In fairness to those who pay - if there is only bleacher seating - and one is willing to pay to get better seating - and the money you pay is using to improve the purchased seating - you get what you pay for. I have been willing to pay -every year that I have gone - in order to ensure seats and ensure that my family has a "home base" if you will. If the seating is more comfortable - that is a plus. When you are dealing with horse arenas - you take what they have. I have spent lots of time at horse shows in bleacher seating. But I like to go to horse shows. So I am happy to be able to pay to have my seating improved for our four day show. Carol Moore In a message dated 10/4/2009 1:51:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: In regards to seating, one of my pet peeves is a national that "plays out" to the paying side only. There have been a few like this...St Louis being one, Albany and Springfield this year. All were bleacher seating if you did not pay. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================