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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 577

Florence Schmitz prize money

£5,678 won from 4 paid rounds across 2 horses between 2018 and 2022, ranked 577 of 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

This is money received rather than money a rider took home. The sport awards a money prize to the owner or lessee of the horse, so the figure above is what was written to Florence Schmitz and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
2
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
Balenciana K
Leading rider
Edouard Schmitz
Paid seasons
4
PRIZE MONEY WON £6k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £3k
PAID ROUNDS 4
WINS 0
TOP THREE 0
MEDIAN ROUND £1,403

The horses paid in Florence Schmitz's name

Prize money won, by horse

2 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Balenciana K HANN 2009 2 50.6% £2,872
Quno HOLST 2009 2 49.4% £2,806

Prize money is not what an owner's balance sheet runs on, and a string this size makes the point: the entry fees, the transport, the stabling and the rider's monthly fee all come out before any of this does. The return on a show jumper is what it sells for, and the winnings are the advertisement.

Florence Schmitz prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

4 seasons

2019 is the best of them, £2,564. An owner's season moves with whichever horse is sound, and a year that falls away is usually one good horse out of work rather than a smaller string.

Who rode for Florence Schmitz

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Edouard Schmitz 4 100% £5,678

None of these figures is a rider's income. The money was written to Florence Schmitz and the rider's share of it is a private agreement, usually a percentage on top of a monthly fee for keeping the horse in work.

Every round Florence Schmitz has been paid for

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

4 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
4 Prix des Communes Genevoises 2019-12-13 CHI Geneva CSI5* Balenciana K Edouard Schmitz £2,564
9 Trophée de Genève 2021-12-09 CHI Geneva CSI5* Quno Edouard Schmitz £2,070
11 Credit Suisse Challenge 2022-12-10 CHI Geneva CSI5* Quno Edouard Schmitz £736
9 Prix des Vins de Genève 2018-12-06 CHI Geneva CSI5* Balenciana K Edouard Schmitz £308

Every figure is converted to sterling so the rounds can be added up: show jumping pays in the currency of wherever it is run, euros across most of the calendar, sterling at the British shows and Swiss francs at Geneva.

Where Florence Schmitz has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CHI Geneva 4 £5,678

The owners either side of Florence Schmitz

Ranked 577 of 6,392, ahead of 91% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Florence Schmitz won?

£5,678 across 4 paid rounds between 2018 and 2022, which ranks 577 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Florence Schmitz own?

2 horses have been paid in Florence Schmitz's name. Balenciana K has won the most of it, £2,872 across 2 rounds, which is 50.6% of the total.

Who rides for Florence Schmitz?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. Edouard Schmitz has won £5,678 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Florence Schmitz's biggest prize?

£2,564 for finishing 4th in the Prix des Communes Genevoises at CHI Geneva in 2019, with Balenciana K.

Why does the owner get the money and not the rider?

Because the sport writes it that way. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner or lessee of the horse, and the athlete is paid out of it under a private agreement rather than by the show. The reasoning is that the horse is the entrant and the expense: the entry fee, the transport, the stabling and the groom are all the owner’s bill, and the prize money is the return on it.

Where to next

The owners around Florence Schmitz, and the rest of the sport