Name: Katie Passerotti DOB: October 30, 1980 Discipline: Para-Dressage (Dressage, Eventing, am interested in Para-Equestrian Show Jumping) Classification: Grade III Region: Region 1 Address: Hermitage, PA Email: bastiandressagedragon@gmail.com About Katie in her words…….. My name is Katie and I live in Hermitage, PA. I am originally from Erie, PA, and moved to Hermitage to accept a teaching position at a local high school. I teach 9th and 10th grade English. I have been riding si... Read More
Charlotte (Merle-Smith) Bathalon Hometown: South Burlington, Vermont Grade: Grade II Charlotte became interested in becoming a Para-Equestrian in 2011. In August 2011 Charlotte entered Vermont Dressage Days where she got her first taste of riding a Para-Equestrian test. Within a few months Charlotte entered her first CPEDI3* event in Saugerties, NY. Charlotte’s debut at an international competition on the 18 year old gelding, Sportsfield Twist, was outstanding. In 2012, Charlotte and her g... Read More
Laurietta Oakleaf Grade Ia Hometown: Jacksontown, OH Website: http://www.loakleaf.org/index.html My name is Laurietta and I was born in 1980. I have CIDP/Fibromyalgia/Epilepsy/Possible MS. I have recently been diagnosed with Bone Cancer and Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma. I do know how difficult things can be and believe towards pushing towards my goal! Laurietta was recently re-classified as a Grade Ia at the 2012 Wellington Dressage Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3* and the 2012 Gold Coast Dressag... Read More
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Donna Ponessa Grade 1b Hometown: New Windsor, NY Dressage equestrian and 2012 Paralympic hopeful Donna Ponessa’s extraordinary discipline, perseverance and competitive spirit have propelled her through extreme physical adversity to a literal triumph of will. The vehicle: horses. She began her equestrian passion in childhood, riding and showing horses. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in college, she nonetheless graduated with an RN (registered nurse) degree, a BA in Human Services and a MA... Read More
Eleanor Brimmer Grade III rider Hometown: Wayazata, MN Age: 26 Ellie is a Grade III rider with cerebral palsy. She grew up showing hunters and in 2009 made the switch to dressage. She holds a BA in American Culture from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and she is currently studying for her Masters in Library & Information Sciences from Wayne State University. Horses: Vadico Interagro who is a 9 year old Lusitano gelding and Carino H (Holsteiner gelding) both owned by Eleanor Brimm... Read More
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• Grade IV Para-Dressage. Lise received her international grade certification during WEG in 2010. • Hometown: Baker City, OR • Born: March 29, 1964 • Lise suffers from a rare autoimmune motor neuron disorder that caused nerve damage, particularly in her hands and arms, and ataxia, a movement disorder. Her disability also affects her speech, swallowing, coordination, and strength. She was initially diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, but that diagnosis fortunately changed. Li... Read More
Sydney Collier Hometown: Ann Arbor Michigan Like many thirteen year-old girls, Sydney Collier is horse crazy. Sydney is from Ann Arbor Michigan where she is an honor roll student in the eighth grade at Forsythe Middle School. Sydney began riding at seven years old and at eight years old she was diagnosed with an extremely rare life-threatening medical condition called Wyburn-Mason Syndrome. This syndrome causes vascular malformations deep within one hemisphere of the brain that are inoperable... Read More