Re: RC: Olympics coverage~it can work

[Abby Bloxsom <dearab@horsecom.net>]

> My opinion is that, done professionally, endurance racing could have huge 
>appeal to an audience.  There is a lot of drama in what we do.  There's 
>sweat, blood, tears--a lot of thrill of victory and agony of defeat stuff.  
>That's good TV.  And there's a lot of horse hugging, too.  It sounds corny, 
>but people love the human bonding with animals theme, too.  There is a lot of 
>potential for truly successful broadcasting of endurance racing.  
> 
I agree ...

and not to mention the fact that the Americans are key players in the sport.  If we were expected to be right up in the medals consistently, we'd get better coverage.

-Abby B

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Abby Bloxsom
ARICP Level III Certified Instructor
Recreational and Distance Riding
dearab@horsecom.net

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