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SHOW JUMPING · NETHERLANDS · RANK 69

Mel Thijssen prize money

£57,046 won from 47 paid rounds and 8 wins between 2021 and 2026, ranked 69 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 Mel Thijssen's rounds were worth rather than what Mel Thijssen was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £57k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £9k
PAID ROUNDS 47
WINS 8
TOP THREE 17
MEDIAN ROUND £256

Mel Thijssen prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

6 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. Florida Balia Nl alone accounts for 47.3% of everything Mel Thijssen has won.

The horses Mel Thijssen has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

17 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Florida Balia Nl 8 4 47.3% £27,004
Grieg S 6 19.6% £11,180
Chic Fou de La Bastide 5 2 13.4% £7,669
Juice 6 6.1% £3,466
Arnold 46 1 1 4.4% £2,538
Cartolana 2 3 2.8% £1,579
Jarizona van de Muggenhoek 2 1 2.7% £1,538
Gill 2 1.5% £846
Layla 1 0.6% £342
Cobalt de Quelennec Z 3 0.6% £329
Rintintin D'Esprit 4 0.5% £264
Giorgio Z 1 0.1% £82
Nondeju 1 0.1% £53
Let it Be 1 0.1% £51
Gamin de Nesque 1 0.1% £51
Holliewood 1 0.1% £30
Gazania de Baerenrain 1 0% £21
Florida Balia Nl £27k Grieg S £11k Chic Fou de La Bastide £7,669 Juice £3,466 Arnold 46 £2,538
Cartolana 2 £1,579
Jarizona van de Muggenhoek £1,538
Gill £846
Layla £342
Cobalt de Quelennec Z £329
Rintintin D'Esprit £264
Giorgio Z £82

Every round Mel Thijssen has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

47 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
1 Van Mossel Prijs 2022-11-05 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Florida Balia Nl £8,547
1 Nijhof Wassink Prijs 2023-12-02 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI2* Chic Fou de La Bastide £5,598
1 VDL Stud Prijs 2022-01-07 CSI Exloo CSI2* Florida Balia Nl £5,449
2 VAN GRUNSVEN GROEP DERBY EINDHOVEN 2022-05-28 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* Grieg S £5,128
2 Energystock Prijs 2024-01-05 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Florida Balia Nl £4,821
2 Ruitersport Veendam-prijs 2025-01-04 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Grieg S £4,821
2 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Florida Balia Nl £2,564
1 Poppen Scheepswerf Prize 2025-07-19 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Arnold 46 £2,538
4 Borek Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Juice £2,410
1 Roelofsen Horse Trucks Prize 2021-07-08 CSI Ommen CSI3* Florida Balia Nl £2,137
1 Stal Hendrix Prijs 2024-11-08 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Florida Balia Nl £2,137
5 Sodiak Horsetrucks Prize 2021-09-02 CSI Exloo CSI2* Cartolana 2 £1,520
1 Juweliershuis Aalbers Prijs 2023-06-16 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI3* Chic Fou de La Bastide £1,410
8 Grand Prix van het Vechtdal powered by Handelshuis Schuttert & Provincie Overijssel 2021-07-11 CSI Ommen CSI3* Florida Balia Nl £1,282
1 Ondernemersfonds Groningen Prijs 2024-01-05 Indoor Groningen National Jarizona van de Muggenhoek £1,282
7 Grote Prijs Provincie Groningen 2025-01-05 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Grieg S £964
6 International Jumping Competition CSI4* 2022-11-06 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Gill £470
3 Rabobank Prijs 2023-06-15 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI3* Chic Fou de La Bastide £449
6 Hippo Horse Insurance Prijs 2022-01-08 CSI Exloo CSI2* Gill £376
4 GEMEENTE OOST GELRE PRIJS - Small Tour 2026-06-14 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI3* Layla £342
3 PlasmaMade Prize 2021-09-04 CSI Exloo CSI1* Juice £308
5 International Jumping Competition CSI4* 2024-11-08 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Cobalt de Quelennec Z £299
2 Paas Afbouw Prijs 2022-01-07 CSI Exloo CSI2* Juice £256
2 Ruitersport Veendam Prijs 2024-01-06 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Jarizona van de Muggenhoek £256
3 Plospan & Ronnie Aalders Houtvezel Prijs 2022-01-08 CSI Exloo CSI2* Juice £192
5 Van Geel Group-prijs 2025-01-04 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Chic Fou de La Bastide £179
10 THE EQUINE GIVEAWAYS ROYAL INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2024-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* Juice £171
8 JUWELIERSHUIS AALBERS PRIJS - Medium & Big Tour - Qualification GP 2026-06-11 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI3* Rintintin D'Esprit £154
8 Porsche Centrum Gelderland Prijs 2023-11-30 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI2* Grieg S £128
9 KNHS Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Juice £128
13 Rabobank Grote Prijs van de Provincie Gelderland 2023-12-03 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI2* Grieg S £85
6 Gemeente Oost-Gelre Prijs 2023-06-17 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI1* Giorgio Z £82
7 't zal je zusje zijn en Vishandel Tast Toe-prijs 2025-01-03 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Florida Balia Nl £68
12 VAN DEN BOOGAARD PRIX 2022-05-27 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* Grieg S £53
10 RTV Noord-prijs 2025-01-05 Indoor Groningen CSI1* Nondeju £53
8 BAZELMANS AV PRIX 2022-05-27 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* Let it Be £51
12 STURRIS EN ACRISURE VERZEKERINGEN PRIJS - Medium Tour 2026-06-12 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI3* Gamin de Nesque £51
13 Stoeterij Sterrehof Prize 2021-07-11 CSI Ommen CSI1* Cartolana 2 £43
13 Paardenkliniek Vinkega Prize 2025-07-17 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Rintintin D'Esprit £38
12 Gemeente Oost-Gelre Prijs 2023-06-17 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI1* Rintintin D'Esprit £37
17 Kloeze Staalbouw Prize 2025-07-18 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Rintintin D'Esprit £34
10 Lasaulec-prijs 2025-01-03 Indoor Groningen CSI2* Chic Fou de La Bastide £32
15 Stal de Sjiem Prize 2021-09-02 CSI Exloo CSI2* Holliewood £30
13 AllezFlex Prize 2025-07-17 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI1* Gazania de Baerenrain £21
19 Iron Horse Farm Prijs 2023-11-30 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI2* Cartolana 2 £17
12 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 1ST QUALIFIER 2024-07-25 Hickstead CSI1* Cobalt de Quelennec Z £17
15 Morssinkhof-Rymoplast Prijs 2023-11-30 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde CSI1* Cobalt de Quelennec Z £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, which is euros at most of the calendar, sterling at the British shows and Swiss francs at Geneva. Mel Thijssen has won 8 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Mel Thijssen's rounds

7 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Stal Thijssen B.V. 30 £29,013
Abdel Saïd, AS Sport Horses 4 £17,415
Stal Thijssen bv 1 £4,821
Mel Thijssen 6 £3,466
Stal Thijssen 4 £1,968
Ines De Backer 1 £342
Bernardo Moura 1 £21

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 Mel Thijssen has been paid

Prize money won, by show

9 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Indoor Groningen 9 £12,477
Jumping Indoor Maastricht 4 £11,453
Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 12 £8,368
CSI Exloo 7 £8,131
CSI Eindhoven 3 £5,233
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 3 £5,103
CSI Ommen 3 £3,462
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 4 £2,632
Hickstead 2 £188

The riders either side of Mel Thijssen

Ranked 69 of 3,331, ahead of 97.9% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Guy Williams £66k Jur Vrieling £64k Bart Bles £61k Jessica Springsteen £61k Sammie-Jo Coffin £61k Bryan Balsiger £61k Alex David Gill £59k Carlos Eduardo Mota Ribas £58k Lillie Keenan £58k Eduardo Alvarez Aznar £57k Sophie Hinners £57k Jack Whitaker £56k Gerben Morsink £55k Lorenzo de Luca £55k Roger Yves Bost £52k Jos Verlooy £52k Conan Wright £51k Daan Van Geel £51k Lars Kuster £50k Conor Drain £50k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Mel Thijssen won?

£57,046 across 47 paid rounds between 2021 and 2026, which ranks 69 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Mel Thijssen 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 Mel Thijssen's biggest prize?

£8,547 for winning the Van Mossel Prijs at Jumping Indoor Maastricht in 2022.

Which horse has won Mel Thijssen the most?

Florida Balia Nl, £27,004 across 8 paid rounds, which is 47.3% of everything Mel Thijssen has won.

Does Mel Thijssen 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 Mel Thijssen, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Mel Thijssen's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section