About | Icona dei Ronchi

Gaia Vincenzi is an Italian show-jumping rider born in Milan in 1987.
She owns a beautiful chestnut mare: Icona dei Ronchi, an Italian warmblood born in 2003 from entire Selle Français genealogy (Dohitzun Guernica and Let Tot De Semilly: two of the finest, most famous and successful French stallions of FEI French Nations Cup, in the recent history of show-jumping at international level). Gaia has been riding and working with Icona dei Ronchi since the mare was 6 years old achieving significant success.
In 2011 she decided to merge her marketing skills acquired during studies to her riding involvements, so she opened “” the first Italian equestrian blog, naming it with the name of her beloved mare, Icona dei Ronchi. It tails about her daily equestrian life (competitions, training, equipment, outfits, collaborations, reviews & more).
Iconadeironchi.com , wrote both in Italian and English, has immediately catalyzed attention and now boasts +22k monthly readers from all over the world, +11k of subscribers to the newsletter and other several thousands of followers to its social media channels (+10k on Facebook, +13k on Instagram, +9k on Twitter).
In 2013 Gaia decides to improve harder and moved with her mare to the best Italian equestrian center, Circolo Ippico di Castellazzo, property of Olimpian show-jumping rider Vittorio Orlandi.
As she is a competent rider, she works for equestrian media and magazines as journalist, and she is also recruited for the reviews at all most important international show-jumping events. She was involved with GUCCI for their Masters grandslam events, with ROLEX for the FEI World Cup, and now with the new FEI’s timekeeper and main partner LONGINES, also for the FEI legs and for the GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR appointments.
Gaia is also going on in collaborations, marketing campaigns and sponsorships with a lot of equestrian brands and saddleries worldwide.

Take a look at some of our achievements since the blog is open:

In 2011

– I attended Lamborghini Professional Riding Equipment collection presentation
– I was interviewed by Class Horse Tv at Lamborghini Professional Riding Equipment premiere
– I was mentioned by FISE (Italian Federation of Equestrian Sports) on their online newspaper “La Voce Equestre”
– I attended Cavalli a Milano 2011 equestrian fair, first edition
– I attended Fiera Cavalli Verona and I hosted Class Horse Tv’s talk show about trgical death of Hickstead during FEI World Cup Verona, live on Sky tv
– I signed a partnership with Freejump, French brand and manufacture of technological boots and stirrups

In 2012

– I signed a partnership with My Selleria, the most important Italian web-saddlery

– Class Horse Tv on their Sky channel, talked about me in “riders who tell about themselves on internet”

– I was the first Italian rider supported by Swedish company Tretorn with their Advance riding boots

– I signed a partnership with the Swedish saddlery Hööks as first Italian rider to enlarge their horizons also to Europe

– I was nominated as “the most popular equestrian blogger of Italy” by Vittoria Smania, the 1st Italian equestrian web marketing and graphic agency, and I collaborate with them for my graphic needs

– I was officially partner, web-press and guest at Milano Horse Show fair at S.Siro hippodrome

– I renued partnership with Freejump with their 2012 products edition

– I entered Ea.St’s riders Team as first and only sponsored rider and testimonial for Italy

– I was recruited as technical and web-press for Fiera Cavalli at Rolex FEI World Cup in Verona

– I was recruited as technical and web-press at Gucci Paris Masters and Le Salon Du Cheval de Paris

In 2013

– I worked for Chavalier magazine as technical journalist of the entire equestrian disciplines section, creating reviews about my presence at the Rolex FEI World Cup in Verona and Saut Hermès Paris

– I went to Filippo Moyersoen’s stables, Italian show jumping champion, with my mare to improve my riding techique

– I interviewed Alexandra Ledermann, French show jumping rider, gold medal at European Championships

– I released a personal interview for I Nostri Amici Cavalli magazine, which was sold in all the newsstands of Italy

– I interviewed Italian Olympic dressagist, Valentina Truppa, whose interview was sold on I Nostri Amici Cavalli magazine, in all the newsstand of Italy

– I signed a partnership with Longines, FEI’s (International Federation of Equestrian Sports) new main partner and official timekeeper

– I attended the 81° CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome with Longines, main sponsor of the event

– I interviewed Giulia Martinengo Marquet, Italian show jumping rider at international rider, whose interview was sold on I Nostri Amici Cavalli magazine, in all the newsstand of Italy

– I attended the Longines Global Champions Tour Monaco leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event

– I moved with my mare to Circolo Ippico di Castellazzo, equestrian center property of Vittorio Orlandi, show jumping rider and bronze medalist at Olimpyc Games, and now new FISE’s (Italian Federation of Equestrian Sports) President

– I interviewed Vittoria Panizzon Italian Olympic eventing rider, whose interview was sold on I Nostri Amici Cavalli magazine, in all the newsstand of Italy

– I attended the Pegaso Night, the opening ceremony of Horse Academy, the first Italian equestrian talent show, created by Class Horse Tv
– I attended the Pegaso Presentation by Class Horse Tv

– I continued my Freejump partnership wearing new models

– I interviewed Vittorio Orlandi, show jumping rider and bronze medalist at Olimpyc Games, whose interview was sold on I Nostri Amici Cavalli magazine, in all the newsstand of Italy

– I attended the Fiera Cavalli and Golden Gala Show in Verona with Longines

– I attended the Longines FEI World Cup Verona leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event

In 2014

– I went with Longines at Jane Richard Philips’s stables, Longines ambassador of elegance and show jumping rider at international level, and I rode a brother of London, Gerco Schroder’s horse

– I attended Longines Heritage Collection Presentation in Milan
– I attended the 82° CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I attended the Longines Global Champions Tour Monaco leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I met Longines’ Vice President in the whole world, Mr Juan Carlos Capelli
– I attended Longines FEI World Cup Verona leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event

In 2015

– I attended the 83° CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I attended the Longines Global Champions Tour Monaco leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I attended Longines’ 2015 novelties and new collections Presentation in Milan
– I attended Longines Global Champions Tour’s new Italian leg in Rome with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I attended the Longines FEI World Cup Verona leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event
– I was choosen with my mare by photographer Benedetta Cavalli for a shooting to show the value of the bond built with a own horse

In 2016

– I signed a rider sponsorship with Kingsland Equestrian and I’m their newest Social Media Athlete Ambassador

– I started collaborating with Kask Equestrian wearing their new Dogma Star Lady helmet

– I continued being supported by Freejump with a new entire equipment in blue colour, matched with mine and those of my horses new show uniform

– I started being supported by Carry & Day & Martin brand with their entire line of products for the health and the care of my horses and also for that of my leather equipment
– I went with Longines Italy at Longines worldwide head quarters in Saint Imier, Switzerland, and met its President Walter von Känel
– I attended the Longines FEI World Cup Verona leg with Longines, main partner and official timekeeper of the event