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OK, I rarely put my two cents worth in, but after reviewing the video of Amy 
Tryon many, many times this morning...and after watching the video of 
Barbaro's breakdown many, many times...I have to side with the "harsher" 
judgement of what I saw.  There is no excuse for continuing to ride and then 
jumping a 5' jump.  For the sake of argument, let's say the horse was just 
"tired".  A horse that isn't even able to hold their gait is to the point on 
exhaustion and shouldn't be asked to continue.  If Barbaro's jockey with all 
the adrenalin of the start of the race knew that something was immediately 
wrong and again immediately began to pull up, then even more so should Amy 
have known that something was horribly wrong with her horse and pulled up at 
stride number 5 or 6 rather than stride 48 or 49.  Granted she had nothing 
to gain by finishing except pride.

I am disgusted and appalled that the "slap on the wrist" was just that, 
nothing more than a token of a sanction.

Julie Gelderman



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Standefer" <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'steelsidedown'" <Steelsidedown@xxxxxxx>; "'Raven'" 
<iceponygoddess@xxxxxxxxx>; "'ridecamp'" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] [RC]FEI determination of abuse


> I think before passing such harsh judgment, one should read the whole
> document, and in particular the "Sanctions" section (beginning at 4.7.6 on
> page 27).  And, also realize that the rider didn't get to see what we all
> saw on the video during the event.  She was on the horse!  And, she was
> tired.  And, the adrenalin was running.   Yes, she probably made a poor
> judgment call.  But, it was a split second call and I'm positive she 
> regrets
> it, hindsight being 20/20.  Jeez, louise............she's got 30 years
> competitive history and not a blemish on her whole career.  Give her the
> benefit of the doubt!
>
> The document actually gives a lot of insight as to what was going through
> her mind at the time.  And, she had absolutely NOTHING to gain by 
> finishing
> the course.
>
> My we can be a harsh bunch!  I certainly hope those throwing stones don't
> ever find themselves in a similar position!
>
> Karen
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