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Salazar, State of Mexico · 3,000 m

The system

You ride. We take care of the rest.

We bill the feed your horse actually ate, plus trainer and stabling. And if you want to compete, just say so: we handle all of it.

The only integral show-jumping program in Mexico.

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We take care of

  1. Stabling in 4 × 4 m stalls
  2. Feed billed by actual consumption
  3. Training with our team
  4. Veterinary coordination
  5. Grooms
  6. Transport coordination
  7. Show entries and logistics
  8. Supplements
Close-up of a bay horse's eye under a black ear bonnet, with a sheepskin noseband.

Our team

8trainers

An integral program runs on people. Trainers, riders and stable staff work as one team, led by Nicolás Pizarro.

  • Head Trainer
  • Trainers
  • Riders
  • Head groom
  • Grooms
  • Office
  • Kitchen

We only work with the full program: one system under our roof. For riders with their own horse, at any level.

We also work with physiotherapy and mental-health specialists we recommend.

Hours

Tuesday to Friday
7:15 – 17:00
Saturday and Sunday
7:30 – 13:00
Monday
Closed

Our history

  1. 01

    1995

    Nicolás Pizarro forms a first group of students.

  2. 02

    1998

    The Spanish-horse breeding farm of Nicolás's grandmother becomes a show-jumping yard.

  3. 03

    2004–2022

    The school works out of the SEDENA Equestrian Centre.

  4. 04

    2022

    Cuadra Macaria opens in Salazar after more than two years of construction.

  5. 05

    2023

    Official opening with the first Copa Cuadra Macaria.

Service.Ethics.Family.

Every rider is part of the family.

Two horses, a bay in a green headcollar and a dark horse in an ear bonnet, touch noses in front of a block wall.

Location

Salazar, State of Mexico

3,000 m

3,000 metres above sea level

19°19′06″ N · 99°23′30″ W

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Aerial view of the main arena with a course set; behind it, the covered arena and the pine forest.

Facilities

  1. Empty covered arena with a steel frame and translucent roof, bamboo planted along one side.

    01Covered arena

    Lit at night.

  2. Concrete walkway beside the stone façade of the stables, with a planted bank and pine trees.

    02Stalls

    125 · 4 × 4 m

  3. Panorama of the raked main sand arena, with the covered arena on the left and a forested hill behind.

    03Main arena

    60 × 80 m

    Sand with Ebb & Flow sub-irrigation, the first of its kind in the country according to its developers.

  4. “Le Mai Soon by Cuadra Macaria” sign in gold lettering on a black container.

    04Le Mai Soon

    The club's café.

  • Warm-up paddock

    38 × 60 m

  • Gym

  • Our own weather station

Founder & Head Trainer

Nicolás Pizarro

Olympian at London 2012. He has represented Mexico in more than 30 Nations Cups and has been Mexico's highest-ranked rider on the FEI ranking since 2022.

Nicolás Pizarro jumping a grey horse beneath the arches of the Eiffel Tower at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Paris, 2023.

Born in Mexico City in 1978. A lawyer by profession, he began riding at 5 in haute école and turned to show jumping at 12. He founded and runs Cuadra Macaria, the largest and most competitive riding school in the country, and competes at around 40 international shows a year.

Nations Cups for Mexico
30+
international Grand Prix wins
30+
medals in the FEI Nations Cup series
10
his best FEI world ranking, at the end of 2024
29
  • In 2026, number 43 in the world ranking and the third Latin American rider.
  • More than 195 starts at 1.60 m or higher
  • 28% podiums and 74 top-ten finishes
  • More than 75 Grand Prix podiums

As of 22 October 2026

Several of Nicolás Pizarro's students have competed in 5* classes at 1.60 m.

Nicolás Pizarro jumping a blue vertical at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

Titles and Grand Prix

  1. 2026

    2026 season: 13 Grand Prix podiums

    5 wins: CSI4* Coapexpan, CSI3* Otomí, two CSI2* at Otomí and CSI2* Quintas Ecuestres

  2. 2025

    National Grand Prix Championship

    Farino du Guinefort · National champion

  3. 2025

    GNP Seguros Grand Prix CSI3*, Otomí

    Farino du Guinefort · 1st

  4. 2025

    GNP Seguros Grand Prix CSI2*, Otomí

    Mamacita · 1st

  5. 2022

    Grand Prix CSI4* 1.55 m, Lerma

    Oak Grove's Enkidu · 1st

  6. 2020

    National Championship

    Pia Contra · National champion

  7. 2018

    Bryan Anderson Memorial Grand Prix CSI2*

    Chapiletto · 1st

  8. 2014

    Imperial Challenge, Spruce Meadows

    Colasko · 1st

Nicolás Pizarro smiling as he lifts a trophy with both hands.
Nicolás Pizarro over the Longines clocks fence at the Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, 2023.

Record

  1. 2026

    Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo

    Farino du Guinefort · Individual bronze · Team silver

  2. 2024

    Nations Cup, Aachen

    Pia Contra · Team 2nd

  3. 2023

    Pan American Games, Santiago

    Pia Contra · Team 4th · Olympic place for Mexico

  4. 2023

    Nations Cup, Dublin

    Pia Contra · Team 3rd

  5. 2023

    FEI Nations Cup Final, Barcelona

    Finalist, as in 2015 and 2016

  6. 2022

    FEI Nations Cup Final, Barcelona

    Oak Grove's Enkidu · Team gold, Challenge Cup

  7. 2022

    Nations Cup, Coapexpan

    Pia Contra · Team winner

  8. 2016

    Nations Cup, Coapexpan

    Temascaltepec · Team winner

  9. 2015

    Winter Equestrian Festival

    “Sportsmanship and Style” award

  10. 2014

    Central American and Caribbean Games

    Member of the Mexican team

  11. 2012

    Olympic Games, London

    Crossing Jordan · 44th individual · Team 9th

  12. 2010

    World Equestrian Games, Kentucky

    Best-placed Mexican rider

On the circuit

  • Nicolás Pizarro jumping a grey horse over a fence with the Olympic rings at the London 2012 Games.

    Olympic Games · London, 2012

  • Nicolás Pizarro jumping in front of full stands at the 2024 Aachen Nations Cup.

    Nations Cup · Aachen, 2024

    Photo: Anwar Esquivel

  • Nicolás Pizarro with his fist raised at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Mexico City, 2024.

    Longines Global Champions Tour · Mexico City, 2024

    Photo: Mackenzie Clark

  • Nicolás Pizarro on horseback at Piazza di Siena, Rome, 2024.

    Piazza di Siena · Rome, 2024

    Photo: Mackenzie Clark

Enquiries

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Salazar, State of Mexico

3,000 metres above sea level

19°19′06″ N · 99°23′30″ W

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Hours

Tuesday to Friday
7:15 – 17:00
Saturday and Sunday
7:30 – 13:00
Monday
Closed
Topic
The Copa arena with sponsors' fences and riders in the distance, facing the forested mountains.

Copa Cuadra Macaria

Three dates a year in Salazar.

The Copa Cuadra Macaria is the club's show-jumping competition: three dates a year in Salazar, with classes from trainings up to the Clásico and the feature class, boxes with a VIP experience and a free public area.

National show sanctioned by the Mexican Equestrian Federation.

October 2026:

687

entries over four days, every day full.

  1. Thu 15Full
  2. Fri 16Full
  3. Sat 17Full
  4. Sun 18Full
Dates
Three a year, each with its edition name
Level
National, sanctioned by the Mexican Equestrian Federation
Classes
From trainings to the feature class

Feature classes, October 2026

  1. Class 17

    Mini Prix

    Studbook La Silla

  2. Class 12

    Clásico 1.40

    DJM Abogados

  3. Class 6

    Open 1.40

    Grupo Fórmula

  4. Class 2

    Open 1.25

    Star Médica

Spectators and boxes

Free public area. Affordable boxes, with a truly VIP experience.

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Montando con Causa

With Fundación Paso a Paso, the Montando con Causa classes have donated 14 computers and a Taekwondo hall, and now support the renovation of the San Lorenzo Chiautzingo sports ground.

Laura Brocard jumping a grey horse at the Copa Cuadra Macaria, September 2023.
Bay horse beside the blue Star Médica wing of a fence; only the rider's leg is visible.
Studbook La Silla, A.C. disc on a fence with marigolds; behind it, a horse in an ear bonnet and its rider.
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Sponsorship

A horse's hoof over the red rail of a fence with the La Costeña logo.

Classes named after you, fences and banners with your brand, in-ring activations, hospitality and your own photo delivery at every Copa.

Nicolás Pizarro Jr

Commercial Director, Copa Cuadra Macaria

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  1. 01Title of the feature class and the Clásico
  2. 02Prize-money classes
  3. 03Named classes
  4. 04Fences and banners
  5. 05Stands and in-ring activations
  6. 06Hospitality
  7. 07Photo delivery for each sponsor

2026 Copa sponsors

  • Studbook La Silla, A.C.Class 17 · Mini Prix
  • DJM AbogadosClass 12 · Clásico 1.40
  • Star MédicaClass 2 · Libre 1.25
  • Grupo FórmulaClass 6 · Libre 1.40
  • Bodegas de Santo TomásClasses 1 and 9
  • PeyrelongueClass 8 · Libre and Abierta 1.20
  • BedoyectaClass 7 · Libre and Abierta 1.30
  • EuropeosClasses 13A, 13B and 13C
  • Tierra GaratClass 11 · Libre and Abierta 1.10
  • LopetzkiClass 3 · Libre 1.15
  • Mexico Value PartnersClass 10 · Libre and Abierta 1.00
  • MarinClass 14 · Libre and Abierta 1.00
  • Voltaire DesignClass 16 · Libre and Abierta 1.30
  • Duck UClasses 19A and 19B · Abierta
  • AMWATClasses 15 and 20 · Abierta 0.90
  • Grupo BrisasClass 18 · Libre and Abierta 1.20
  • EquinoClass 4 · Libre 1.05
  • NIZUC Resort & Spa
  • Galería Plaza Monterrey
  • Arquitectura Ecuestre
  • Fundación Paso a Paso