This is not pairs related, but should be of interest to ALL horse people who are interested in having more horse programs on TV, besides racing. If you aren't interested, just delete it, because it's long. This tells how we can support the Horse TV Channel and encourage our TV service providers to carry it. Maybe we can help make a difference. Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Lasater To: sunshinefarm Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 5:22 AM Subject: Re: HorseTV 4th of July Programming Spectacular & Newsletter 6 Hi -- thanks very much for your recent email about receiving HorseTV. When HorseTV expands soon to 24/7 as The HorseTV Channel, both DirecTV and DISH will have the opportunity to carry the new all-equestrian network as part of their channel offerings. In effect, as "gatekeepers" to all new television channels seeking national distribution, DirecTV and DISH will only carry those television networks which will generate new subscribers and create revenue. It is really important that a continuing demand for The HorseTV Channel from horse people throughout the country be heard by the satellite companies. We'll be knocking on the front door, while you folks are banging on the back one! Tell your satellite provider's customer service department that you really want to receive The HorseTV Channel when it becomes available later this year -- and for them to pass on this request to the Programming Department at corporate headquarters. You can even ask them for the address of the home office. Be sure they know that . . . HorseTV is NOT RFD-TV. HorseTV is NOT the Television Games Network. HorseTV is NOT a racing channel. But most of all, DirecTV and DISH must find out that there really are hundreds of thousands of homes who really want to get HorseTV! Many thanks for your help and support. Please visit the website site often for updates and more information, and -- continue to pass the word! All the best, Sally Lasater HorseTV Media Group 9434 Old Katy Road, Suite 380 Houston, TX 77055 At 12:30 PM 7/7/2003 -0500, you wrote: Dear ms. Lasater, How do I go about getting Direct TV in my area to carry the horse channel? Can you help me? Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Lasater To: geninfo@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 11:52 PM Subject: HorseTV 4th of July Programming Spectacular & Newsletter 6 To All HorseTV viewers - We are celebrating the 4th of July with a spectacular month of programming, including some of the international equestrian world's most important competitions. This month, HorseTV is providing - for the very first time on any network - not just one - but FIVE top international events, including Badminton 2003, both the 2003 Show Jumping and Dressage World Cup Finals, the Adelaide Horse Trials from Australia, and the one of the finest horse shows in the world from Acchen, Germany. We'll also be beginning the FEI World Cup Indoor Driving competitions, a series of 9 fascinating four-in-hand driving events from Europe, as well as a new training series from Rick Wheat, inventor of the Noavel Bitless Bridle, widely used by pleasure and trail riding enthusiasts. The innovative series -- Dancing With Horses, featuring Frank Bell -- and the Peter Campbell western training and roping series -- will be continuing, as well as programming which highlights Ian Stark - one of the finest Three Day Event riders in the world. As HorseTV approaches it goal of providing a 24/7 all-equestrian channel - we hope that you will all continue to spread the word throughout the horse communities of North America. No polkas. No cattle auctions. No trains. No deer hunting. Just horses and horse people - all the time! On June 1st, the America One Television Network, which currently distributes HorseTV throughout its affiliate network, changed from an in-the-clear analog signal to an encrypted digital signal on a different satellite - meaning that C-Band receivers are no longer able to pick up the America One signal - and, of course, HorseTV. We hope that within a very short period of time HorseTV will be able to a signal to all C-Band users so that they can once again tune in to HorseTV! Please continue to check out the HorseTV website, and watch for notices in the C-Band program guides! Also, please visit the redesigned HorseTV website at www.horse-tv.com - there are lots of new videos now available for purchase - and a lot of old ones at discounted prices! Stay tuned for an exciting year! _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````