EMBARGO: 00.01 16 August 2012
Please click below for a high-res image of dressage rider Richard Davison riding Artemis. Richard Davison competed in the individual dressage at the London Olympics 2012.
Richard Davison riding Artemis
Northants feed company fuels Equestrian Team GBR
The Olympic Games has been Britain's most successful in modern history and Britain's equestrian team has made history of its own with a gold in the team dressage, gold and bronze in the individual dressage, gold in the showjumping and silver in the team three-day event.
And a company in Northamptonshire, British feed company Dodson & Horrell, is the official supplier of nutrition to Equestrian Team GBR providing bespoke horse feed and nutritional advice to Team members as it prepared for the London Games.
As well as supporting Equestrian Team GBR, Dodson & Horrell also sponsors two of the riders that competed in this year's Games: Zara Phillips and Richard Davison.
Dodson & Horrell offers it sincerest congratulations to the team and to Zara, Olympic silver medallist as part of the Equestrian Eventing team, and Richard, who competed in the individual Dressage event.
Chris Gordon, Technical Director at Dodson & Horrell, said: "We are immensely proud to be working with Equestrian Team GBR and are delighted to be supporting Zara, Richard and otherleading talents."
"Their achievement at the Olympics was fantastic and it is wonderful to see our British Equestrian Team succeeding at such a high level."
Equestrian Team GBR is underpinned by the World Class Programme enabling future equestrian stars to receive the training and advice they need in order to progress to Senior level competition - giving riders the chance to compete on an Olympic scale.
"We work closely with the vets, physios, trainers and riders who are selected for the Team GBR World Class Programme and offer nutritional advice during squad sessions and yard visits," Chris added.
Dodson & Horrell was established in 1939 and has been researching and manufacturing horse and animal feed from its base in Islip, near Thrapston. The company employs over 200 people and was also involved with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations earlier in the year feeding over 500 horses that visited the UK to take part in the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
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Media contacts
Lindsay Ephgrave
Lindsay Ephgrave PR Limited
01604 210 480
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Chris Gordon
Dodson & Horrell Limited
01832 737 300
cgordon@dodsonandhorrell.com
About Dodson & Horrell
Dodson & Horrell Ltd has been leading the way in equine nutrition for over 70 years, pioneering manufacturing methods and promoting nutritional research. The Dodson & Horrell range of high quality guaranteed horse feeds includes over 45 products for leisure and competition horses as well as feeds suitable for the breeding and racing industry. Dodson & Horrell also produce more than 25 different equine supplements and herbs. All of our products are supplied through a network of feed merchants in the UK and Europe, and exported throughout the world.
In addition to our successful horse feed range, Dodson & Horrell also manufactures Chudleys Pet Foods and the Countryside Range.
For further information, please visitwww.dodsonandhorrell.com.