Joris Vanspringel

Joris Vanspringel is a Belgian Olympic eventing rider. Representing Belgium, he competed at four Summer Olympics. He placed 7th in [Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics - Team eventing|team eventing] in 2004. Meanwhile, his current best individual Olympic placement is 24th place from 2016.
Vanspringel also participated at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at six European Eventing Championships. He won a team bronze at the 2009 Europeans held in Fontainebleau, France. His current best individual finish is 9th place from 2007.
In 2019, Vanspringel was banned for 9 months by the FEI for abusing a pony while teaching at a clinic in South Africa. The complaint against Vanspringel was lodged to the FEI by the South African Equestrian Federation after Vanspringel beat a 14-year-old child's pony leaving it with welts and marks after it refused to jump a fence. The FEI's extended suspension highlighted the aggravated circumstances as the behavior took place in front of a minor.
Joris Vanspringel is a full-time station master.