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Paralympic Veteran Grassmyer Announces Retirement
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arbara Grassmyer, a veteran of the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games, retired from international para-equestrian dressage competition in a June 16 ceremony held during the 2013 Golden State Dressage Classic CPeDi3*, Rancho Murieta, CA.
What you need to know this month us dressage finals: get ready to nominate! BY NoW We hope You’ve filed A deClARAtioN of iNteNt if you aspire to compete at the inaugural us dressage finals, November 7-10 at the Kentucky horse park in lexington. Qualifying takes place at the nine Great American/usdf Regional dressage Championships. With Regionals getting under way this month, now’s the time to plan for step 2 of the process: nominations. Nominations are preliminary finals entries and include a nomination fee, which is applied to the total entry fee (and refunded if the entry does not make the finals cut). declared horse/rider combinations that place in the top fve in their Regional Championship classes, as well as wild-card combinations that qualify based on scores earned, must complete their nominations by the following deadlines in order to remain eligible: Regions 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8: Tuesday, September 24 at midnight Regions 3 and 4: Tuesday, October 15 at midnight Regions 1 and 9: Tuesday, October 22 at midnight deadline refers to championship region, not rider’s home region. for complete details on the us dressage finals, nomination information and online forms, and entry information, go to usdressagefinals.com.
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Grassmyer, 41, of Placerville, CA, is a Grade iii para-equestrian. Her Dutch Warmblood mare, Mibis, 19, is also retiring from the world paraequestrian stage. Grassmyer was the USeF para-equestrian dressage national champion in 2001 and 2002, and reserve champion in 2006 and 2007. She has owned Mibis since 2004, when US para-equestrian dressage coach Missy Ransehousen found the mare for her in the netherlands. Grassmyer plans to stay active in the para-dressage community. She is a current member of the USeF High Performance Para-equestrian eligible Athletes and the High Performance Para-equestrian Committees. in the future she hopes to compete in Second and Tird Level dressage.
Yearbook photo deadlines if You Will Be ReCeiviNG AN AWARd this year and would like to submit a photograph for the 2013 yearbook issue of USDF Connection, please note the following deadlines: Rider awards: October 4 Year-end awards (frst place only, please): October 25. for photo-submission instructions, see the usdf photo release form on the usdf website under Awards: forms and documents.
Check Your scores now! sCoRes eARNed At usdf-ReCoGNized CoMpetitioNs are available on usdfscores.com. if you notice an error, contact the usdf Competitions department at scorecorrections@usdf.org or at (859) 971-2277. the 2013 usdf competition year ends september 30. All corrections must be reported by October 15 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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DECORATED: Paralympian Barbara Grassmyer and her horse Mibis
doN’t Miss out on a usdf award. September 30 is the deadline for: • submitting birthdates for vintage Cup, adult amateur, and junior/young rider awards • filing vintage Cup status and verifying adult-amateur status • Joining usdf for usdf Breeder of the Year awards • submitting online Rider performance Award applications • submitting online horse performance Certifcate applications.