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Allyn Maix
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Top Grand Prix Competitor Mikala Gundersen Sponsored by Choice of Champions

Wellington, FL – Danish dressage rider and trainer Mikala Gundersen has claimed many victories on the 2009 winter circuit, aided in part by supplements from Choice of Champions International. Choice of Champions has joined Gundersen as an official sponsor, and is looking forward to watching her continued success with the stallions she competes.

The Choice of Champions products Super Joint Solution, Lung Aid, and Ulser Shield have become a regular part of Gundersen’s feeding program for the top dressage horses in her care, including Leonberg and Wild Dance, both owned by Horses Unlimited. Gundersen has been using Choice of Champions supplements with the newly famous Grand Prix stallion Leonberg and the up-and-coming star Wild Dance, and both stallions have had a banner year with Gundersen.

Photo: Choice of Champions International now sponsors
top international dressage rider Mikala Gundersen.
(Photo Courtesy of SusanJStickle.com)

Leonberg earned top placings in many of the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle classes on the tough winter circuit and the duo was invited to compete in the prestigious World Dressage Masters in Wellington. Gundersen and Wild Dance recorded high scores this season at the FEI small tour, including a 68.947% at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby and a 70.526% at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II.

Gundersen has seen great improvement in the horses she trains that are supplemented with Choice of Champions. “I am very impressed with the products. I like the fact that the Super Joint Solution has a high concentration of Glucosamine, MSM, and Hyaluronic Acid in it. It has saved me from a lot of joint injections this past year while I have been using the product. It has been wonderful for some older horses I have in training that are doing high-level work, like Leonberg,” she said.

Gundersen also had high praise for Ulser Shield from Choice of Champions. “I think it is less expensive than a lot of other stomach products on the market. It works really well on the horses, and keeps them relaxed. One of my horses changed after only three days on Ulser Shield; he was much more forward and willing in his work,” she said.

Allyn Maix and Sylvia Firestone, horsewomen that have been involved in the equine industry for more than 30 years, founded Choice of Champions to fill the need for specialized supplements designed to aid sport horses. Based in Wellington, Florida, the Choice of Champions owners have been able to see first hand the demands placed on top dressage, polo, racing, hunter, and jumper horses. “We have done a great deal of research to ensure the Choice of Champions products are of the best quality to allow horses to be more comfortable in their work. Sport horses are amazing athletes and we want them to be as healthy and untroubled as possible,” says Maix.

Choice of Champions produces a full line of supplements designed to fit the needs of a variety of horses that compete in many different disciplines. The Super Joint Solution contains a powerful combination of ingredients that have been shown to reduce inflammation and stiffness. Ulser Shield contains Calcium Carbonate to help reduce the acidity of the stomach and other ingredients that can improve symptoms associated with equine ulcers. Lung Aid is made with anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatories, and natural sources of vitamins to significantly reduce respiratory ailments in some horses or to improve overall lung condition in others.

For more information on products from Choice of Champions International, visit their website at www.choiceofchamps.com.