About Me

Robin has over 45 years experience with horses and has been riding since the age of 5. Robin spent most of her early years of riding hunters and then moved on to open jumpers. For the last 25 years, Robin’s passion has been on the development and training of dressage horses.
Robin is a FEI level competitor and is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist. In 2013, Robin graduated from the USDF L Judging Training Program with Distinction and is currently licensed with the USEF as a ‘r’ dressage judge. In 2020, Robin is also an approved young horse trainer by the American Hanoverian Society (AHS). Robin has also won a USDF Horse of the Year Award and has held other national rankings. Robin has placed at many regional shows and has achieved many other high point show awards and WPDA and TREA year-end awards. Robin has ridden with many national level clinicians including Laura Graves, Steffan Peters, Jane Savoie, Linda Zang, Walter Zettl, Betsy Steiner, Janet Foy, Jeremy Steinberg, Dolly Hannon “S”. Robin has been a student of Michael Bragdell of Hilltop Farm,Inc. for the last several years as his training philosophies have been instrumental towards the development of dressage horses at Timber Ridge.


Robin Birk
Owner, Manager & USDF Gold Medalist
About Me

Robin has over 45 years experience with horses and has been riding since the age of 5. Robin spent most of her early years of riding hunters and then moved on to open jumpers. For the last 25 years, Robin’s passion has been on the development and training of dressage horses.
Robin is a FEI level competitor and is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist. In 2013, Robin graduated from the USDF L Judging Training Program with Distinction and is currently licensed with the USEF as a ‘R’ Dressage Judge and a “r” Dressage Sport Horse Judge. In 2020, Robin is also an approved young horse trainer by the American Hanoverian Society (AHS). Robin has also won a USDF Horse of the Year Award and has held other national rankings. Robin has placed at many regional shows and has achieved many other high point show awards and WPDA and TREA year-end awards. Robin has ridden with many national level clinicians including Laura Graves, Steffan Peters, Jane Savoie, Linda Zang, Walter Zettl, Betsy Steiner, Janet Foy, Jeremy Steinberg, Dolly Hannon “S”. Robin has been a student of Michael Bragdell of Hilltop Farm,Inc. for the last several years as his training philosophies have been instrumental towards the development of dressage horses at Timber Ridge.


Robin Birk
Owner, Manager & USDF Gold Medalist
Robin enjoys breeding, training, and showing young horses. Robin has experience showing horses in hand and preparing stallions, mares and foals for AHS and ISR/Oldenburg breed inspections. Robin has successfully bred, raised, and trained her Hanoverian gelding “Willie B Irish” up to the I-1 level and other horses to the FEI Level.
Scott Minerva is farm’s Operational Manager and ensures that everything is in tip top shape. Let me publicly brag here about our other farm assistants who take pride in their work to ensure the health and happiness of our equines.
Here are a few of the latest achievements:

2020
- Accepted into the USEF “R” Judges Program
- Achieved Gold Medal aboard Witness Hilltop
- TREA Year-end Champion at Grand Prix

2019
- Completed requirements to apply for USEF “R” Judges Training Program

2018
- Participated in the USDF Sport Horse Judging Seminar, DG Bar Ranch, California

2017
- Successfully passed the USEF “r” Judges Training Program
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at I-1 with Willie B Irish

2016
- WPDA Year-End Champion at Training Level with O’Pierre
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at PSG with Willie B Irish
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at I-1 with Willie B Irish
- WPDA Year-End Champion Southworth Memorial Musical Freestyle Award
- O’Pierre – 2016 Reserve National Champion- FEI Five Year Old – ISR Oldenburg and ranked 20th overall in the Nation. Training Levels scores as high as 78%
- Willie B Irish – 2016 AHS ranked 31st in PSG and 15th at I-1

2015
- Accepted into the USEF “r” Dressage Judges Training Program
- Willie B Irish – Fifth Place – Regional Championships- 4th Level Musical Freestyle
- O’Pierre – Participated in FEI Test for Four Year Olds

2014
- WPDA Year-End Champion at PSG and Musical Freestyle Levels 1-4 (Fourth Level)
- BLM Championship – 3rd Place 4th Level Musical Freestyle
- WPDA Summer Sizzler – High Point – PSG
- WPDA High Point Champion at 4th level on both days of the recognized June Show
- Obtained all riding scores needed to apply for USEF “r” dressage judge (5 scores of 65% or more at 4th level or higher)
- Participant in the Edgar Hotz Memorial Judges Roundtable, NJ
Robin enjoys breeding, training, and showing young horses. Robin has experience showing horses in hand and preparing stallions, mares and foals for AHS and ISR/Oldenburg breed inspections. Robin has successfully bred, raised, and trained her Hanoverian gelding “Willie B Irish” up to the I-1 level and other horses to the FEI Level.
Scott Minerva is farm’s Operational Manager and ensures that everything is in tip top shape. Let me publicly brag here about our other farm assistants who take pride in their work to ensure the health and happiness of our equines.
Here are a few of the latest achievements:

2020
- Accepted into the USEF “R” Judges Program
- Achieved Gold Medal aboard Witness Hilltop
- TREA Year-end Champion at Grand Prix

2019
- Completed requirements to apply for USEF “R” Judges Training Program

2018
- Participated in the USDF Sport Horse Judging Seminar, DG Bar Ranch, California

2017
- Successfully passed the USEF “r” Judges Training Program
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at I-1 with Willie B Irish

2016
- WPDA Year-End Champion at Training Level with O’Pierre
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at PSG with Willie B Irish
- WPDA Year-End Reserve Champion at I-1 with Willie B Irish
- WPDA Year-End Champion Southworth Memorial Musical Freestyle Award
- O’Pierre – 2016 Reserve National Champion- FEI Five Year Old – ISR Oldenburg and ranked 20th overall in the Nation. Training Levels scores as high as 78%
- Willie B Irish – 2016 AHS ranked 31st in PSG and 15th at I-1

2015
- Accepted into the USEF “r” Dressage Judges Training Program
- Willie B Irish – Fifth Place – Regional Championships- 4th Level Musical Freestyle
- O’Pierre – Participated in FEI Test for Four Year Olds

2014
- WPDA Year-End Champion at PSG and Musical Freestyle Levels 1-4 (Fourth Level)
- BLM Championship – 3rd Place 4th Level Musical Freestyle
- WPDA Summer Sizzler – High Point – PSG
- WPDA High Point Champion at 4th level on both days of the recognized June Show
- Obtained all riding scores needed to apply for USEF “r” dressage judge (5 scores of 65% or more at 4th level or higher)
- Participant in the Edgar Hotz Memorial Judges Roundtable, NJ