Marco Ricotta

Marco Ricotta was born and raised in a small town in Tuscany, Italy. At a young age he realized he wanted to make his hobby a career and began training reining horses in 1992. After working in Italy for a few years Marco made his first trip to the United States to attend the National Reining Horse Association Futurity in Oklahoma City, where he met NRHA Professional Tim McQuay. For several years Marco spent his summers working with Tim and in 2007 moved to the United States to work for him full time. In 2012 Marco made the move to Scottsdale Arizona to build a new set of skills under the guidance of NRHA Professional Andrea Fappani.

Marco currently resides in Scottsdale Arizona where he operates his own business. He is a multiple NRHA Futurity, Derby and NRBC finalist. Some of the most notable accomplishments are NRBC Intermediate Open Champion, NRHA Derby Open Reserve Champion and Intermediate Open Champion, NRHA Futurity Intermediate Open Champion. With an LTE of $794,000.