| Steve , our local club has never had a show of any kind. There just arn't enough koi of a level worth showing and the " hardware " is also missing. A neighboring club ( 450 mi away ) offered to help but that idea fizzled. I'm not trying to say this is a bad thing. We do have a few " siminars " and have guests such as Brett Rowley from Bretts Koi Farm as speekers. We also put on one hell of a pond tour each year. Are we less serious about koi as a group than clubs that have shows ? Probably. There are only three or four members who even own Japanese koi in the club. Do we care less for our fish ? Don't think so. We have two KHAs and they are both great. Are we having as much fun as a large show producing club ? For most , definately , just not with real high quality koi.
Dwight |