That deception will be further developed through our discovery. When you are writing to the members begging for money, maybe you should explain why you stood by and allowed a false charge to be prosecuted against a member and, thus, how you allowed IAHA to spend legal fees that it didn't have to, in that prosecution. We also know that your Commissioner Mike Brown had discussions with Leo Hansen, the Designated Ride Manager for that ride, shortly after the 1999 US Nationals Show and that Mr. Hansen told Mr. Brown that he had no information or knowledge regarding the Tree Top Ride and that he was not the Tree Top Ride Manager or Ride Steward as recorded. You continued to use IAHA funds to defend the suit brought by the owner of the mare that would have been National Champion Mare in Canada and the United States Nationals if IAHA had insisted that its own rules be followed by everyone, instead of trying to protect the trainer who perpetuated this fraud. In your letter, you try to create the impression that I am solely responsible for having driven up the cost of these lawsuits.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
United States Nationals show and asked him what could be done to resolve the litigation. Yet, as you know, you did nothing get this dispute settled after you became President. Every request by my lawyer to sit down with you to discuss this case was flat-out rejected. For the good of the Arabian horse business, this matter should have been settled and resolved long ago. However there appears to be a witch hunt mentality by certain people at IAHA who would rather spend millions of dollars in legal fees than amicably resolve this dispute.