Re: Conflict of Interest

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

I really could care less who wins this battle. Since endurance is not an
olympic
sport, it really is a mute point. But while the AHSA reaches down to the
lowest
level shows, it does so it can expand its revenue from a broader base.
Captalism
is a wonderful thing. It has made the US the greatest country on earth.
But it
has to be recognized for what it is and not be embellished in what it is
not. A
profit corporation is there to make money. Exxon is not there to make
gas, it's
there to make money. It just so happens that is how it makes its money.
The AHSA
is not there to make horsemen, it's there to make money and to turn a
dividend
to its stockholders.

We are talking about the organization that is responsible in selecting
and
managing our FEI teams. If as you say the USET is there to take the
cream of the
crop and produce a winner, then they should be in charge. At this level
that is
what it is all about.

Truman

Bob Morris wrote:

> Truman:
>
> I think you answered your own question. The winning teams in all sports are
> for profit corporations! Name me one team that is not.
>
> While the concept of squeaky clean amateur competition is nice it just does
> not exist. Not in any equestrian sport either. None of your big names in
> Dressage, Jumping or Combined training, not even Reining, are
> non-professional. All of them earn a good living at their so called sport.
> EXCEPT ENDURANCE. And that is coming to a sad ending as well.
>
> I would dispute you comparison of For profit and not for profit
> organizations. Each is dependent upon cash flow and that cash flow is what
> keep them in operation. Acknowledging this, realize that the AHSA has a much
> broader base of operations for this cash flow than the USET will ever
> realize.
>
> The USET reaches out to and accepts the cream of the crop. Those who excel
> in their discipline, and only as long as they do excel. Conversely, the AHSA
> includes even the little backyard breeder who shows only on the local or
> regional level. The AHSA reaches down to the little guy, USET reaches only
> up and only to the cream of the crop.
>
> This conflict will be resolved most likely by the courts in the end and much
> to the detriment of the sport. The play is for control and not for the horse
> in the slightest.
>
> Bob
>
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