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Dear Frank,

You are absolutely correct.  However, when someone states that he considers 
a horse dying a WORSE scenario than a kid dying, that person deserves 
whatever censure comes his way.  Call it a glimpse into his psyche.  Call 
it what you like.  Passion never excuses despicable behavior.  It can 
explain it, but excuse?  Never.

Truman has had and surely will continue to have good ideas, ones which can 
improve the well-being of our sport.  Lamenting that a horse died instead 
of a child isn't one of them and that is the image that, at least for me, 
is etched on my brain, an image that will taint everything he has to say in 
the future.

And as long as Ridecampers see him as a person who believes a child 
deserves to die for jumping his horse, he will continue to be perceived as 
unreasonable, cruelly cold.  He owes the parents of that child a heart-felt 
apology.  He owes US no less.

Respectfully yours,
Diane Trefethen


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