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SHOW JUMPING · NATION 44 OF 73

New Zealand show jumping prize money

£3,294 won by 5 riders between 2021 and 2026, 0% of everything the section holds.

Riders paid
5
Leading rider
Melody Matheson
Paid rounds
28
Wins
3
Median cheque
£58
PRIZE MONEY WON £3k
PER RIDER £659
RANKED 44 of 73
SHARE OF THE SPORT 0%
HORSES PAID 11
SHOWS PAID AT 7

Every New Zealand rider in the money

Prize money won, 2021 to 2026

5 riders

Melody Matheson £2,529
Luke Dee £598
Bruce Goodin £85
Annabel Francis £68
Tom Tarver - Priebe £13
# Rider Paid rounds Wins Span Share Prize money
01 Melody Matheson 24 3 2022 to 2026 76.8% £2,529
02 Luke Dee 1 2025 18.2% £598
03 Bruce Goodin 1 2021 2.6% £85
04 Annabel Francis 1 2024 2.1% £68
05 Tom Tarver - Priebe 1 2025 0.4% £13

Melody Matheson holds 76.8% of the New Zealand total alone. That is the ordinary shape of a prize-money sport rather than a quirk of this country: the money follows the horses that can jump the biggest classes, and a nation rarely has more than two or three of them at once.

What New Zealand wins each season

In time order, not sorted

6 seasons

2023 is the best season New Zealand has had, £857. A national total moves with which shows ran and which horses were sound, so a step in this chart is usually a calendar or an injury rather than a change in how good the country is.

The horses New Zealand riders are paid on

A horse is credited on every result sheet, and the cheque follows its owner

11 horses

# Horse Paid rounds Wins Prize money
01 Kentucky Balia Nl 9 £1,078
02 Gangster Ww 1 £598
03 Incredible Z 5 1 £528
04 Lidante 2 2 £462
05 Enya Mh 2 £197
06 Aventurina Z 2 2 £185
07 Backatorps Danny V 1 £85
08 Nebraska van 't Vianahof 1 £68
09 Chaccotique Z 3 £68
10 Otherwise Vds 1 £13
11 Chupalino 1 £13

Who the cheques are written to

Owners of record behind New Zealand results

13 owners

# Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
01 Dinand Noeverman & Maartje Lanooy 2 £654
02 Fiona Hall,Luke Dee 1 £598
03 Ilse Peels 5 £528
04 Mulder Sporthorses B.V. 2 £462
05 Maartje Lanooy 5 £304
06 Melody Matheson,Angela Miller,Judith Matthews 2 £197
07 Jan Van der Lei,Stal de Bergkampen 2 £185
08 Maartje Lanooy,Dinand Noeverman 2 £120
09 Bäckatorp Ryder AB, Bruce Goodin, Ulrika Goodin 1 £85
10 Deborah Francis 1 £68
11 Stal Thijssen B.V. 3 £68
12 Warner Van der Sluis 1 £13
13 Harm Sievers 1 £13

An owner is not always a person. A stable, a stud or a company can hold the horse, and where it does the prize money is paid to the business and the rider takes a share of it under a private agreement. Every owner the sport has paid is here.

Where New Zealand riders are paid

By show, across every edition in the section

7 shows

Show Paid rounds Wins Prize money
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 10 3 £1,326
Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 3 £782
CSI Ommen 7 £761
CSI Exloo 5 £248
CSI Ermelo 1 £85
CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena 1 £85
Indoor Groningen 1 £7

What level New Zealand wins at

The star rating is a floor on the prize fund

4 levels

Level Paid rounds Share Prize money
CSI5* 1 2.6% £85
CSI3* 3 20.6% £679
CSI2* 13 46.8% £1,541
CSI1* 11 30% £988

New Zealand against the nations either side

The ranks around 44 of 73

Rank 44

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money have New Zealand riders won?

£3,294 across 28 paid rounds and 3 wins, which is 0% of everything this section holds and ranks New Zealand 44 of 73.

Who is the highest paid show jumper from New Zealand?

Melody Matheson, £2,529 from 24 paid rounds and 3 wins, which is 76.8% of the national total on their own.

How many New Zealand riders have won prize money?

5, between 2021 and 2026. They average £659 each, and the median cheque a New Zealand rider has been handed is £58.

Where do New Zealand riders win their money?

CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde is the best paying week for them: £1,326 across 10 paid rounds.

Does the New Zealand federation pay its show jumpers?

No. A federation selects a team and covers its costs at a championship, and that is the whole of the relationship. Every figure here is prize money won class by class, and under the rules the cheque is written to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider.

Where to next

The riders, the horses and the nations around this one