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According to a new poll on this site, TheHorse.com, horse lovers from all over would love to attend the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, this September and October, but they cite high ticket prices and perceived hotel-room-rate gouging as reasons they're going to give the event a pass.
Of the 450-plus respondents, fully 76 percent say they're not attending the WEG in person. About 17 percent say they're going. The rest are undecided...
Read more here:
http://cs.thehorse.com/blogs/countdown-to-weg-2010/archive/2010/06/01/thehorse-com-poll-wish-i-could-afford-to-go-to-weg-but-it-s-too-pricey.aspx
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1 comments:
I got to the WEG by filling out an application for voulunteering and got accepted for edurance as a scribe. You might see if they are still looking for volunteers.
I am sooo excited to go.
Amy Johnson
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