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Post by rosco on Nov 17, 2012 13:53:45 GMT
I'm organising a show in May 2013 and would like to hold an evening performance. I have no experience of running Evening Performances and would welcome any ideas/suggestions on how best to run one. Here are a couple of questions to get you started: Q. Should we hold back rosettes from all classes and announce placings and present rosettes at the evening performance? Q. Should we just present rosettes during the day and hold all Championships and Supreme Championships at the evening performance with prizes, rosettes, sashes given out here for Champions and reserves? I have had lots of input with conflicting opinions so I'm just trying to get as many suggestions and ideas as possible to consider before I take the plunge. All suggestions and experiences welcome. Hope you can help ??? ;D  |
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Post by effiebox on Nov 18, 2012 21:28:47 GMT
Depends on how long you want the whole evening thing to go on for- top 6 rosettes at night then you have to pull forward in no order those eligible for the evening - for all classes this can make it a really loooonnnng night- you also have to think of the judges who may have been in the ring early and want home sharp- I am not really for this way.
Championships and supremes for night time- always a black tie affair. bling up, navy jackets,stocks,top hats(get competitors to sign a disclaimer if wearing one). Good music as well and a good sound system required.
I do like an evening performance but it needs to run on time and kept moving- need good efficient stewards- you wait on no one!!otherwise it is a nightmare x
Good luck - we have thought of an evening for our show but decided against it x
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Post by kermie on Nov 19, 2012 11:55:38 GMT
If I did a class in the morning, I would not want to hang around for an evening performance to find out if I had been placed. I wouldn't mind hanging around for a championship as long as the venue had stables I could use, so my vote would be to go with your second option.
Personally, I think it can be good to have fresh eyes for championships/supreme so perhaps a change of judge would prevent judges having to hang around all day....but I do think you need to have judges that are experts in the type of horse/pony that they are to judge.
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Post by rosco on Nov 20, 2012 15:14:11 GMT
Thanks for your input guys, I've been mulling this over for a while now and chatting to lots of people. I think I've got a plan.... Present Rosettes at the time during the daytime classes. Open the EP with a Concours D'Elegance class followed by 1sts and 2nds from all the days qualifying classes compete in 5 Championships and a Supreme. All the Championships to have Trophy, Rosette and sash for Champ, Rosette and sash for reserve and I'm also going to have a 2nd reserve with rosette to give everyone an added incentive to wait on for the EP. Also going to give a rosette to everyone who takes part in the EP. If I can do all of the above, get the music and the commentating right and have well briefed and efficient stewarding......... I might get away with it. My head hurts but there's no backing out now  Still open to further suggestions?? |
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Post by puddledub on Nov 20, 2012 16:50:13 GMT
It all sounds very exciting  Is this a new show, or an existing show that is altering its format? where are you holding it? Sorry, just being nosey, but also, as evening performances are always popular, it would be a good idea to announce as much as you can at this point to get in people diaries for next year as plenty may plan to compete  |
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