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Heidi Chote
has
owned
and
operated
First
Chance
Farm
in
Wilton,
CA
since
1988.
She
is well
educated
in
horse
and
rider biomechanics
to help
riders
work with
their horses
more
efficiently,
by
understanding
the ‘cause
and
effect’
of
the rider-horse
interaction.
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USDF
Gold,
Silver
and Bronze
Medalist
– All
medals
earned
on self
made horses
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USDF Instructor/Trainer Faculty
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USDF
Certified
Trainer/Instructor
through
Fourth Level
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USDF
“L”
Graduate
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Active
Member
USDF,
USEF and
CDS
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Past
Chapter Chairperson
of CDS for
two
terms
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Instructor’s
seminars
and
riding
clinics
since 1990 with
Conrad
Schumacher,
Stephan
Kiesewetter,
Rachel
Saavedra,
Lilo Fore,
Major
Anders
Lindgren,
Major
Jeremy
Beale,
Mary
Wanless,
Sandy
Howard,
Captain
Mark Phillips,
Edgar
Hotz,
Sabine
Schut-Kery,
Juan Matute,
Alfredo
Hernandez
and others
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Ridden
with
top instructors
on the
East
Coast,
Canada, Great
Britain
and Germany,
including
two
trips to Germany’s
International
Academy
of Equestrian
Studies riding
with
Stephan
Kiesewetter
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Ongoing
education:
Annual
FEI
Trainer’s
Conference,
Global Dressage
Forum, USDF Faculty Training, Teacher
Training,
Junior/Young
Rider and
Adult clinics |
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