WILTSHIRE showjumper Jessica Mendoza capped a fine 2014 with victory at the Gucci Paris Masters CSI2*Grand Prix with horse Spirit T.

Their triumph followed hot on the heels of victory in the International Young Riders Grand Prix in Holland the previous week, with Nuggets L’Amandour.

“It’s been an incredible year and Paris was the icing on the cake,’’ said the 18-year-old, from Tockenham, near Calne “We had lost out in earlier classes by knocking the last and that was very much in my mind, but this time Spirit pulled off a well deserved clear.

Mendoza has moved to a second training and competition base in Eindhoven, in Holland and has a string numbering more than 12 horses. She also climbed more than 80 places in the FEI Longines World rankings in 2014.

Membury eventer Flora Harris has been selected by the British Equestrian Federation to become a member of the World Class Development programme.

The programme is lottery funded through UK Sport and is designed to select and support talented riders and combinations that have the ability to deliver medal-winning performances on the world stage for Great Britain.

This year’s intake of 49 talented young riders represents the largest since the programme’s inception and includes athletes from eventing, showjumping, dressage and para-equestrian dressage.

All those selected will have access to top coaches, specialist nutritionists and experts in sports science and psychology.

The 26-year-old has previous wins at CIC and CCI** level, second and fourth place finishes at CIC*** and CCI*** as well as a second place at Blair Castle international CCI*** in 2014.

Harris, based at the Membury Estate, has also trained a number of horses for selection onto the World Class Equine Pathway, a programme aimed at identifying horses with sufficient talent to be considered as potential Olympic class rides.