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| Full name | Jessica Mendoza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1996 Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Mendoza is one of the UK's top female equestrian athletes,[1] who broke into the world's top 100 riders, and into the top 10 British showjumping riders in Spring 2015.[2][3] She is also a regular contributor to the British monthly magazine PONY.[4]
In 2013, Mendoza was accepted into the British Equestrian Federation UK Sport-funded World Class Development Programme, which works with talented riders to maximise their potential and deliver success for Team GBR. She has ridden on British teams at major international championships every year since.[5][6]
Born and brought up in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Mendoza started her international showjumping career on the International Pony and junior riders circuits (2011–14), taking numerous medal honours across highly consistent performances. Since 2014, she competes from her Central European base in Eindhoven, the 'showjumping capital' of the Netherlands.
- ^ "Jessica MENDOZA, British Jumping athlete". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "RANKINGS / STANDINGS SEARCH". FEI Rankings. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Olympia, Showjumping coverage – 30th Dec 2009". Horse Deals. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Mendoza jumps up the World Rankings". PONY Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "The World Class Development Programme". Equestrianteamgbr.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Show Jumping: Horse of the Year Show and much more live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2015.