The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) has published its rankings for 2026. In show jumping, Jireh from Bull Run v. Uriko and his breeder Timm Peters (Bargenstedt) the list.
Participate in the variety Diabolo v. Diarado and Fritz Maschmann (Wrohe) takes second place. In the ranking of the studbooks, the Association of Holstein Breeders e.V. claims second place (Versatility) and third place (Jumping) for itself.
„This award is something very special for my family and me,“ says Timm Peters. „26 years ago I took over the breeding from my father and since then we have already experienced one or two successes, but also some setbacks. Now to lead Jireh to this globally recognized ranking fills us with pride and gratitude.“
With the now deceased Elfriede Bornholdt in Moorrege, Timm Peters bought a foal a few years ago that was to have a lasting impact on his breeding: Conella v. Colman-Contender from the 890 line. He repeatedly paired the Brown with Uriko. And that turned out to be a very good decision. Immediately in the first year she gave birth to Jireh. In sport, Lena Glisic had already bred Jireh under the name Uno – just like many horses from Peter’s breeding.
At the age of six, the Holsteinian then moved to Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and has since been excelling in every competition. In the 2026 season, the pair impressively demonstrated their class: highlights included victory in the CSI5* Grand Prix in Doha as well as other significant achievements, including a victory in a 1.60-meter competition as part of the Global Champions Tour in Rome.
In this year's overall ranking, the Holsteiner horses and their breeders are in bronze position in the jumping category.
For that, these six horses with the best points did it:
Jireh from Bull Run v. Uriko-Colman (Timm Peters, Bargenstedt), Stamm 890, with Kristen Vanderveen (USA) in 1st place
Casturano v. Castelan I-Canturo (Reimer Detlef Hennings, Bendorf), Stamm 318D1, with Conor Swail (IRL) in 12th place
Cloudio v. Casall-Cassini I (Heike Arendt, Sollwitt), lineage 5889, with Richard Vogel (GER) in 12th place
Cornwall BH v. Con Air-Cambridge (Jessica Morgenroth, Krummesse), strain 4025, with David Blake (USA) in 30th place
Theo v. Christian Calando IV (Jenny Abrahamson, SWE-Karlskrona), lineage 8856, Conor Swail (IRL) in 42nd place
Carissimo v. Cascadello I-Clinton I (Sport A Media S.R.O., SLO-Vinicne), strain 2666
Holstein also successful internationally in the versatility category
Not only in the show jumping sport, but also in the dressage discipline, Holsteiner horses are successfully competing at the international level. In the WBFSH ranking of the dressage horses 2026, six representatives are among the 26 best-placed horses, and the Holsteiner Association thus ranks second here.
Ranked second in the Breeder Rankings Diabolo v. Diarado-Aljano from the breeding Fritz Maschmann From Wrohe, who, like Bull Run’s Jireh, is a representative of the Holstein strain 890. Under William Coleman (USA), the horse has been among the world’s best for several years. This year, the pair won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Aachen with the team and placed a strong fourth in the individual competition.
In this year's overall ranking of studbooks, the Holsteiner horses and their breeders rank silver in the versatility category.
For that, these six horses with the best points did it:
Diabolo v. Diarado-Aljano (Fritz Maschmann, Wrohe), Stamm 890, and William Coleman (USA) in 2nd place
London v. Landos-Quinar (Ocke Riewerts, Föhr), Stall 3200, and Laura Collett (GBR) in 11th place
JL Dublin v. Diarado-Canto (Volker Göttsche-Götze, Groß Buchwald), 1907 generation, and Tom McEwen (GBR) in 20th place
Carlitos Quidditch K v. Quiwi Dream-Cassini I (Miriam Kühl, Broderstorf), strain 6082, and Malin Hansen-Hotopp (GER) in 21st place
Cartania v. Cartani-Clinton (Günther Koch, Vollerwick), Stamm 2895, and Felix Vogg (SUI) in 22nd placeCommando v. Connor-Amigo xx (Joachim Siebke, Thumby), dam 268, and Boyd Martin (USA) in 26th place.