Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, 26–30 December 2008."Comeback victory for Ludo Philippaerts at Mechelen World Cup," 31 December 2008 At the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, he had an individual rank of 9 and a team rank of 7. He competed at the World Equestrian Games twice before, in 1998 and 1990.
