Faberge
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For anyone who can't make it to the Expo, it has just been confirmed that the expo will be shown on Horse & Country TV, Sky Channel 280 at 9pm on Saturday 20th February.
UK Stallion Expo on H&C TV
- Thread starter Faberge
- Start date
southsidestud
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how long is the programme?
LynneB
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wonderful exposure for all going, thanks Faberge
linali
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I shall watch with interest (and a bottle of wine
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Thistle
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Anyone know what stallions will be there?
jamesmead
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LOL beauchamp, the short answer is "No!"
LTP
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Quite frankly I think the expo was a public embarrasment for British Breeding, thanks to p*ss poor organisation!
I can't imagine for one second how anyone who attended could honestly say it was even remotely acceptable.
This weekend should have been a platform to launch British Breeding at it's best. Instead, it made us look like incompetent amateurs.
Where do I start:
- The website, could have been more interactive and had more information (like where do you buy tickets). The schedule was only posted a couple of days ago.
- There was no signage showing where the car park or entrance to the event was.
- There was no signage saying there was a stallion expo on (yet the website claimed it was the biggest event in british breeeding - surely it would merit at least one sign at the entrance).
- The programme, erm...printed list of stallions and timings was not worth the paper it was written on and looked really shoddy.
- The horses had no bridle numbers
- you could not hear the public address system
- They kept messing up when the music should be on or off, they even managed to switch the microphones off at one point.
- There was no sign of the prize draw referred to on the website.
- If you could get access to the stable area for a close up look then they kept that well hidden. I couldn't even figure out where the stables were and how to access them.
Of course there were some positives:-
- From an educational point of view - the info was all there in the one place but you had to work to find it.
- the exhibitors were very friendly and free with their advice.
- A lot of nice horses
- A great opportunity to see lots of stallions under the one roof...and in action.
In summary....a missed opportunity...British Breeders did their bit and I think it is sad that they were so badly let down by the organisers. Who was responsible for the organisation, does anyone know?
I hope this year's disgrace does not put breeders and exibitors off of coming to an expo again next year and that the organisers learn from their mistakes and sort it out for next time.
I can't imagine for one second how anyone who attended could honestly say it was even remotely acceptable.
This weekend should have been a platform to launch British Breeding at it's best. Instead, it made us look like incompetent amateurs.
Where do I start:
- The website, could have been more interactive and had more information (like where do you buy tickets). The schedule was only posted a couple of days ago.
- There was no signage showing where the car park or entrance to the event was.
- There was no signage saying there was a stallion expo on (yet the website claimed it was the biggest event in british breeeding - surely it would merit at least one sign at the entrance).
- The programme, erm...printed list of stallions and timings was not worth the paper it was written on and looked really shoddy.
- The horses had no bridle numbers
- you could not hear the public address system
- They kept messing up when the music should be on or off, they even managed to switch the microphones off at one point.
- There was no sign of the prize draw referred to on the website.
- If you could get access to the stable area for a close up look then they kept that well hidden. I couldn't even figure out where the stables were and how to access them.
Of course there were some positives:-
- From an educational point of view - the info was all there in the one place but you had to work to find it.
- the exhibitors were very friendly and free with their advice.
- A lot of nice horses
- A great opportunity to see lots of stallions under the one roof...and in action.
In summary....a missed opportunity...British Breeders did their bit and I think it is sad that they were so badly let down by the organisers. Who was responsible for the organisation, does anyone know?
I hope this year's disgrace does not put breeders and exibitors off of coming to an expo again next year and that the organisers learn from their mistakes and sort it out for next time.