Regarding the hauling issue, I really believe you have to take into account the time it would take around the World Show for transportation purposes. People from each coast can take 3-4 days to transport to (and from) Ft. Worth. That's how long it takes from up here in Washington. Say you send your horse down in a trainer's rig...drop it off the day before transport, 3-4 days on the road, and then maybe you personally don't fly in until the last day of the Youth show. That could definitely be a length of 7-9 days from the time you drop your horse off to the time you are on the show grounds for the World Show. If this ended up being legislated to a certain # of days before or after a show, this scenario certainly does need to be taken into consideration. Other wise the World titles will end up being Midwest Amateur Owned and Trained by Exhibitor. Because it is just ridiculous to expect everyone in the AOTE division to drive themselves and their horses to the World Show, considering the distance for many, if not most.
