Nikko Ritter
Trainer and Head Rider
Nikko Ritter grew up riding and showing under the tutelage of his mother Wendy Peralta and a number of top professionals in the industry. After a highly successful junior career, Nikko became a professional, training and showing young horses and teaching riders of all levels.
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Some of Nikko's junior career highlights include:
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2004 Southeast Regional Maclay Winner
2005 Winner of Calvin Klein Show Jumping Derby Hampton Classic (youngest ever to win)
2005 Featured in Animal Planet's "Road to Maclay"
2006 ASPCA Maclay Regional Champion
2007 USEF Talent Search Champion East Coast
2008 Tampa Equestrian Festival 1.45 Jumper Champion
2008 Selected to participate in the George Morris Horsemastership Clinic in Wellington, FL
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After his junior years Nikko went on to rider professionally for Mclain Ward at Castle Hill, Missy Clark at North Run, Frank Madden at Old Salem Farm and most recently for Peter Leone at Lionshare Farm. During this time he gained a vast amount of experience and knowledge in both the training and competition rings.
In 2016, Nikko Ritter Showstables was born as a result of Nikko's decision to take the knowledge and experienced he had amassed riding for top industry names and begin his own venture. Since then, he has produced horses and riders to international levels in jumpers, hunters and equitation.
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Santa Maspane
Trainer/rider
Santa was born and raised in Latvia. She started to ride at the age of 11 and began to compete internationally at 16. With support from her parents she was able to travel around eastern Europe, collecting many wins in both jumper and dressage rings. At 20 years old Santa moved to Germany to continue her show jumping career. There she had the chance to work with many young and sales horses. Most notably she competed in the Young Rider European Championships with her own 8 year old Sanremo, who she had trained since age 3. Sanremo was later sold to the USA where he had success as one of the best equitation horses of all time, winning every major final with multiple riders. Only 2 weeks after the European Championships Santa suffered a serious riding accident where she sustained a head injury and badly fractured her C2 vertebrae. After several difficult months of recovery, she was back in the saddle and showing again. She continued producing young horses and competing to the Grand Prix level while obtaining her trainer's license and degree in equine science in Vechta, Germany.
After graduating at the top of her class, Santa received a job offer from hunter trainer Stewart Moran. In 2012 she made the decision to relocate to the USA ind order to learn more about hunters and equitation. During this time she had opportunities to learn from Jimmy Torano, Todd Minikus, David Raposa. She also worked with top horses such as Babalou, La Bonita and many others. Santa was always interested and open to learning something new every day. Throughout the years she has maintained this attitude. During her time in the USA she has trained and sold many hunters, jumpers and equitation horses who have gone on to great success with their riders. Santa has always been passionate about the training of riders as well as horses. To date her students have been successful in all three disciplines, from ponies and to national and international levels.
After an injury in 2017, Santa dedicated herself to her students and developing young horses.
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