SJFAN - saw your letter in H&H!

[KarenX]

Hi Linda

I saw your letter in this week's H&H. Good point - I hope they take notice of your comments.

I'm sure most people would like to see more competitors in the International Showjumping classes. I know.. lets do a poll! hee hee.

Karen

 

[SJFAN]

Cheers Karen. I doubt that Grandstand Media will take notice of the results but it's good to keep trying! For the record, here's the unedited version of my letter:

I would like to add my support to Graham Fletcher's plea for more show jumpers (British and overseas) to be invited for the international classes at HOYS. My own messages to Grandstand Media on this topic have not received satisfactory replies. In the days when HOYS was so successful at Wembley (seating far more people than the NEC) there were much larger fields - show jumping was the main feature of the show for the majority of spectators. As someone who was lucky enough to attend every year from 1959 to 2002, I have no intention of going to the show again until there is the likelihood that classes will have more than 20 starters, as is the case at the vast majority of international shows. In its current form it does not represent value for money for show jumping enthusiasts.

 

[Santa_Claus]

wholeheartedly agree. I was shocked to say the least when on the saturday there was only about 11 starters in one class, i was lucky i went friday afternoon and all saturday in the end but for those that had gone for only that performance it must have seemed like a waste of a ticket to only see one 'proper' international class as the second was truely a blink it and you will miss is affair!!

 

[livetoride]

Yes, I fully agree that these classes are too small nowadays. Well said!

 

[meandmyself]

Yes! The more, the merrier!