Dorothy Walter Jim Walter svrminis@xxxxxxxxx American Driving Society family member #10569 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anya Getman" <agetman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:19 AM Subject: [drivingpairs] This will be the group letter (last chance to correct me) > And last chance to join the ranks of people who have already emailed me. > There are 1300+ of you on these lists, let's go! Please email me by the > end of the day tonight (Wednesday) .... Thx! Anya > > First Name, Last Name, email, member numbers* > > *(USA Equestrian, Eventing, Driving .... etc (I just did eventing in my > listing, adding USAEQ)) > > ************** > > Dear Decisionmakers, > > This is a group letter, representing several more concerned individuals, > to make the point that many of us, who didn't have time to write a unique > letter, are just as dismayed by the decision to exclude our pairs > competitors. Many of us aspire to these highest levels of competition in > the future, and we need the exposure today to result in a more accepting > atmosphere for our efforts tomorrow. By not sending pairs, we are > basically suggesting that this category is a hack, and no one should back > it, or subsidize it, lest it get pulled at the last minute. Nothing could > be father from the truth, but that will be the impression you convey to > people who do not know these drivers. No matter how you feel about their > competitiveness, keep in mind that not everyone needs to win the very top > placing in every category. Think about next time. These same young > horses (and their drivers, already experienced) will be that much wiser, > and more experienced, from being sent this time around. International > competition, and all of the logistical details surrounding it, is > different -- for the drivers, and for their teammates, the horses. Please > give our teams this invaluable experience. If you are committed to world > level competition in driving, show it, in all categories. Thank you so > much for your time. > > Sincerely, Dorothy Walter Jim Walter svrminis@xxxxxxxxx American Driving Society family member #10569 > ******************************* > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````