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Sandy,

I absolutely agree. The AERC is not the FEI. AERC endurance is not FEI 
endurance. They are different sports entirely. They need to go separate 
directions. The AERC is fine the way it is. If we want to compete on the 
world stage - the USEF has some work to do.

Truman


Sandy Adams wrote:
> on the collective notes blow - not all Truman's: I certainly HOPE that 
> AERC does not follow that "model". Separate and...well, not 
> necessarily EQUAL would be suitable. To Finish Is To Win IS the mantra 
> of the rank and file of AERC riders, from juniors to seizure citizens. 
> To take that away in favor the elite few would be profoundly selfish. 
> Why can those elite who want to buck it over 100 miles of flat lands 
> just go and do it? I for one DO have something to prove in the 
> completion of a task ad do not want this taken away just because some 
> flat foots want to burn rubber on the international level. Just as an 
> aside, a lot of these so-called "Models" for competition are also the 
> spring board for abuse - steroid use, etc. It isn't a profession to 
> most of us. Our program is fine for endurance. Whatever they call 
> it.... flat distance racing, whatever, is not what is considered 
> endurance historically here - s let them do what they want - in their 
> own universe. Most of us LIKE AERC the way it is.
> On Nov 11, 2008, at 7:10 AM, Truman Prevatt wrote:
>
> > > 3. Attitude, Attitude, Attitude: To Finish is To Win does not cut 
> > > the cake in the UAE. They are out there to win when they are racing 
> > > against their cousins in a local race and they are out there to win 
> > > the rest of the time. In fact, I suspect that how they do against 
> > > their cousins is often more important than anything else. To really 
> > > focus efforts the way they do, the US would have to TOTALLY change 
> > > the way of picking a team and working it year round. I honestly 
> > > don't think that you all want to go there.
> > I think that's the only attitude you can take into the WEC. 
> > Eventually the FEI will probably move toward stopping the event after 
> > the all the metals have been accounted for. That would actually be 
> > better for the welfare of the horses - why go the extra miles when 
> > there is nothing left to win.
> > >
> > You can bet Lance Armstrong would have not won a single Tour de 
> > France if cycling used the same model as the USEF does for endurance. 
> > The only way it seems for the US to step up to the plate is to follow 
> > something similar the cycling model - that is through sponsorships. 
> > Armstrong rode for a team funded by sponsors. That was basically his 
> > job. The team worked and rode together on a regular basis. The team 
> > had coaching year round. It was a profession - not a hobby. At the 
> > upper level there is no longer any amateur sports in the US.  If the 
> > USEF insists on using the current model it is using for international 
> > endurance - I expect it will be a very long time until we see another 
> > metal in the US.
> >
> > It's not our riders or horses in the US - it's our program or should 
> > I say lack of one.
>
>
> Sandy Adams
> Drquinndsa@xxxxxxx <mailto:Drquinndsa@xxxxxxx>
> www.deepsandsgifts.com
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