Raising of horses and other equines: largest employers
284 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 0143) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Stoeterij Zangersheide leads with 36.1 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoeterij Zangersheide 3620 Lanaken | €42.6m | €10.8m | €35.6m | 36.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Stephex Stables 1861 Meise | €112.6m | €130.9m | €32.6m | 26.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | AS Trading 2200 Herentals | €21.2m | €16.3m | €7.31m | 21.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Ashford Farm 3950 Bocholt | €26.5m | €33.5m | €14.3m | 21.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Karel Cox Horses 3940 Hechtel-Eksel | €18.0m | €15.3m | €9.64m | 13.9 | 2025 |
| 6 | PHILIPPAERTS - We Live Horses 3670 Oudsbergen | €25.1m | €25.7m | €10.9m | 13.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Nanel 9160 Lokeren | €1.03m | — | 447,919 € | 13.4 | 2026 |
| 8 | DE BRABANDER - STAL de MUZE 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €9.24m | — | €4.67m | 13.4 | 2025 |
| 9 | Catherine de Buyl Horse Insurance 7600 Péruwelz | €5.86m | — | 964,160 € | 13.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | JV-Horses 2990 Wuustwezel | €4.07m | — | €1.29m | 12.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | ST Stables 1495 Villers-la-Ville | €9.34m | €5.84m | €3.18m | 12.4 | 2025 |
| 12 | Optimus Agro 2520 Ranst | €9.55m | €2.58m | €7.98m | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 13 | Vadebo 2490 Balen | €35.6m | — | €26.4m | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 14 | Zoutekreken 8900 Ypres | €11.2m | — | −€9.73m | 7.8 | 2025 |
| 15 | Diepensteyn 1840 Londerzeel | €433.3m | 658,509 € | €431.3m | 7.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | L&M Sporthorses 2580 Putte | €1.70m | — | 287,899 € | 6.9 | 2025 |
| 17 | DB Developpement 1325 Chaumont-Gistoux | €39.6m | — | €34.3m | 6.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | Hippo G 1495 Villers-la-Ville | €3.37m | €1.65m | €2.13m | 6.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Hortigro 2310 Rijkevorsel | €2.30m | — | €2.04m | 6.2 | 2025 |
| 20 | Haras de Laubry 1730 Asse | €4.75m | — | €3.77m | 6.1 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Who is the largest employer in Raising of horses and other equines?
Stoeterij Zangersheide, with 36.1 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Raising of horses and other equines companies report employees?
284 out of 961, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.