Thibeau Spits

Thibeau Spits (born March 12, 2001) is a Belgian show jumping rider.

Career Born into a family of horsemen and enthusiasts, he joined the Belgian team very early on, and represented Belgium in six FEI Jumping European Championships for Young Riders, Juniors and Children winning multiple medals.

In 2025 he won his first international medal at the senior level winning the gold medal in the team jumping event at the FEI European Show Jumping Championships in A Coruña, Spain.

In April 2026, he won his first 5 Star CSI5* Grand Prix, Le Grand Prix du Printemps des Sports équestres de Fontainebleau, France, on Impress-K van’t Kattenheye Z. Riding the same horse in August he won silver medals in both the team and individual jumping events at the 2026 FEI World Championships.

Personal Life Spits hails from a family of horse enthousiasts. His father, Patrick, a former show jumper trains and trades jumping horses at Stal Ceulemans in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium, which is owned by the family of his mother Kristel Ceulemans.