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Oh I think the "AERC people" have been trying. I believe the people in AERC
associated with FEI have been trying very hard and working very hard.  But
realistically how many people in the US belong to FEI - maybe a couple hundred.
We really have very little say because we have a very little vote. 

And looking how the WEG has gone form the one in '88 in Front Royal, VA (correct
me if I'm wrong on the date Tom ) - the home the OD to the flat fast courses
and the flat track racing in the UAE. If anything we are going backwards.
It may have been half full 12 years ago - now it looks more like 1/4 full.

Truman

Jackie Winkleman wrote:
> Hmm.  I'm sorry.  I didn't realize that everyone looks
> so hard at the negative side of things (rather, dwells
> on it).
>
> I was thinking maybe the AERC people could have a
> positive influence on it, if it were to go to the
> olympics. Or, maybe everyone would just sit out and
> complain about how they have ruined the sport and not
> TRY to make that good influence just because their is
> some "bad" in the sport.
>
> Are we "half-empty" or are we "half-full?"
>
>
> --- Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Why do you assume that. Look what has happened to
> > the Olympics today. 
> > The judging scandal in SLC. The corruption in the
> > IOC leading up to the 
> > SLC games. Now the corruption that has caused the
> > USOC's president to 
> > resign and congress calling for her replacement to
> > resign. The drug use 
> > among athletics that the IOC didn't want to face up
> > to until forced. 
> > Where since the Olympics allowed professional
> > athletics to participate 
> > do you find anything but problems and corruption in
> > the Olympics?
> >
> > After what has happened to the Olympic movement over
> > the past 20 years 
> > it seems that UAE endurance racing would fit right
> > in. If Endurance gets 
> > to the Olympics it will be UAE flat track distance
> > racing probably at 
> > much shorter distances than 100 miles or even 100
> > kilometers to make it 
> > "spectator friendly" and to reduce the cost of
> > building and securing the 
> > course.  AERC style endurance is a true amature
> > sport - practiced by 
> > amatures for their enjoyment and love of horses. The
> > Olympics is now a 
> > professional sporting event.  Sports like AERC
> > endurance don't seem to 
> > have a place in the Olympics any longer.
> >
> > Truman
> >
> > Jackie Winkleman wrote:
> >
> > > >    
> > > >
> > > >       
> > > Right.  We didn't have the "benefit" but I
> > >     
> > personally
> > > don't think there is anything wrong with it.  If
> > > Endurance did go to the Olympics you would hope
> > >     
> > that
> > > the US, as well as other countries would use good
> > > judgement in competing (and the same at local
> > >     
> > levels).
> > > There will always be those who don't use good
> > > judgement, but remember we are there (at whatever
> > > level) to have fun, right?  Some people do have
> > >     
> > other
> > > motives - no matter what the level of competition.
> > > This will alsways be the case.
> > >
> > >     
> >   
>
>
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