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María Alejandra Ramelli

trainer in Medellin. He is one of the
best and most talented Colombian
riders. Juancho was champion of the
Colombian Jumping Championship
in 2012, and has represented Colom-
bia several times in many interna-
tional competitions. He is currently
jumping the most important U.S
Grand Prix in Wellington, Ocala, Ver-
mont, and New York.

“The purchase of my first
horse was a very different
case from the ones we see
today. In fact, my parents
didn’t really buy me my first horse because my dad had race horses, and
at that time we had to start with thoroughbred horses that didn’t run an-
ymore. My horse was a chestnut gelding called Tio Feña. I never actually
tried him. My dad let me ride him when I was nine years old, and little by
little he became my first horse. I did my first competitions with him, and we
jumped the pre-children’s and children’s national championships together.
I had a very close relationship with Tio Feña because I liked to spend the
entire day around him. He taught me that sometime you win, and someti-
mes you lose. In my first show, we won the first day, and the second day
we got eliminated. After more than 40 years of experience with horses, the
best advice I can give to someone who is thinking about buying a horse is
to make sure that the horse corresponds to your level, to check the horse’s
show record, and of course, never miss the pre-purchase vet check.”

Radme Mahamud

Radme is a high-lever dressage rider and trainer. She has represented Co-
lombia in important international competitions such as the Central American
and Caribbean Games in 2014, where Colombia was reserve champion, and
2018 where Colombia occupied the 4th place. Radme was also a member of the
champion team of the Bolivarian Games in 2013, and was reserve champion on
the individual classification.

“Macarena was the name of my first mare. She was dark brown and wasn’t
very tall. My parents bought her when she was four years old, which I now
realize was too young for me, because I didn’t have much experience with

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