Mazy was supposed to go to her first driving show over the weekend but my friend we were hauling with had a whole bunch of personal stuff go down and had to withdraw. I could have gone alone and still competed but it wouldn't be the same without her there so I withdrew as well. Luckily we had plenty of time to cancel the hotel reservations and everything else. What was starting to come out to a $1,000 weekend cost $50.
I had no idea showing could be so expensive. My Word! Between memberships, class entry, office fees, stalls, shavings, exhibitor dinners, coggins, health certs, and all the other stuff it was adding up. Then comes the clothes, hats, gloves, apron and the bank account starts hemmoraging. We hadn't even packed to leave. At least the hotel room included breakfast so there were two meals taken care of.
It sure sounded like fun and I probably would have had a great time, but for now we will keep working on things at home and fine tuning everything. We will just be a bit more prepared for the next one.
Too bad you couldn't go show, but as you say you will be that much more prepared for the next outing. And yes, showing is SO expensive!
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy expensive even at entry level. I can't imagine what it costs having an upper level turnout and the crew to go with it.
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