Tiemeyer x Hetzel Young Horse Masters

The “Tiemeyer x Hetzel Young Horse Masters” will take place this year from July 24–27, 2025.
For the first time, five- to eight-year-old horses that reach the final will compete for a total prize money of €175,000.
No other event in Germany offers such a generous prize fund.

  • 5yo:         25.000,00 €
  • 6yo:         50.000,00 €
  • 7&8yo:  100.000,00 € (!)

The concept of the “Hetzel Young Horse Masters” is simple:
All horses in the three age categories have the chance to qualify for the final by completing two clear rounds over courses designed by Frank Rothenberger.

What began in 2022 as a bold idea has since established itself as a top international event for young showjumpers — attracting growing interest from riders, breeders, and equestrian enthusiasts from around the world.

 

New this year:

  • €100,000 total prize money in the final for seven- and eight-year-old horses

  • Supporting showjumping classes up to 1.45m (S**) for older horses

  • Expanded exhibition area perfect for strolling and exploring

  • Exciting entertainment and side program

 

SCHEDULE 2025:

“We’re always on the lookout for top quality horses, especially promising youngsters, and we know hard they are to find. We want to offer our competitors as many options as possible with our event and to provide owners, breeders and sponsors with an optimised sport and marketing platform. Everyone who knows us also knows that our facilities are excellent. We put on competitions organised by riders for riders that tick every box.”

Holger Hetzel

 

Tiemeyer x Hetzel Young Horse Masters 2024

Last weekend in July 2024 show jumping elite were out in force at Holger Hetzel’s equestrian centre in Goch for the Tiemeyer x Hetzel Young Horse Masters, a competition for young horses with EUR 150,000 in prize money up for grabs – the highest prize money in the world for this kind of a competition.

The “Flanders Foal Auction” for jumping-bred colts and fillies on Saturday evening was a resounding success. All 30 foals were sold with an impressive average price of EUR 28,000. The most expensive foal of the evening was a colt by Ermitage Kalone out of a Conthargos dam which changed hands for EUR 74,000.

Event organiser Holger Hetzel was absolutely delighted with the talent on show throughout the weekend: “We’ve seen several youngsters here that could well be future big names in Grand Prix sport, CHIO Aachen contenders or international championship horses. The final for the seven and eight-year-old horses was a real showcase for top-level show jumping. I’m planning to continue expanding this unique event with the fourth edition of the tournament next year. That’s why we’re increasing the cash prize in the Grand Prix for seven and eight-year-old horses from EUR 75,000 to EUR 100,000.”

Final 5yo:

Sophie Hinners (Pfungstadt) was in a class of her own in both the five and the six-year-olds’ finals in Goch. In the final for five-year-old youngsters on Sunday afternoon, Hinners had the handicap of being one of the first riders to go into the jump-off with Holstein stallion Mini Million. She was competing against a total of 16 other riders whose horses had jumped clear in the first round. Undeterred, she delivered the fastest clear round with Million Dollar son, Mini Million. Second and third place went to Ireland's Diarmuid Howley with Holstein mare Momo VA and Johannes Ehning (Stadtlohn) with Holstein stallion Pétrus, meaning that the top three places all went to Holstein-bred horses.

Final 6yo:

Partnered with Holstein-bred Urika by Uriel, Sophie Hinners completed the jump-off course of the 6yo  with the fastest clear round of 38.70 seconds, beating the other nine horses and riders out of the original field of 41 that qualified for the final. Katrin Eckermann (Füchtorf) and her Westphalian mare Sascinora NRW were close on Sophie’s heels with second place and a clear round in 39.07 seconds, followed by Felix Haßmann (Lienen) in third with Casablanca AWZ (clear in 39.75 seconds).

Final 7 & 8 yo:

The final for the seven and eight-year-old horses, with prize money of EUR 75,000 on offer, was won by reigning Swiss show jumping champion Alain Jufer on Sunday afternoon. Jufer and his gelding F Ones Son MM, last to go in the jump-off, put in the fastest clear round of 43.98 seconds. Successful international championship riders Maurice Tebbel (Emsbüren) and Laura Klaphake (Mühlen-Steinfeld) had to concede defeat. Tebbel and Crazy EP by Cornet Obolensky crossed the finish line penalty-free in 54.44 seconds to take second place and Laura Klaphake came third with a clear round in 45.67 on Belgian stallion Quizano VDL.

Impressions  2024: