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SHOW JUMPING · SWITZERLAND · RANK 443

Ken Balsiger prize money

£4,674 won from 2 paid rounds and 0 wins between 2019 and 2022, ranked 443 of 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Prize money won rather than income. A money prize in this sport is awarded to the owner of the horse, so the figure above is what Ken Balsiger's rounds were worth rather than what Ken Balsiger was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £5k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £4k
PAID ROUNDS 2
WINS 0
TOP THREE 1
MEDIAN ROUND £2,337

Ken Balsiger prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

2 seasons

A show jumping career does not climb the way a contract does. It moves with whichever horse is sound and in form, so a season with a top horse out of work looks like a collapse and is not one. Heros du Roumaillard alone accounts for 82.3% of everything Ken Balsiger has won.

The horses Ken Balsiger has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

2 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Heros du Roumaillard 1 82.3% £3,846
Nikos de Laubry 1 17.7% £828

Every round Ken Balsiger has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

2 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
3 Grand Prix des Espoirs 2019-12-14 CHI Geneva International, no star rating Heros du Roumaillard £3,846
7 Prix du Rhône 2022-12-10 CHI Geneva CSI5* Nikos de Laubry £828

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

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Ken Balsiger's rounds

2 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Menoud Jean 1 £3,846
Ken Balsiger 1 £828

This is the legal destination of the money rather than a sponsor list. Where the owner is a syndicate or a stable the cheque goes to the company; where the rider's own name appears, they owned the horse and kept the lot.

Where Ken Balsiger has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CHI Geneva 2 £4,674

The riders either side of Ken Balsiger

Ranked 443 of 3,331, ahead of 86.7% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Manon Hees £4,938 Philipp Schulze Topphoff £4,911 Bart Clarys £4,874 Billy Twomey £4,831 Joe Fernyhough £4,825 Victoria Gulliksen £4,821 Hollie Gerken £4,815 Charlotte Ash £4,811 Ali Al Khorafi £4,804 George Whitaker £4,693 Ruben Romp £4,657 Demi van Grunsven £4,640 Jordan Thompson £4,620 Catherine Van Roosbroeck £4,610 Finn Boerekamp £4,606 Rebecca Mcgoldrick £4,568 Lucy Townley £4,562 Jorinde Dolfijn £4,562 Madée Schuttenbeld £4,552 Chloe Winchester £4,533

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Ken Balsiger won?

£4,674 across 2 paid rounds between 2019 and 2022, which ranks 443 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Ken Balsiger keep that money?

Not all of it, and often not most of it. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider, and the rider is paid a share of it under a private agreement, usually alongside a monthly fee for keeping the horse in work. A rider who owns the horse keeps the whole cheque.

What is Ken Balsiger's biggest prize?

£3,846 for finishing 3rd in the Grand Prix des Espoirs at CHI Geneva in 2019.

Which horse has won Ken Balsiger the most?

Heros du Roumaillard, £3,846 across 1 paid rounds, which is 82.3% of everything Ken Balsiger has won.

Does Ken Balsiger have a salary?

No. Show jumping pays no wage at any level: there is no contract with a federation, no appearance money at most shows and no retainer. The money on this page is the whole of what the sport paid, and it was paid one round at a time.

Where to next

The riders around Ken Balsiger, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Ken Balsiger's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section