Re: RC: Re: USA Team announcement

[Jennifer Layman <jenn_layman@yahoo.com>]

If the options were your horse in the event without you, or not in
the ride at all, would you still feel the same way??  You clearly
have not ever broken your collar bone.  It is one of the most painful
and debilitating breaks you can experience.  Not to mention that by
riding Darla was risking more serious injury.  I would have been
extremely surprised if she had chosen to ride a 100 miles with the
injury she has, and if I were a team member I would be extremely
worried about her safety if she had ridden.

I can't speak for the other riders (actually, I can't speak for Darla
either), but I think the choice made for Darla was a very wise
decision.  

Jennifer 


--- Cora <bandc@teknett.com> wrote:
> Far be it from me not to be a team player..But as I understand
> it...you are
> there to ride your horse??Don't believe I could allow someone else
> to ride
> my horse in such an event. They couldn'y begin to understand him
> well
> enough, to win..much less complete...however good we all are, you
> still have
> to be in tune with your horse...no exceptions. Best of luck to all
> the
> riders..hope it goes well...Cora
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DebiG54@aol.com>
> To: <Teddy@runningbear.com>
> Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 8:25 AM
> Subject: RC: USA Team announcement
> 
> 
> > Teddy and all:
> >
> > I wish nothing but the best results for the US team and squad as
> announced
> > but can't help but question the final pairings.  There are three
> different
> > horse and rider repairings (Darolyn Butler, Marcia Smith, Jan
> Worthington).
> > Darolyn has loaned her horse to Marcia, since Marcia's horse
> suffered some
> > tying up onsite.  Darolyn has switched to Albanet (not sure, but
> think
> this
> > is Jan's horse).  Jan is riding as an individual on Brown R
> Timothy, who
> is a
> > wonderful and talented horse, but wasn't nominated or selected
> for this
> > competition.  "Timmy" is owned by Danielle Kanavy McGunigal and
> traveled
> to
> > France with Valerie Kanavy as one of her possible choices.  I'm
> sure that
> > circumstances have dictated these moves, but a lot of rules are
> being bent
> > that have never been bent before.  Some of the riders and horses
> who
> > nominated and were selected, especially those on the alternate
> list who
> > didn't make the trip, must be astonished at this announcement.
> >
> > As I recall from the original selection, Jan Worthington was the
> fifth
> ranked
> > alternate.  How and why was she elevated to the US squad and
> riding a
> horse
> > (Brown R Timothy) who wasn't even involved in the selection
> process.  I
> have
> > competed for this country internationally and have never heard of
> such
> rule
> > bending.  FEI competition is loaded with rules and regulations. 
> I'm
> terribly
> > confused and concerned about this rule breaking and bending and
> what it
> may
> > foretell for the future of international competition.
> >
> > How can anyone in the future who dives into the fray of the
> international
> > scene trust the process?  Again, I hope those who line up
> tomorrow at the
> > starting line have a good day and good fortune.  I'm merely
> questioning
> the
> > process that put some of them there.
> >
> > Debi Gordon
> >
> >
> >
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