I know but they have one ring for SJ, one for showing, 2 dressage arenas, one small SJ ring and a couple of warm up areas on a very large field so perhaps impractical to water? Normally it is ok as it has a very good covering of grass but by the sounds of it they perhaps didn't get chance to harrow and level it after the winter?
Tis a shame as sis has got Sunny going so well and was looking forward to doing the dressage and SJ, me on the other hand have a poorly out of action horse so didn't mind eitherway! Lovely show though and people are very helpful