American Dressage by Charles "Chuck" Grant In good condition. Inscription reads, "To Sue Stinson - , you have to be a good rider having ridden "Billy". Best wishes, Chuck Grant" Chuck Grant (1914-1990) began training horses in 1934, when he was stationed with the 122nd Field Artillery of the Army of the United States, Chicago, Illinois. At that time there was no civilian dressage in America. Dressage was only for exhibition purposes. Grant judged the first civilian dressage show held in the United States in 1948, in Morton Grove, Illinois. Not only was he America's first dressage judge, he was a founding member of the United States Dressage Federation. 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. "Ask often, expect little or nothing and reward generously." - Chuck Grant (1914-1990)