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Mary wrote >>>I just wanted to compliment the Western States Trails Foundation 
for the
excellent Tevis Cup awards ceremony held Sunday afternoon.  Besides
presenting the top 10 horses and honoring the "winners,"  tribute was paid
to Wendell Robie for establishing the Western States Trail Ride 50 years
ago.<<<<

I sat there wondering what Wendell would have thought of all the attention 
given to the "sponsor" EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL ENDURANCE VILLAGE all weekend. 
(then again, I wonder if he would have approved of that sponsership in the 
first place)

At the awards presentation, they awarded the sponsor with a belt buckle just 
like all the riders recieved, except it said "crown jewel sponsor" on it, then 
the 1955-2004. Makes one think they sponcered the ride all those years. I was 
sitting with a few riders who felt VERY hurt that they gave a buckle to someone 
who 'bought it' instead of earning it with sweat and effort by riding the trail 
with their horses. Give them a plaque or something, with a buckle maybe 
inbedded in it, but don't cheapen the signifigance of the buckle(and the 
efforts of the horse and rider to earn it) by giving it to anyone who puts up 
enough money. And really, the $35,000 sponsorship is not a huge amount when you 
look at how much it takes to put on that ride.

There were many riders and others involved in the ride who felt the ride "sold 
out" by accepting that sponsorship.


Jonni




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