Ricardo Villa - USA Showjumper

Name: Ricardo Villa
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Date of Birth: August 17, 1962
Nationality: Colombia
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Website: under construction

Mentors: Raúl de León, Tad Coffin, Bertalan de Nemethy, Mr. Jesus Villamarin

When Started Riding: 1970 (long time ago)

First horse/pony: Don Nico

Horse that taught me the most: Calico Z

Favorite Equine partner: VDL Bubalu

Motto: "Stick to your guns"

Advice to Aspiring Riders/Drivers: keep classic

Greatest accomplishment: Having Jumped with no faults the last round at the Pan American Games

Worst moment: when one of my horses got injured

Worst injury: I haven't had major accidents (thank God!)

What other career would you have chosen?: I like sports, maybe a golf player

Goals: WEG Kentucky 2010, London Olympics 2012

Major Accomplishments:
1st Place Colombian National Championship 2008
1st Place Grand Prix "Peronni" La Hacienda Club Campestre, Bogotá - Colombia
1st Place Grand Prix "Peronni" Club Campestre Guaymaral, Bogotá - Colombia
1st Place Grand Prix "Peronni" Club Campestre Llanogrande, Medellín -Colombia
3rd Place Emo Grand Prix Atlanta Summer Classics 2007
Pan Am Games Rio 2007
Bronze medalist Central American Games "Cartagena" 2006
Gold medalist Central American Games "El Salvador" 2002

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