1.50 Classic Winter Equestrian Festival Four Seasons

Wendy Peralta

            Wendy Peralta was born to a non-horse family and started her career as a self-proclaimed barn rat. Eager to learn she spent all of her free time at the local stable on the Eastern end of Long Island. Fortunate enough she was to have an old fashioned mentor in local horsewoman legend Fanny Gardiner. There she learned all aspects of horse care from the ground up.   
          Moving on Wendy worked briefly breaking racehorses and finally settled into a show horse career. She opened her own business in 1984 in North Salem, New York and relocated to Florida in 1990, calling Central Florida home ever since.  
           Wendy has had a great career showing and selling horses, and also training students receiving the highest honors in their respective divisions. She has served on the board for the Central Florida Hunter and Jumper Association, the Zone IV Jumper Committee, and is the current Chef d’ Equip of the Zone IV Young and Junior Rider teams.

She is the mother of three extraordinary children, Trevor, Nikko, and Catalina.

Some of Wendy’s Career Highlights include:

• 1991 Washington International Horse Show First Year Green Hunter Class Winner- Christopher Dragon

• 1996 Circuit Champion HITS Ocala Pre-Green Hunter- Snow Hill

• 1997 WEF Circuit Champion Short Stirrup Coach for Nikko Ritter and Curious George

• 1999 Stoneleigh Burnham Jumping Derby Winner- Imco

• 2000 Vermont Circuit Champion First Year Green- Tournesol

• 2004 ASPCA Maclay Regionals coach for winner- Nikko Ritter

• 2007 USET leading Trainer Award
  USET Talent Search Finals East

• 2008 National Junior Jumper Team Championships
  Prix des States- Chef d’ Equipe

Ezequiel Peralta

            Ezequiel started his riding career at an early age in Buenos Aires Argentina. Born to a non-horse family he had to work hard to find his place in the exclusive club system in South America. Through hard work and dedication he was soon riding and training. Later he found employment in Chile and spent some time there before coming to the United States in 2001.
            Ezequiel has a strong background in jumpers and has trained many students and horses to the highest level. A familiar and friendly face ringside, he can also train in his native language, Spanish. Ezequiel is also an accomplished rider having brought many young horses up to the highest levels of competition, including Grand Prix. He is also the father of Catalina who is five years of age.

Some of Ezequiel’s Career Highlights include:

• 2002 Qualified for Young Jumper Finals- Corvet Z

• 2002 Vermont 10,000.00 Grand Prix Winner- Charming Z

• 2005 Qualified for Young Jumper Finals- Allain Z

• 2008 AMJ Campbell Van Lines Challenge Spruce Meadows 1.40 Winner- Allain Z

• 2009 Argentina Representative in the Nations Cup, Wellington, Fl.

Nikko Ritter

            Nikko now 20 years old, began riding about the time that he could walk. His first mount was a black and white mini that he promptly named “Red” due to her red halter! Always easy going and laid back Nikko is known on the circuit as a good young professional. He has ridden hunters, jumpers and equitation horses all to success, and trained with some of the finest professional in the business. He not only enjoys riding but teaching too and can be seen often ringside coaching.

Some of Nikko’s Career Highlights include:

• 1997 WEF Short Stirrup Equitation Champion- Curious George

• 2000 Represented U/S. at FEI Children’s Show Jumping Championships- Kates Bridge

• 2004 Southeast Regional Maclay Winner- Modoc

• 2005 Winner of Calvin Klein Show Jumping Derby Hampton Classic- Qroqant Z

• 2005 Featured in Television’s “Road to the Maclay” series on Animal Planet

• 2006 ASPCA Maclay Regional Champion- Double O’ Seven

• 2007 USEF Talent Search Champion East Coast- Clover Count

• 2008 Tampa Equestrian Festival 1.45 Jumper Champion- Aristoteles 17

• 2008 Selected to participate in the George Morris Horsemastership Clinic- Wellingotn, Fl