This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes Fred,(and anyone else who is wondring...) the Evaluation is scheduled
for October 19 & 20th, near Carson City, in the gorgeous Carson Valley.
Conformation, as well as the performance testing will be offered.
The site we will be using is a private facility, just 3 miles south of where
the Eval was originally scheduled, at the Fairgrounds, but due to
construction, they cancelled our reservations there.
The Carson Valley Equestrian Center is currently empty, and should remain so
for the next few months as it is for sale (anyone have 1.5 mil??)But the
owners are very nice in letting us use it, at a avery good rate.There are
multiple arenas there, even an indoor, however, due to not many folks
haviing access to indoor arenas to prepare their horses in, and also that
there are so many arenas available, we will be using it as a warmup area.
The weather this time of the year is sunny and cool; we usually don't get
our first storm until well after Halloween.
Food and lodging, etc. is ample and w/in 4 miles. BONUS: if your bored
non-horsey relatives start making comments like "how and the heck can ya
tell these horses apart, they all look the same.." you can pack 'em off to a
casino or Lake Tahoe, or even a few hours in a glider (the carson Valley is
glider heaven) might do the trick!
I am going to be mailing out the info & commitment letters on June 12th to
all who expressed an interest earlier this year. If anyone wants to be added
into the list, please contact me privately and I will make sure the info
gets out to you.
I cannot tell you exactly who is judging yet, but I do know that Anne & Mike
and the rest of the Eval Comm are working these out.
One question I had: has anyone "officially" taped any of the Evals to date?
I think it not only would be a fantastic record for a serious breeder, but
it would be a great way to educate a potential participant. Photos are
great, but hey, ya can't see the movement!
If anyone is interested in videotaping, perhaps we could sell the tapes to
cover some of the time & expense involved. Would anyone be interested in
this?
And lastly...if you are not planning to bring horses, but want to come &
watch & absorb, please also consider volunteering. It can be as involved as
taking a turn at the gate, or running up into town for the judges lunches...
Hope this info helps!
Karen
PS: just a personal note. pls excuse any typos above...I am getting kinda
frantic & excited prepping for my first CDE in a long while, (4 years!!) I
am taking a really nice homebred mare, Alycia, Sven x Thyri (Gromar), that
is soon going to another home in California(sigh!)At least we get to do one
real event together. When her new owners found out I was entered in the
Hayfork CDE, that clinched the deal. They didn't want anyone to snap her up
this weekend!
I will get a breeding out of her: she has a "date" with Peppertree's
Christian, Ronaldo x BDF Jennifer Ann (Gjest) 2 weeks after the CDE. Busy
girl!
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From: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Can you folks tell me exactly when and where any evaluations (West of the
Mississippi) will be held?
What are the exact dates for Libby and Carson City shows?
Thanks,
Fred
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