| Date | 5 September 1960 — 8:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Piazza di Siena, Villa Borghese, Roma | |
| Format | Top five advance to final round. | |
| Judge A | Gerard le Heux | NED |
| Judge B | Georges Margot | FRA |
| Judge C | Eduardo Yañez | CHI |
| Details | Time Limit: 12:30.0 | |
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Filatov | Absent | URS | 1,074 | |||
| 2 | Josef Neckermann | Asbach | GER | 1,071 | |||
| 3 | Gustav Fischer | Wald | SUI | 1,052 | |||
| 4 | Henri Saint Cyr | L'Étoile | SWE | 1,036 | |||
| 5 | Ivan Kalita | Korbey | URS | 1,010 | |||
| 6 | Patricia Galvin | Rath Patrick | USA | 995 | |||
| 7 | Rosemarie Springer | Doublette | GER | 985 | |||
| 8 | Henri Chammartin | Wolfdietrich | SUI | 978 | |||
| 9 | Yngve Viebke | Gaspari | SWE | 975 | |||
| 10 | António, Visconde de Mozelos | Greek Warrior | POR | 948 | |||
| 11 | Brenda Williams | Little Model | GBR | 939 | |||
| 12 | Jessica Newberry | Forstrat | USA | 927 | |||
| 13 | Johanna Hall | Conversano Caprice | GBR | 838 | |||
| 14 | František Šembera | Ivo | TCH | 832 | |||
| 15 | Jorge Cavoti | Vidriero | ARG | 828 | |||
| 16 | Krum Lekarski | Edgard | BUL | 799 | |||
| 17 | Luís Mena e Silva | Adonis | POR | 775 |