(USPEA by Lindsay McCall) – Running concurrently with the 2012 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CPEDI3* will be the F.E.I. /USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Judge Course. With the course less than a month away six distinguished judges within the equestrian community are preparing to travel to the Del Mar Horse Park March 8-11, 2012 in Del Mar, CA. The course, directed by Hanneke Gerritsen (NED) and assisted by Sue Curry Shaffer (USA), will be a refresher seminar for Para-Equestrian Dressage Judges in addition to giving “S” Dressage judges the opportunity for  promotion to F.E.I. 3* para-dressage and F.E.I. 3* para-dressage judges the opportunity for promotion to 4*. This course will give potential and future Para-Equestrian competitions more choices of experienced F.E.I 3* and 4* judges around the world and particularly in the United States. The deadline for discounted registration is February 17, 2012 and the application is available at http://www.usef.org/newsletterLicensedOfficials/2012schedule.html. For more information please contact Chuck Walker, USEF Director of Education, at cwalker@usef.org.

Currently Joan Darnell “S”(USA), Betsy Gosling “R” (USA), Elizabeth McMullen FEI “0″ (CAN), Adrienne Pot “S” (USA), David Schmutz FEI3* (USA), and Jaques Van Der Harst (NED) are registered for the course.

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