Sport horse performance database Hippomundo has analysed the highest-earning jumping riders of 2025, with British rider Scott Brash topping the list in total prize money.
The figures not only highlight sporting success but also reveal the economic structures underpinning each discipline. Jumping clearly confirms its status as the financial powerhouse of equestrian sport, with the top 30 jumping riders generating revenues many times higher than those seen in sports such as dressage or eventing.
Several clear trends emerge from the data. Total earnings at the top end are exceptionally high, with multiple riders exceeding €2 million in prize money. Most operate with large numbers of horses—often between 10 and more than 20—highlighting a strong correlation between horse volume and earnings. The rankings are dominated by riders from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States, many of whom work within large-scale, professionally structured stables.
While the average return per horse in jumping is lower than in disciplines such as dressage, this is more than offset by volume and frequency of starts. The sport follows a high-volume business model, where sustained participation at the very highest international level drives financial success.
Highest-earning jumping riders of 2025:
1. Scott Brash (GBR) – €3,516,868 | 8 horses
2. Kent Farrington (USA) – €2,473,232 | 9 horses
3. Simon Delestre (FRA) – €2,006,925 | 13 horses
4. Gilles Thomas (BEL) – €1,999,562 | 17 horses
5. Yuri Mansur (BRA) – €1,741,666 | 22 horses
6. Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) – €1,661,746 | 13 horses
7. Laura Kraut (USA) – €1,614,241 | 11 horses
8. Christian Kukuk (GER) – €1,602,414 | 11 horses
9. Peder Fredricson (SWE) – €1,469,087 | 11 horses
10. Richard Vogel (GER) – €1,410,052 | 28 horses
Hippomundo is an online database that tracks sport horse pedigrees, competition results, rankings and performance statistics, analysing bloodlines and measuring breeding and sporting success worldwide.
Source: ‘The highest-earning riders of 2025: three disciplines, three economic models’ – Hippomundo
