[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National/ NEW KY HORSE PARK FACILITY
- From: "S.&C. Grainger" <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx>, cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:11:25 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Screw it..I say we all stay home...we can't get here..we can't go there...l=
ook people you can either accept the fact that things aren't like they used=
to be.. and we have to adapt to a changing world..or we can just stay home=
.. not everyone can be pleased.In the pursuit of trying to please everyone =
we loose efficiency and waste time haggling over things we can't change..wh=
ich translates into nothing productive getting accomplished. getting to an=
y show site is worrisome...that isn't new..and it won't ever be a new conce=
pt..getting direct flights may be a thing of the past. Here is a news flash=
..airlines are filing bankrupcey left and right..they are consolidating to =
cut costs..going to smaller planes to cut costs and fewer flights..Peta and=
other whacko groups are making it increasingly difficult to ship..and the =
airlines( and I can't say I blame them) are tired of dealing with the crap.=
.the solution is simply not to ship pets. So we need to accept this as bein=
g a real possiblity and go to a future plan that takes into consideration l=
ess reliable air travel. We need to choose sites that are drivable by most.=
.and rotate among 2-3 sites thus spreading the burden of travel as fairly a=
s possible. Let's get off the airline crap..it ain't going to get better C.=
Grainger.
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>Wrom: WCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIV
>Sent: Dec 27, 2005 12:29 AM
>To: cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l <showgsd-=
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>Subject: 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 p=
roblem.
>Same old, same old........ How far is that site from Chicago or Atlant=
a??
>
>Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
>www.marhaven.com
>
>Wrom: OTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGG
>> Give `em hell, Christine. D.D.
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>>> Wrom: MEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBR
>> 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 revi=
sit
>the park> for>> a future national. the location is great( I figure if exhi=
bitors
> 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 m=
any
>>> 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 o=
f
>>> 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 to=
pic of
>>> National sites along with the length of the National are right at the t=
op
>>> of the list of things that need to be addressed at our Jan Board meetin=
g.
>>> Time to put some of those campaign promises into action! C.Grainger
>
>
Home of 2000 US Grand Victor Hickoryhill's Bull Durham,TC,HIC,ROM,OFA
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