...and here it is!

Well...it's like buses isn't it...you wait for one and then two show up at once...well...our blog can draw that similarity today!

I promised you the full Julie Tew press release and here it is:

Julie Tew joins Shires’ Performance Rider Programme

Shires Equestrian is delighted to announce that International Event Rider Julie Tew has joined the Performance Rider Programme.

Julie currently has a yard full of talented event horses including her Advanced horse and Badminton/Luhmuhlen ride Sir Roselier, Advanced eventers Been Admired and Look Out, Intermediate rides Lord of the Owls, King of the Catwalk and Arctic Monkey II, Novice eventers Ballagan, Master Magic and Montiny and Pre Novice horse Simply Sox in addition to a number of talented horses for the future.

Julie’s successes include competing at Badminton three times, being 5th and 11th at Luhmuhlen in 2008, being 6th in the World Cup Final in 2007, winning silver medals and pony and young rider levels and winning at Weston Park two star to name but a few…her British Eventing record is very impressive.

‘We are really pleased that Julie has joined the Performance Rider Programme,’ says Rhea Freeman, Shires’ Marketing Manager, ‘we’re delighted that such a well regarded and talented rider has joined us and we look forward to supporting Julie through 2009 and beyond. We wish her every success in the coming season. We will be introducing a Performance Rider area to our website in the not too distant future to enable all fans of Julie and our other Performance Riders to keep up to date with what they are up to and any achievements. Once again, we wish Julie every success for the 2009 season and look forward to working with her.’

For more information on Shires or the Performance Rider Programme, see www.shiresequestrian.com, email sales@shiresequestrian.com or call 01568 613600.

To find out more about Julie Tew, visit her website www.julietew.com