thanks for the reply. The purpose of having my tournament the weekend before nationals was so those coming from any distance could come to KY first and then...
The rule book is the only thing that counts, and the only person's interpretation of the rules that counts is the chief umpire, so realize that this is just my...
Hey Diane - We just had our first tournament for PIT CREW POLOCROSSE and because we had several ( YES WE WILL COMES) and then had a very small turn-out I...
Tina Hutcherson
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Jun 3, 2003 3:57 am
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Tina, I agree with what you have said regarding the idea of having it close to Nationals. Once upon a time all of the clubs worked hard at making these...
Betsy Lovelace
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Jun 3, 2003 3:09 pm
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lori - You are correct about quality of Australian stock saddles being the same as, Hunt, dressage, ssaddleseat and westen... you get what you pay for. The...
Another perspective on entry fees: As an organizer of several different types of horse sports, I was very surprised to see such low entry fees for most of the...
i used to show Arabians - and still keep up to date with the scene. I was looking at my program for their national event. For a person to show one horse in...
Everyone, Thank you Lori for your comments...I have to say that as one of the organizers for the past several Nationals, I know how hard it is to make sure...
I completely understand the cost of hosting a nice tournament and we (Rocky Mountain) have been very fortunate to be able to lease our current fields for quite...
Betsy Lovelace
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Jun 3, 2003 9:09 pm
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Lori, A few things I noticed in your breakdown of cost for your tournaments seemed to confuse me - Yes fields are owned by members which helps alot - can you...
Thank you Lori!! Look, I am not a CPA or anything but our club sat down and worked the numbers over and over to figure out what we needed to cover the cost of...
I have been following this thread with great interest, as I am the organizer for a United States Eventing Association recognized horse trial, and have been...
Hi Pam, other organizers and players, I'm sure things are different in each part of the country. This is an interesting topic and I hope to get some good...
Some comments: 1. To put the entry fees issue into perspective: I just sent Andrew to the movies with his friends. He took $20 that he earned mowing. I...
OK, It's interesting hearing how clubs afford to put on tournaments; I have to share some old history. Warwick Valley Polocrosse in New York is the oldest ...
Thanks Dana, I was one of those people who travelled across the country to CO and TX many, many times. I never had the ability to so intimately explain to...
Hi Guys, Interesting conversation on the cost of putting on these events. As Laura Humphreys pointed out the cost of a Nationals can be pricey if it is a...
I have spent the last 30 minutes reading everyones thoughts about Nationals and tournaments. I did as a child and young adult compete in the new england...
To add to the discussion about entry fees, polocrosse is the cheapest thing going on the East Coast. What keeps my family from attending more tournaments are...
Something else we do here that has been very successful and is very low cost, lots of fun and easy to run is we hold several time a year what we call...
Harvey, can you send me some info on the rates for small congratulatory...
Mike Underwood
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Jun 5, 2003 12:06 pm
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Hi Lori, I haven't had a chance to sit down and read all of the responses to the original email about fees and such, but have gotten to kind of scan a few of...
Betsy Lovelace
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Jun 5, 2003 2:55 pm
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The Habaneros carried club (private) insurance that would cover all club activities plus 2 tournaments per year. Jim/Tracy Byrd would have the information. ......
Club insurance can also be gotten from the same insurance company the APA deals with for tournaments. If anyone wants information, you can contact me at...
Betsy-- Thanks for that! I guess that is one of my biggest points about cost-- I have 4 kids and myself to pay for for every tourny and it just gets crazy...
Tina Hutcherson
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Jun 5, 2003 6:10 pm
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Mike, There has to be an advantage to being "in charge" even if in name only. How 'bout $35 for business card size $50 for ? page Let me know if that works...
Anyone interested in getting with this gal? We've exchanged several e-mails. She has several adult friends who want to learn the game also. It sure would be...
... Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Janine ... I thought this was a touching saying about friends...thank you for being my friend...love april ...
