Re: USA Team announcement

["LAURIE AND WADE PEARSON" <WADEPEARSON@worldnet.att.net>]

?!?!? I GUESS IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE RULES ARE BEING CHANGED AS WE NEED
THEM. THE KEY WORD BEING "WE". THE U.S.A.  AS A WHOLE WANTS TO MAKE A GREAT
SHOWING AS A "TEAM".  JAN IS, AS YOU KNOW  VERY QUALIFIED AND SO IS TIMMY. I
GUESS WE SHOULD CONSIDER THE GOOD FORTUNE FOR THE US TEAM TO HAVE EXTRA
PEOPLE THAT ARE QUALIFIED THAT HAD THE TIME AND $ TO ATTEND. THE MORE
PLAYERS ON "OUR TEAM",  THE BETTER CHANCE WE (THE US AS A WHOLE) HAVE IN
FINISHING PROUD. I PERSONALLY NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT A SPARE.....

LAURIE
----- Original Message -----
From: <DebiG54@aol.com>
To: <Teddy@runningbear.com>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:25 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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