Mel Thijssen prize money
£3,466 won from 6 paid rounds across 1 horse between 2021 and 2025, ranked 832 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 Mel Thijssen , who rode the horses as well and kept the lot.
- Horses paid
- 1
- Riders paid on them
- 1
- Leading horse
- Juice
- Leading rider
- Mel Thijssen
- Paid seasons
- 4
The horses paid in Mel Thijssen's name
Prize money won, by horse
| Horse | Studbook | Born | Paid rounds | Wins | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juice | KWPN | 2014 | 6 | 100% | £3,466 |
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.
Mel Thijssen prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
2025 is the best of them, £2,538. 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 Mel Thijssen
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Thijssen | 6 | 100% | £3,466 |
Mel Thijssen is the owner of record as well as the rider, which is the only arrangement in show jumping where the whole cheque stays in one place.
Every round Mel Thijssen has been paid for
Competition, horse, rider and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Horse | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Borek Prize 2025 | The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | CSI5* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £2,410 |
| 3 | PlasmaMade Prize 2021-09-04 | CSI Exloo | CSI1* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £308 |
| 2 | Paas Afbouw Prijs 2022-01-07 | CSI Exloo | CSI2* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £256 |
| 3 | Plospan & Ronnie Aalders Houtvezel Prijs 2022-01-08 | CSI Exloo | CSI2* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £192 |
| 10 | THE EQUINE GIVEAWAYS ROYAL INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2024-07-26 | Hickstead | CSI5* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £171 |
| 9 | KNHS Prize 2025 | The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | CSI5* | Juice | Mel Thijssen | £128 |
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 Mel Thijssen has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | 2 | £2,538 |
| CSI Exloo | 3 | £756 |
| Hickstead | 1 | £171 |
The owners either side of Mel Thijssen
Ranked 832 of 6,392, ahead of 87% of every owner the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Mel Thijssen won?
£3,466 across 6 paid rounds between 2021 and 2025, which ranks 832 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.
Which horses does Mel Thijssen own?
1 horse has been paid in Mel Thijssen's name. Juice has won the most of it, £3,466 across 6 rounds, which is 100% of the total.
Who rides for Mel Thijssen?
Mel Thijssen, who is also the owner of record. That is the one arrangement in the sport where the prize money and the person jumping are the same balance sheet: no share to negotiate and no fee to pay.
What is Mel Thijssen's biggest prize?
£2,410 for finishing 4th in the Borek Prize at The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2025, with Juice.
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 Mel Thijssen, and the rest of the sport
Owners either side on the money list
- Stefan Morssinkhof
- Jasper Van der Waaij
- Haras Des Coudrettes
- Max Routledge
- Debbie Nuttall
- Pontegadea Espana slu Marta Ortega Perez, Springstal van der Vleuten
- Marie Claudine Morlion
- Ludger Beerbaum Stables , Av Horses (20004114), Stal De Sjiem (20004113)
- Gerald Hindriks , Rob Scherphof (10024698)
- Adrian Schmid
- Emil Spadone , Stal Hendrix (20000075)
- Denis Lynch, Tipperary's Finest Est.
- Bianca Mittelstaedt
- Nicola Rogers
- John Steels
- Marie Claude Segonzac , Serge Batailler
- John Renwick , Laura Renwick
- Global One Horses Ltd.
- Ludger Beerbaum Stables Gmbh
- Evergate Stables LLC, H. Smolders