José Antonio Garcia Mena

José Antonio Garcia Mena

Garcia Mena and Norte at the 2010 World Equestrian Games
Personal information
Born (1980-09-21) September 21, 1980

José Antonio Garcia Mena (born 21 September 1980) is a Spanish dressage rider.[1] Representing Spain, he competed at two World Equestrian Games (in 2010 and 2014) and at two European Dressage Championships (in 2013 and 2015).

His current best championship result is 4th place in team dressage at the 2015 European Dressage Championships while his current best individual result is 21st place from 2014 Worlds.

Garcia Mena competed on the Grand Prix horses Dragao Figueiras and Norte. Dragao Figueiras was sold in 2015, and Norte retired the same year due to injury.[2][3] For 2016 Olympic show season Garcia Mena has leased El Santo, a horse that has been successfully competed by German Olympian Isabell Werth over the years.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "José Antonio Garcia Mena". fei.org. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2015/09/26/jose-antonio-garcia-mena-loses-ride-dragao-figueiras
  3. ↑ http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2015/11/18/jose-antonio-garcia-menas-norte-retired-competition
  4. ↑ http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2016/01/14/jose-antonio-garcia-mena-gets-ride-el-santo-2016-olympic-year


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