If they want to choose this place, then they need to do a lot of constructing as I remember freezing my buns off in that place unless they want to build an entirely different arena - and I grew up in a cold climate but guess have been in the southwest for too long. Liane Fossland Home of Ch. Donar, Loni,CD, Auburn, Kara Mia and Windy www.steppenwindgsd.com EarthLink Revolves Around You. > [Original Message] > From: Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> > To: <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 12/26/2005 11:31:15 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National/ NEW KY HORSE PARK FACILITY > > Well I honestly don't know how horses all over the world get to ANY show!! > Must be trailered or train or ships?? It's a different world than our dog world. > First ya gotta be a millionaire.....<G> > With dogs....it's fly or drive with #400 or #500 crates. The site itself sounds > glorious.....it's getting there with a dog that is worrisome. Can get to Louisville > but only through Atlanta or Minneapolis with a short connecting flight. > We can get to Columbus, Ohio .....but all flights are a connecting flight going > through Atlanta, Chicago or Denver or possibly Dallas if American has one. > It's those sneaky little connecting flights with a dog that could pose a problem. > Same old, same old........ How far is that site from Chicago or Atlanta?? > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx > www.marhaven.com > > From: "D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin" <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Give `em hell, Christine. D.D. > ************************************************ > >> From: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] NEW KY HOSRSE PARK FACILITY > >> In 2010 Kentucky will be hosting the World Equestrian Games at the KY > > Horse>> Park in Lexington. This event has always been held in Europe and > this will>> be the very first time the US will be the host. Apparently a new > 6000 seat>> faintly will be built, along with a 250-300 room hotel. If the > facility is>> climate controlled, it may be worth a consideration to revisit > the park> for>> a future national. the location is great( I figure if exhibitors > can get>> their horses from all over the world to the site, it would not be a > > stretch>> to get dogs there)..the ambience is classy and well suited for a dog show, > >> plus perhaps more events could take place on the show grounds and not many > >> miles away. I would venture to say that there will be articles in the > >> future pertaining to the facility plus I would wager that the Chamber of > >> Commerce has more detail about the facility. Again the completion date is > >> to be the Fall of 2010. I think we need to look that far in advance to > >> procure good sites and get out names on the books so if we ever hope of > >> entertaining the idea of rotating among 2-3 sites that we don't lose a > > site>> because we failed to book it far enough in advance. I hope the topic of > >> National sites along with the length of the National are right at the top > >> of the list of things that need to be addressed at our Jan Board meeting. > >> Time to put some of those campaign promises into action! C.Grainger > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================