Margherita Ramella

Riding with Mariano Fiorda
Age: 40
Weight: 54 kg
Height: 1.72 cm

Owners and managers of La Pescaia, in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, they run an estate deeply rooted in equestrian tradition. Within the 150-hectare La Pescaia estate lies an historic Thoroughbred breeding ground, featuring more than 50 stables, surrounded by wild Mediterranean woodland. Located in a land shaped by ancient horsemanship—where local cowboys, known as butteri, still practice working equitation with endemic cattle—Scuderie Pescaia reflects the authentic spirit of Tuscan riding culture. (As featured in the Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/ef30358a-6604-41ff-b8d1-36d2f904b42f)

Margherita and Mariano are partners in life, work, and shared sporting challenges. United by a lifelong connection with horses and a deep respect for nature, they will take part in this race together as a team. The following motivation letters express the experience, values, and drive that
inspire their participation

I grew up in a family of horsemen.
My father was the first importer of American saddles and tack in Italy, at just sixteen years old. My mother spent her youth competing in show jumping. Horses were always part of our home, our daily life, our identity. From the moment I could walk, my parents put me on horseback—first riding with them, then on my own. Riding was always a time of family bonding, laughter, and adventure. I trained in equestrian schools throughout my youth, but I never loved the enclosed arena. I never felt comfortable with the confinement of fences and sand beneath the hooves. What I loved was running across open fields, racing with my parents and my sister on my Arabian mare, feeling space open wide in front of us.