CAROL SMETTEM, ON THE 2ND GYPSY HORSE WORLD SHOW AT FORT WORTH, TX:

"It was a real pleasure to be asked to fly in from the UK and be one of the judges at your show this year. I would like to thank everyone who helped me and made the days go so smoothly. A special thanks to Sherry Trafton-Johnson, the alternate judge, who so kindly and professionally took over my judging on the final day. I can only apologize hugely to all the exhibitors for my inability to finish the third day. For those of you who did not already know, I had come out of hospital only the Friday before and it was questionable if I would be able to do any of the judging. Thank you so much for accepting my decision to stop when I did and for all of your kind comments.

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