Message text written by INTERNET:drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Question, if all the horses were European imports, do you think there wou= ld be any discussion? < It is hard to say. I really think the motivation is money and prestiage,= = it is appearing more and more that the fours want it all for themselves. = I won't go into alot of details, but when I sit back and go through the conversations I have had with MANY people in the last week, I am afraid that I am being left with a feeling that what these folks REALLY want is = to knock us off one by one, and for them to be left standing as THE representatives of US driving. I have serious doubts, which I would not have believed a week ago, that the US may ever send another Championship team, other than the four in hands, if they don't get a real clear pictur= e, NOW, that that is not going to fly. I hesitate to verbalize that at this= point, I don't want to convey an idea that is so far out I lose creditibility, but if I am being honest, that is the feeling I am left with after a week of being somewhat in the eye of the storm so to speak. = = Marjean = _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````