The Dutch Masters, formerly known as Indoor Brabant is an international horse show held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The show is held every year in March and one of the biggest international equestrian indoor events in The Netherlands, besides Jumping Amsterdam. Indoor Brabant-The Dutch Masters takes place in the Brabanthallen.
The event The event is host of the FEI World Cup qualifier dressage and the prestigious Grand Slam of Show Jumping combination with shows and entertainment. The show-jumping includes the 5* CSI Grand Prix. Besides the World Cup dressage, several CDI competitions are part of the event. The program also includes national dressage classes and a class for para-equestrian riders.
History The first edition of Indoor Brabant was in 1966, founded by a group of local people from Tilburg to honor show-jumper Toon Ebben. The founders Ton Jansen, Harrie van Dijk and Henk Brands wanted to organize the new international horse show in Tilburg but there was no space available so the three men found a location in The Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. Because the men were from Tilburg, the mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch wanted to have someone from the city itself to be president of the show. Daddy Stibbe, father of Eddy Stibbe became the president of Indoor Brabant and was able to create a successful event from the beginning. In 1979 Indoor Brabant became part of the World Cup Jumping circuit. In 1983 dressage was added to the event's program and became part of the World Cup Dressage circuit in 1986, hosting the first World Cup Final for dressage riders in history. The final was won by Danish Anne Grethe Jensen. The dressage World Cup Final took place for eleven times at Indoor Brabant, while the organization hosted the World Cup final for show-jumping two times in 1994 and 2012. Since 2014 In 2017 the organization decided to change the name 'Indoor Brabant' to 'The Dutch Masters' to attract a bigger international audience since the show became part of the Grand Slam.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the event was cancelled in 2020. In 2020 the organization had to cancel last minute, even though the show was about to start. On the first day of the event, the Dutch prime-minister Mark Rutte gave a press conference and decided to cancel all current events. Also in 2001 the show was cancelled because of a swine fever. In 2021 the event took place without spectators and had only show-jumping on the program.
Winners The list of winners includes the winner of the Grand Prix in show-jumping, which is not the World Cup. From 1979 until 1985 there was no Grand Prix and was replaced by the World Cup. The World Cup jumping has been part of the program since 1979 until 2013, including two World Cup Finals won by Dutch Jos Lansink in 1994 and American Rich Fellers in 2012. The Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch was replaced by the Grand Slam from 2014 onwards.The dressage winners includes also the winners of the World Cup Finals, which replaced the World Cup Grand Prix qualifier.
Year Show-Jumping Dressage 1967 Seamus Hayes on Doneraile No Dressage 1968 Harvey Smith on O’Malley No Dressage 1969 Lucia Faria on Rush du Camp No Dressage 1970 Alwin Schockemöhle on Donald Rex No Dressage 1971 Ann Backhouse-Townsend on Cardinal No Dressage 1972 Harvey Smith on Evan Jones No Dressage 1973 Fritz Ligges on Genius No Dressage 1974 Hendrik Snoek on Rasputin No Dressage 1975 Hugo Simon on Lavendel No Dressage 1976 David Broome on Jägermeister No Dressage 1977 Johan Heins on Seven Valleys Z No Dressage 1978 Fritz Ligges on Goya No Dressage 1979 David Broome on Philco No Dressage 1980 Hugo Simon on Gladstone No Dressage 1981 Gilles Bertrand de Balanda on Galoubet A No Dressage 1982 Rob Ehrens on Oscar Drum No Dressage 1983 Edgar Henri Cuepper on Cyrano No Dressage 1984 Thomas Fuchs on Willow No Dressage 1985 Harvey Smith on Sanyo Technology No Dressage 1986 Peter Charles on Merrimandias Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog (Final) 1987 Nick Skelton on Raffles Airborne Herbert Krug on Muscadeur 1988 Ludger Beerbaum on Landlord Christine Stückelberger on Gaugin de Lully (Final) 1989 Nick Skelton on Grand Slam Jennie Loriston-Clarke on Dutch Gold 1990 Nick Skelton on Top Gun Sven Rothenberger on Andiamo (Final) 1991 Jos Lansink on Libero H Sven Rothenberger on Andiamo 1992 Eric Navet on Rosire HN Monica Theodorescu on Grunox 1993 Jos Lansink on Henzo Monica Theodorescu on Ganimedes (Final) 1994 Eddie Macken on Sky View No Dressage 1995 Ludger Beerbaum on Ratina Z Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire 1996 Jos Lansink on Lianos Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire 1997 Franke Sloothaak on Joly Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire (Final) 1998 Ralf Schneider on Chopin Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire 1999 Ludo Philippaerts on Droite d’ Nirel Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire 2000 Jerry Smit on Cassandro Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire (Final) 2001 Cancelled due to swine fever 2002 Leslie Howard on Priobert de Kalvarie Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty 2003 Robert Smith on Marius Claudius Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte 2004 Gert-Jan Bruggink on Joël Anky van Grunsven on Salinero 2005 Marcus Ehning on Gitania Anky van Grunsven on Salinero 2006 Albert Zoer on Okidoki Anky van Grunsven on Salinero 2007 Daniel Deusser on Air Jordan Z Isabell Werth on Warum Nicht FRH 2008 Daniel Etter on Peu a Peu Anky van Grunsven on Salinero (Final) 2009 Albert Zoer on Sam Isabell Werth on Satchmo 2010 Kevin Staut on Silvana HDC Edward Gal on Totilas (Final) 2011 Albert Zoer on Sam Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival 2012 Marc Houtzager on Opium Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival (Final) 2013 Maikel van der Vleuten on Kisby Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival 2014 Kevin Staut on Silvana HDC Edward Gal on Undercover 2015 Daniel Deusser on Cornet d’Amour Edward Gal on Undercover 2016 Marcus Ehning on Cornado NRW Hans-Peter Minderhoud on Flirt 2017 Leopold van Asten on Zidane N.O.P. Hans-Peter Minderhoud on Flirt 2018 Niels Bruynseels on Gancia de Muze Isabell Werth on Emilio 107 2019 Henrik von Eckermann on Toveks Mary Lou Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Zack 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Max Kühner on Elektric Blue P No Dressage 2022 Daniel Deusser on Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB 2023 McLain Ward on HH Azur Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale 2024 Willem Greve on Highway TN N.O.P. Isabell Werth on DSP Quantaz 2025 Simon Delestre on Cayman Jolly Jumper Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale 2026 Richard Vogel on United Touch S Justin Verboomen on Zonik Plus
References
External links The Dutch Masters website