Platinum Performance Clients Take Home Medals for the USA

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum Performance
client McLain Ward proclaimed the Unites States Show Jumping victory at the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 19, as "probably the
greatest day for North America in the history of the sport."
Winning the first ever jump-off in Olympic Games history, the U.S. team
broke a tie with Canada to win the Team Show Jumping title at the Hong Kong
Olympic Equestrian Venue in Sha Tin. It was a perfect ride in 38.45 seconds --
the third-fastest time in the jump-off -- by Platinum Performance client, Will
Simpson, 49, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., riding Carlson vom Dach, a 12-year-old
Holsteiner gelding, who sealed the victory and clinched the gold for the team.
Other members of the gold-medal team were Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden and
Platinum Performance client, McLain Ward, 33, riding Sapphire, a 13-year-old
Belgian Warmblood mare. Ward and Sapphire were also a part of the U.S. team
that won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Two other Platinum Performance clients turned out stellar performances for
the U.S.: Gina Miles, 34, and her horse McKinlaigh, a 14-year-old Irish-bred
gelding.
Miles had hoped only to qualify for the individual final in the duos
Olympic debut, but their decade-long partnership paid off with a silver medal
in Individual Eventing, a combination of dressage, jumping and cross-country
tests. Miles entered the show jumping final round in fourth place, and moved
up to 2nd after a clean run to clinch the silver medal.
Over the years, Platinum Performance clients -- from swimmers to
triathletes, and equestrians -- have wowed the world with their stellar
performances at international sporting competitions, including the Pan
American Games and the Olympics. President Mark Herthel congratulates the
Summer Games competitors, saying the company is proud and honored to have
watched them achieve their success with such outstanding performances.
"Will, McLain and Gina have been Platinum Performance clients for years,"
explains Herthel. "We were so proud to watch them capture their Olympic
medals."
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nutritional formulas for horses, companion animals and people. Platinum
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and factory direct to ensure an optimum supplement program to meet each
horse's individual needs.
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Additional Information:
McLain Ward: Platinum Performance Client since 2003
Will Simpson: Platinum Performance Client since 1996
Gina Miles: Platinum Performance Client since 2003

SOURCE Platinum Performance

Amy Quintana of Platinum Performance Inc., 1-800-553-2400,
amy@platinumperformance.com