Crabtree Farm
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How would you feel if this happened to you?
Spend the time energy and money to take a 9 year old mini (who has competed for since he was a yearling in 2000) to a first show on his way to qualify to nationals where he placed well (grand overall gelding) and was measured in at 37 inches with no complaints.
Take him to a second show two weeks later where he had his 60 day pink slip to be eligible to reshow with no remeasurement. Again he showed very well (2 grand overall and 1 reserve overall gelding champion) and would be protested in height. At the measurement he was said to be 39 inches and was told he could not show even though he placed as not only senior grand, but was not allowed to go back for Grand Overall judging.
And to follow all rules that a protest to the protest was filed and the mini was told that it had to refrain from showing until everything could be worked out. And after 8 months he was formally remeasured not over the 38 cut off measurement to loose his papers.
So how would you feel if you spend the time, money and energy to have this happen to you? And be refused to show when the mini had indeed qualified to compete at the nationals.
Spend the time energy and money to take a 9 year old mini (who has competed for since he was a yearling in 2000) to a first show on his way to qualify to nationals where he placed well (grand overall gelding) and was measured in at 37 inches with no complaints.
Take him to a second show two weeks later where he had his 60 day pink slip to be eligible to reshow with no remeasurement. Again he showed very well (2 grand overall and 1 reserve overall gelding champion) and would be protested in height. At the measurement he was said to be 39 inches and was told he could not show even though he placed as not only senior grand, but was not allowed to go back for Grand Overall judging.
And to follow all rules that a protest to the protest was filed and the mini was told that it had to refrain from showing until everything could be worked out. And after 8 months he was formally remeasured not over the 38 cut off measurement to loose his papers.
So how would you feel if you spend the time, money and energy to have this happen to you? And be refused to show when the mini had indeed qualified to compete at the nationals.