Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Actors Who Can Ride-- possible spokespersons

Actually, I just remembered, a gal on another board just
lives down the road from him. I can't remember if she's run
into him or not, it seems like she said she had. I'll have
to check now and see. The new Horse TV channel should get
ahold of ideas like this!!

heidi


--- Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Never-the-less, Linda, Patrick has already done some
> fundraising for 
> horse projects, has funded races, AND even ridden in an
> endurance race. 
> Perhaps someone in ridecamp was even with him at the
> desert race and has 
> a connection. Anyone???
> Bette
> 
> Linda B. Merims wrote:
> > There are alot of interesting points in here:
> > 
> > "Bette Lamore" <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > 
> > 
> >>He might be a good one to be a spokesman for
> >>endurance (if you can get  past his sec who
> >>guards him like the Queen). Everyone is very
> >>protective  of him as he has such a big heart
> >>and tends to overextend himself. 
> > 
> > 
> > Somebody who does fund raising for equestrian
> > advocacy sat me down at the recent National Trails
> > Symposium and gave me some reality lessons.
> > 
> > She explained that one has to realize that there are
> > hundreds, if not thousands of people who "want a
> > piece" of these people--whether money or reflected
> > glory.  Anybody with stature and/or money eventually
> > grows layers and layers of "flappers,"  people whose
> > specific job is to insulate the celebrity from these
> > constant demands.
> > 
> > Indeed, the wealthy all eventually spawn legal
> > charitable Foundations to whom they subcontract
> > the entire problem of handling the distribution of
> > their charitable funds.  These charities usually
> > have a Director and a specific charter that lists
> > the charitable enterprises that the entity is
> interested
> > in supporting.  Very often, this person told me, that
> > charter lists things like art and symphonies and
> > world hunger, but says nothing about anything
> > to do with horses or equestrian pursuits--even
> > though the family/person is heavily involved
> > with horses.
> > 
> > Any appeal to these people gets intercepted by
> > their flappers, redirected to the charitable
> foundation,
> > then rejected by the Director who, accurately,
> > claims that horses aren't part of his charitable
> > charter.
> > 
> > Dead end.  
> > 
> > More later...
> > 
> > Linda B. Merims
> > lbm@xxxxxxxxx
> > Massachusetts, USA
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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