Beezie and John Madden have a clear goal in mind: To train horses and riders to compete at the highest level of the sport and put the United States back (or even more) on the map! They put their words into action by including Victoria Birdsall on their team, as a rider and trainer. Victoria has worked and trained alongside the Maddens for the past year, developing her own young horses.
“Victoria has the technical skill along with the right feel for bringing along young horses through the upper levels of the sport, but equally as important, she has the work ethic in all aspects of the care of the horses,” said John Madden. “That’s important to Beezie and me. Victoria has both the talent and the right attitude.”
Victoria started in the sport as a young rider competing in the ponies, winning the USEF Pony Medal Championship in 2004. She continued in the equitation ring through her junior years. She then went on to study Business Operations Management at Boston College, graduating in 2015. Since then, she has honed her skills in the jumper ring, working for Ilan Ferder Stables and developing her own horses.
“Victoria has the technical skill along with the right feel for bringing along young horses through the upper levels of the sport, but equally as important, she has the work ethic in all aspects of the care of the horses,” said John Madden. “That’s important to Beezie and me. Victoria has both the talent and the right attitude.”
Victoria started in the sport as a young rider competing in the ponies, winning the USEF Pony Medal Championship in 2004. She continued in the equitation ring through her junior years. She then went on to study Business Operations Management at Boston College, graduating in 2015. Since then, she has honed her skills in the jumper ring, working for Ilan Ferder Stables and developing her own horses.