Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fleece shows
Hi Shari,
Sorry I didn't reply right away! I did contact the show sup., affiliate
pres., judge, and Connie Alexander immediately! The only one who has
responded was Connie. The others are "looking into it."
I'm sure that what you described is exactly what happened, but this
sort of error is inexcusable. My boys were shorn 129 days before the
start of the show. 6/12/07. They did have over 380 days of fleece
growth, but that's why they annualize the fleece weight, so the weight
is judged on 365 days worth of growth.
But my main issue is, these fleeces should not have been disqualified.
I am certain they will refund my entry fees, but that doesn't come
anywhere close to compensating for not having the ribbons these fleeces
would have likely won (as they have always ribboned, and very well, in
the past). Is a blue ribbon worth more than the entry fee? I think so,
one almost cannot put a value on a blue ribbon.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's Padré, Pluro grandson
Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea Farms!
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On Oct 22, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Shari Pritchard wrote:
>
>
> Heather,
>
> May I suggest contacting Connie Alexander or the Show Rules
> Committee. Her email is
>
> aobashows@hughes.
>
> Hopefully she can help you.
>
> The SRC are the folks that can
> explain your fleece situation. Hopefully they will be able to
> explain what happened or speak with the people that judged, so this
> doesn't happen to someone else. I know it doesn't change that your
> fleeces
> didn't get judged, but it may helpomeone else in the future at another
> show.
> your fleece situation. Hopefully they will be able to explain what
> happened or speak with the people that judged, so this doesn't happen
> to
> someone else. I know it doesn't change that your fleeces didn't get
> judged, but it may helpomeone else in the future at another show.
>
> Many people that help out at fleece shows are learning as they go.
> Volunteers can make unfortunate mistakes.
>
> It sounds like
> someone that was perhaps inexperienced, miscalculated and read the
> days of
> growth as over the max days from shearing date. That would be my
> guess.
> I'm so sorry that happened to you, but I would also encourage you to
> contact Connie.
>
> Shari
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