of outstanding results, including top-four finishes at both Kentucky and Badminton 5*this spring. At Kentucky, he placed third with Et Hop du Matz and fourth with Grafennacht, before returning to Badminton to take fourth and sixth with Cavalier Crystal and Superstition. His consistency at five-star level was also evident last year at Burghley, where he finished third and fourth with Cavalier Crystal and Annaghmore Valoner.
In second is Tom McEwen, and in third is Ros Canter .
Irish riders in the Top 50 of the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings.
Four Irish riders in the Top 50
12th Austin O’Connor, 24th Ian Cassells, 33rd Jennifer Kuehnle and in 35th Padraig McCarthy
