Friday, February 17, 2012

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Brian Walker Of Woodside Farm Wins Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award During Third Week Of FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, FL (February 15, 2012) - Brian Walker, regarded as one of the top young talents in the hunter and jumper world, rode away with the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award during the third week of the 2012 FT Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. Sponsored by Premier Equestrian, LLC, a leading supplier of dressage arenas, horse jumps, arena footing and stable accessories, the Premier Sportsmanship Award is presented to a barn or rider who displays a high level of sportsmanship during a show and the winner receives a gift certificate for $100 worth of Premier products.
Walker, the owner and operator of Woodside Farm in Wellington, Florida, said the key to being a good sport is all about attitude. “Keeping a positive attitude is really essential,” he said. “With a positive attitude you won’t get down on yourself because each trip you take in the ring isn’t always going to be perfect.”
 

Brian Walker Of Woodside Farm Wins Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award During Third Week Of FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

Walker has trained and worked for some of the best in the industry, including Gladys Adams, Buddy Brown, Paul Valliere, Missy Clark, Todd Minikus and Peter Leone, to name a few. While riding for Clark’s North Run as a junior, Walker racked up an impressive list of national championships, including winning the Maclay Medal Equitation Championship, the Reserve Championship in the WIHS Equitation Championship, the Reserve Championship in the USET Show Jumping Talent Search, the Ronnie Mutch Equitation Championship, the Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship and the Devon Equitation Junior Championship.

During his junior career Walker also rode and competed horses for many veterans, riding into the winner’s circle on horses for Anne Kursinski, Margie Engle, Tommy Serio, Laura Kraut, Peter Wylde, Tom Write and Sam Edelman. To expand his knowledge of the show industry, Walker spent two years working in the European Sales Market with Jan Tops.
Walker was pleased to win the Premier Sportsmanship Award and thanked them for sponsoring the award. “I’m lucky to have nice horses and the chance to show at this great facility,” Walker said.

Heidi Zorn, President of Premier Equestrian, congratulated Walker on winning the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award and welcomed him to the Premier family. “I agree with Brian that being a good sport starts with a good attitude,” she said. “Brian has had so much success over the years, which goes to prove that a positive attitude, along with talent and a great work ethic, can really take you far. I am really impressed with Brian’s background and his training and show facility in Wellington, and I know we will see a lot of great things from him in the future.”

Walker was awarded a gift certificate to Premier for winning the Sportsmanship Award. “We offer a fantastic line of jumping equipment, dressage equipment, rubber mats, barn and stable accessories, books, DVDs, and footing. Every winner of the award will be able to find something they need and really want among our selection,” Zorn said.
Premier Equestrian offers a complete line of horse jumps and horse jumping equipment, including jump standards, gates, walls, jump cups, horse jump poles, sponsor jumps and cavaletti. “We have a great line of custom jumps and our clients really like the unlimited possibilities available to them when it comes to graphics, logos and imaging combinations on our custom jumps,” Zorn said. “From fly spray bottle standards to giant 3-D logos, we are opening up a exciting new branding option and making jump courses nationwide more exciting for spectators and competitors.”

In addition to custom jumps, Premier Equestrian offers a complete line of dressage arenas, dressage arena letters and arena footing. For more information on all Premier Equestrian products visit their website at www.PremierEquestrian.com or call 800-611-6109.

Photo: Brian Walker showed off his positive attitude during the third week of the 2012 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to ride away with the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award. Premier Equestrian, LLC, a leading supplier of dressage arenas, jumps, and stable accessories, sponsors the Premier Sportsmanship Award and the winner receives a $100 gift certificate from Premier. (Photo courtesy of JRPR – no photo credit necessary)

 



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