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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 1587

Saara Salminen prize money

£1,154 won from 15 paid rounds across 3 horses between 2022 and 2025, ranked 1587 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 Saara Salminen and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
3
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
Nero Van De Bucxtale
Leading rider
Veera Salminen
Paid seasons
3
PRIZE MONEY WON £1k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £513
PAID ROUNDS 15
WINS 1
TOP THREE 3
MEDIAN ROUND £45

The horses paid in Saara Salminen's name

Prize money won, by horse

3 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Nero Van De Bucxtale BWP 2009 6 1 77% £889
Panfu Van De Bisschop BWP 2011 7 17.2% £199
Pure Joy 3 HANN 2012 2 5.8% £67
Nero Van De Bucxtale £889
Panfu Van De Bisschop £199
Pure Joy 3 £67

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.

Saara Salminen prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

3 seasons

2023 is the best of them, £962. 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 Saara Salminen

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Veera Salminen 15 1 100% £1,154

None of these figures is a rider's income. The money was written to Saara Salminen 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 Saara Salminen has been paid for

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

15 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
2 Rabobank Grote Prijs van de Provincie Gelderland 2023-11-26 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £513
1 Berkelland Verhuur Prijs 2023-11-24 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £160
8 Rabobank Grand Prix van de Provincie Gelderland 2022-11-27 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £77
3 Indapp Prize 2023-06-04 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £64
5 Pfeiffer Rentals Prijs 2023-11-24 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Pure Joy 3 Veera Salminen £54
7 Indapp Prize 2023-06-03 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £51
5 Eeftink Rensing Prize 2022-11-25 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £45
5 Berkelland Verhuur Prijs 2023-11-24 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £45
7 Hendriks Ultieme klasse Prijs 2023-11-25 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Nero Van De Bucxtale Veera Salminen £43
12 Harry's Horse Prize 2022-11-27 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £21
9 Jumping de Achterhoek Prize 2022-11-26 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £21
7 Indapp Prize 2023-06-02 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £17
8 Hotel de Lindeboom Prize 2022-11-24 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £15
9 Pluimers Hindernissen Prijs 2023-11-23 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde International, no star rating Panfu Van De Bisschop Veera Salminen £15
14 Morrenhof-Jansen Prize - Juniors Small Tour 2025-05-29 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde International, no star rating Pure Joy 3 Veera Salminen £13

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. Saara Salminen has won 1 of these outright.

Where Saara Salminen has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 11 £1,009
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 4 £145

The owners either side of Saara Salminen

Ranked 1587 of 6,392, ahead of 75.2% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Anne-Lotte Tijhuis £1,208 European Youngsters £1,198 Nicole Botma £1,197 Mark Tolboom £1,193 Niels Brussen £1,186 Roderick Van den Engh £1,174 Jaimy-Lee Rutze £1,173 Tim Franssen,Marc Verheyden £1,172 T J Hall £1,166 James Starr £1,159 Albert Nijhof £1,145 Lettelbert Agro B.V. £1,122 Investment Drenthe BV £1,116 Sytze Van Dellen £1,112 Stal 't Hofstee £1,109 Laura Slager £1,105 Bart Haselbekke,B Wiefferink £1,103 Stal Everse Bv £1,092 Vdp Horses £1,084 Bethany Vos,Wim Vos £1,079

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Saara Salminen won?

£1,154 across 15 paid rounds between 2022 and 2025, which ranks 1587 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Saara Salminen own?

3 horses have been paid in Saara Salminen's name. Nero Van De Bucxtale has won the most of it, £889 across 6 rounds, which is 77% of the total.

Who rides for Saara Salminen?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. Veera Salminen has won £1,154 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Saara Salminen's biggest prize?

£513 for finishing 2nd in the Rabobank Grote Prijs van de Provincie Gelderland at Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde in 2023, with Nero Van De Bucxtale.

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 Saara Salminen, and the rest of the sport

Owners either side on the money list

Riders, shows and seasons

The rest of the section