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SHOW JUMPING · NETHERLANDS · RANK 206

Niels Kersten prize money

£15,576 won from 20 paid rounds and 1 win between 2021 and 2026, ranked 206 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 Niels Kersten's rounds were worth rather than what Niels Kersten was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £16k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £10k
PAID ROUNDS 20
WINS 1
TOP THREE 8
MEDIAN ROUND £182

Niels Kersten prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

4 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. High Hopes SFN alone accounts for 69.3% of everything Niels Kersten has won.

The horses Niels Kersten has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

13 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
High Hopes SFN 2 69.3% £10,801
Lingote de Oro 2 11.9% £1,852
King'S Dream 2 6% £940
Thuur Z 3 1 3.8% £598
Original Gp 2 2.3% £363
Fernet Mh 2 2% £318
Tippy Z 1 1.6% £256
Granito Noordenhoek 1 1.1% £171
Unlimited O 1 1% £154
High Quality 1 0.3% £51
Jill-P 1 0.2% £32
Thyano van 't Merelsnest 1 0.2% £26
Jicalien Dn 1 0.1% £13
High Hopes SFN £11k
Lingote de Oro £1,852
King'S Dream £940
Thuur Z £598
Original Gp £363
Fernet Mh £318
Tippy Z £256
Granito Noordenhoek £171
Unlimited O £154
High Quality £51
Jill-P £32
Thyano van 't Merelsnest £26

Every round Niels Kersten has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

20 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
2 VDL GROEP GRAND PRIX EINDHOVEN 2022-05-29 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* High Hopes SFN £10,256
6 Gemeente De Wolden Prize 2026-07-26 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Lingote de Oro £1,424
2 KUSTLICHT PRIX 2022-05-29 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* King'S Dream £598
12 VDL Stud Prijs 2022-01-07 CSI Exloo CSI2* High Hopes SFN £545
1 PlasmaMade Prize 2021-09-04 CSI Exloo CSI1* Thuur Z £513
2 Brink Stables Prize 2026-07-23 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Lingote de Oro £427
2 WIJLAARS PRIX 2022-05-26 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* King'S Dream £342
11 VAN GRUNSVEN GROEP DERBY EINDHOVEN 2022-05-28 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* Tippy Z £256
3 Schep International Trade Prize - Bronze Tour 2024-07-20 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Fernet Mh £224
3 JHX Verhuur Prize 2026-07-24 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI1* Original Gp £192
11 VDL Stud Prize 2021-09-03 CSI Exloo CSI2* Granito Noordenhoek £171
2 Summer Sale Prize 2026-07-25 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI1* Original Gp £171
5 Modern Visuals Prize 2026-07-24 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Unlimited O £154
6 Transportbedrijf Van der Sluis Prize - Bronze Tour 2024-07-18 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI2* Fernet Mh £94
5 Paas Totaalafbouw & Radio Continu Prize 2021-09-03 CSI Exloo CSI1* Thuur Z £60
7 Bakker Bart & Katoele Subsidie Experts Prize 2021-09-02 CSI Exloo CSI2* High Quality £51
10 Paardenkliniek Vinkega Prize - Big Tour 2024-07-18 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI1* Jill-P £32
9 VOF Scholtens Prize 2021-09-01 CSI Exloo CSI1* Thuur Z £26
11 Stal Wieferink Prize 2026-07-23 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde CSI1* Thyano van 't Merelsnest £26
19 European Lease Company Prijs 2022-01-07 CSI Exloo CSI1* Jicalien Dn £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. Niels Kersten has won 1 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Niels Kersten's rounds

11 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Springpaarden Fonds Nederland,Stal Thijssen B.V. 1 £10,256
Freedom Group 2 £1,852
Stal Thijssen B.V. 3 £1,197
Stal Linssen , Joost Thijssen (10187737) 3 £598
Springpaarden Fonds Nederland , Stal Thijssen (20000078) 1 £545
Z.Y. Horses 2 £363
Mubarak Yousuf A S Alrumaihi 2 £318
Stal Thijssen 3 £235
Khalid Mohammed A S Al Emadi 1 £154
Theo Meijer,Nel Van de Pol 1 £32
Jam Stables,Amber Meijer 1 £26

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 Niels Kersten has been paid

Prize money won, by show

3 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CSI Eindhoven 4 £11,453
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 9 £2,745
CSI Exloo 7 £1,378

The riders either side of Niels Kersten

Ranked 206 of 3,331, ahead of 93.8% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Rene Dittmer £17k Jana Wargers £17k Michael Duffy £17k Stephan Dubsky £16k Harry Allen £16k Niklaus Schurtenberger £16k Tim Rieskamp - Goedeking £16k Adrian Whiteway £16k Patrick Lemmen £16k Elize Van de Mheen £16k Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer £16k Derek Mccoppin £15k Britt Schaper £15k Nicolas Deseuzes £15k Isabell Werth £15k Justin Verboomen £15k Alberto Zorzi £15k Gemma Stevens £15k Luciana Lossio £15k Mart Ijland £15k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Niels Kersten won?

£15,576 across 20 paid rounds between 2021 and 2026, which ranks 206 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Niels Kersten 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 Niels Kersten's biggest prize?

£10,256 for finishing 2nd in the VDL GROEP GRAND PRIX EINDHOVEN at CSI Eindhoven in 2022.

Which horse has won Niels Kersten the most?

High Hopes SFN, £10,801 across 2 paid rounds, which is 69.3% of everything Niels Kersten has won.

Does Niels Kersten 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 Niels Kersten, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Niels Kersten's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section