Premier Equestrian Congratulates Madeleine Birch on 3rd Consecutive Team Gold at NAJYRC

Premier Equestrian Congratulates Madeleine Birch on 3rd Consecutive Team Gold at NAJYRC Sandy, UT (July 31, 2012) – Madeleine Birch, a Young Rider from Salt Lake City, Utah, recently added another accomplishment to her growing resume.  She and her own Uoeri, an 11-year-old Dutch warmblood recently were awarded Team Gold for Region 5 at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships in Lexington, Kentucky.  Birch is sponsored by Utah-based Premier Equestrian, a leading supplier of equestrian equipment, horse jumps, dressage arenas, and world-class footing.

This 2012 win for Region 5 is Birch’s third consecutive Team Gold at NAJYRC, where she competed with Uoeri in 2011 and Katherine Scott’s Starlight in 2010.  The 2012 Team from Region 5 included Birch, Brandi Roenick from Scottsdale, AZ riding Weltino’s Magic, Devon Wycoff of Boulder, CO on Power Play, and Victoria Fernalld of Denver, CO aboard Amazing.  Birch and Uoeri scored a 67.9% in the team test, which was the third highest score.  Individually the pair scored a 68.7% and in the Freestyle they scored a 67.8%, for sixth place.  Birch and Uoeri’s strong ride helped to boost Region 5 to Team Gold.    Birch moved to Heber City, Utah when she was 16 to live and train with dressage trainer Margo Gogan.  With the help of Bicolor, a Grand Prix schoolmaster, Birch learned the upper level movements of dressage before purchasing Uoeri as a 7-year-old.  She and Margo brought Uoeri from third level to Prix St. Georges and they are now schooling the Grand Prix movements.  She is currently a student at the University of Utah studying biology and chemistry, and plans to attend medical school. “We are very proud to be sponsoring Madeleine Birch,” said Heidi Zorn of Premier Equestrian.  “Not only is she a fantastic rider and a hard worker, but she’s a Utah local and exemplifies everything we look for in an up and coming dressage star.  While many developing dressage champions hail from the east and west coasts, the mountain west is often overlooked,” explains Zorn, “ We make it a point to recognize the top riders in the mountain west including Debbie McDonald, Adrienne Lyle and Madeleine.  We are proud of the entire Region 5 Team.  Premier always strives to support dedicated, talented individuals who have worked their way up the levels, and promote American made athletes. Premier also proudly supports American manufacturers and suppliers, and all of Premier’s products are ‘Made in America.’” As an official sponsor of the United States Dressage Federation, Premier Equestrian is well known in the dressage community. They will be a major sponsor at the Region 5 Championships this year in Heber City, Utah.  Premier also supplied the dressage arenas for the 2010 World Equestrian Games, as well as the driving arenas, warm-up areas, flower boxes, and dressage letters. “The Brentina Arena, named after Debbie McDonald’s famous Olympic mount, was used for the main competition arena at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington and was very well received by the international dressage community,” Zorn said. Considered America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of dressage arenas, Premier’s website offers extensive and informative information designed to help horseowners understand the differences in arenas as well as arena footing. Premier Equestrian also offers a complete line of horse jumps and horse jumping equipment, including horse jump standards, sponsor jumps, and cavaletti. Other Premier products include barn accessories, books & DVDs, as well as arena grooming and maintenance equipment. For more information on all Premier Equestrian products, including footing, dressage arenas, jumps and stable accessories, visit their website at www.PremierEquestrian.com or call 800-611-6109.  Photo: The riders from the Region 5 team from left to right: Devon Wycoff, Brandi Roenick, Madeleine Birch, and Victoria Fernalld.  Premier Equestrian, a leading supplier of dressage arenas, horse jumps, arena footing and stable accessories, congratulates the entire Region 5 team as well as rider Madeleine Birch on her third consecutive Team Gold medal at the NAJYRC. (Photo courtesy of Madeleine Birch)