Jessica Mendoza

Jessica Mendoza, born in 1996, enjoyed a prolific pony and junior career in showjumping before stepping up to represent her country in senior competition.

Jessica Mendoza’s early showjumping career

She won a team gold medal riding the great pony Tixylix at the 2012 European Pony Showjumping Championships. She then won team bronze at the 2013 junior European Championships and team gold and individual silver at the 2014 junior European Championships riding Spirit T, who she produced herself.

Jessica Mendoza’s senior career

Jessica Mendoza represented Great Britain at the 2015 senior European Showjumping Championships in Aachen on Spirit T, where she helped the British team finish in fourth place to claim their qualification for the Rio Olympics. Jessica and Spirit T were selected as the travelling reserves for Rio.

Jessica was part of the British squad who won the 2026 Agria Nations Cup of Great Britain at Hickstead, during the Agria Royal International Horse Show. She was shortlisted for the Aachen 2026 World Championships with Summerhouse, after being part of the winning British team in the Longines League of Nations (LLN) competition in Rotterdam.

Where is Jessica Mendoza based?

Jessica runs her showjumping business from the east coast of the US, splitting her time between Florida and New York – with a few summer months in Europe.

She also set up Llangollen, a 1,100-acre equine retirement farm owned by a client in Virginia, in 2026. It has capacity for up to 150 horses.

Jessica was formerly based in The Netherlands with her parents, having previously lived in Wiltshire where she was at school.

Is Jessica Mendoza married?

Jessica Mendoza is married to American showjumper Nicholas Dello Joio.

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