Mado Pinto takes over the reins of Joolz de la Gesse

Trained up to Grand Prix by Carlos Pinto, Joolz de la Gesse is now ridden by his daughter, Mado.

Starting his competitive career with the Portuguese rider at the age of six, this son of Florencio and Jazz quickly made a name taking the third place in the 2021 French 7-Year-Old Championship ; a season he also achieved his first CDI victories. Already ridden by Mado Pinto in 2023 to give him experience at the Small Tour level, Joolz de la Gesse made his Grand Prix debut in 2023 in Mâcon, followed by his CDI debut in 2024 in Ornago. Since then, the stallion, who shares the same dam as Tango ridden by Hans Peter Minderhoud, has represented Portugal in Compiègne's Nations Cup, 5* in Crozet, won the 3* Grand Prix in Le Mans and the 3* Freestyle in Compiègne.

After the sale of her horse Sirano de Luxe, the soon-to-be 24-year-old rider can now rely on Joolz de la Gesse to continue her sport career. She presented him for the first time in competition this weekend on a U25 Grand Prix test in Nice, where they scored a promising score of 70.064%.

Carlos Pinto used this show to get closer to Grand Prix level with HDLG Living Legend, the 10-year-old Zonik gelding with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2025 French Pro 2 Championship. Competing in its first Avenir Elite test, the KWPN gelding scored 68.886%.

crédit photo : DR