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In 1950, he left Chicago and moved to the Detroit area. His vocation at that time, was
training hunters and jumpers - avocation dressage. In the course of his career Chuck
trained 17 horses to the Grand Prix level of Dressage, a feat never accomplished by any
other American; all of these horses have shown in recognized shows and ten of those have
shown in national dressage trials.
Chuck Grant was a member of the American Horse Show Association, and a founding member of
the United States Dressage Federation and the Midwest Dressage Federation, as well as
authoring four books and numerous magazine articles.
Throughout his life Chuck Grant stressed the importance of teaching Americans to train
American horses in hopes of one day fielding an American Dressage team with American
horses, however, this has to date not happened since prior to World War Two. Therefore,
we stress the philosophy the late Chuck Grant had relayed in his teachings and pass this
information on to those who are willing to learn to train horses.
Chuck Grant continued his work up until the time of his death in 1990. He left a rich
legacy in the many fine horses he trained and those who were privileged enough to know
him and work with him received an irreplaceable gift from him with the knowledge
he shared.
A graduate of Duke University, Mari Monda Zdunic is a top dressage
competitor having earned USDF gold, silver, and bronze medals, Olympic Sports
Festival silver, bronze and team medals, along with numerous USDF top ten horse
of the year
honors from the United States Dressage Federation from Training through Grand Prix
levels, open and all breed awards. Mari competed in the Olympic Trials in 1980,
Gladstone, NJ; and the 1981 World Championship Trials. She is equally admired for
her spectacular exhibition rides which have thrilled spectators from coast to coast.
An associate of Mr. Chuck Grant for fourteen years, Mari
is continuing his fine work since his death in 1990, as owner and trainer of Shine-A-Bit
Farm.
Ray Moses, Assistant Trainer at Shine-A-Bit Farm,
has had a lifelong interest in horses. Growing up on a horse farm gave him exposure to many
different breeds and types, including Appaloosas, Saddlebreds and Quarter Horses. He had an
opportunity to meet and work with Chuck Grant while Billie Joe Freckles,
an Appaloosa stallion belonging to his mother, was at Shine-A-Bit Farm for training in the 1970's.
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