As far as I know no showbills have gone out yet for any upcoming shows, but we are in the process of deciding what shows to attend this year and which ones to skip. I'm wondering who decides what classes to offer at the shows and if they are open to suggestions or requests from exhibitors or not. Is it the show committee from the club hosting the show that decides the classes?
Last year several of the shows we attended didn't offer many of the classes we were interested in competing in and eventually competed in at Nationals. Primarily peformance and driving classes. There always seem to be a ton of halter classes at every show and then when they get to the performance and driving classes so much less is offered than what could be, and those are the classes we enjoy most. I also would like to see more youth performance and driving classes and not have youth (especially 8 and 10 year olds) having to compete in open classes against adults. This year we are going to be pickier about what shows we chose to attend and spend our money on. When we are taking six horses and we are spending hundreds of dollars in show fees each time, I want it to be well worth the time and money.
We've decided this year we would rather pick and choose and travel much further to shows that offer everything we want rather than stay closer to home and attend shows that do not.
Last year several of the shows we attended didn't offer many of the classes we were interested in competing in and eventually competed in at Nationals. Primarily peformance and driving classes. There always seem to be a ton of halter classes at every show and then when they get to the performance and driving classes so much less is offered than what could be, and those are the classes we enjoy most. I also would like to see more youth performance and driving classes and not have youth (especially 8 and 10 year olds) having to compete in open classes against adults. This year we are going to be pickier about what shows we chose to attend and spend our money on. When we are taking six horses and we are spending hundreds of dollars in show fees each time, I want it to be well worth the time and money.
We've decided this year we would rather pick and choose and travel much further to shows that offer everything we want rather than stay closer to home and attend shows that do not.