[nagdu] convention?

Thu Apr 1 17:19:58 UTC 2010

Tami, 
Maybe if you ask if you can touch the horses and meet the people who
perform before or after the show that would work. Just tell them you're
really into horses and the worst they can say is no. 
I went to one of those a long time ago. Nice folks who really care about
what they do. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Julie J
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] convention?

Tami,

Thanks!
Monty does very well with loud noises, so maybe I shouldn't worry so
much. 
I'll see if I can find something remotely similar to take him to before
July 
to see how he does.

When I went in 2008 we weren't that far back from the edge of the arena.
I 
could easily hear the horses hooves and tell exactly where they were in 
relation to each other.  The moans, groans and screams do help a lot
with 
figuring out that one of the knights got hit! LOL  I did have to ask
which 
one it was though.

I'm remembering that we walked past some of the horse stalls on the way
in 
or out.  I don't know what your vision is like, but maybe you see the
horses 
better at that range when they are standing still?

And they give you a DVD of the whole thing to take home with you.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:14 AM
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> Julie,
>
> I went to the one in southern California as an office function way
back in
> '90.  It was just as you described, and I absolutely adored it!
>
> I think we have one here, and every now and I think it would be great
to
> go...  My only thing is that I'm not sure how I would manage to cope
with
> not seeing horses.  And the jousting and so forth that involves the 
> horses.
> I actually used to know a bit about the studs they use here, and I've
seen
> pictures of them, but that was awhile ago, I guess.  Still, I love 
> dressage
> -- which grew out of that knightly military tradition -- and I love
those
> more true to original style breeds.  I love watching them in action
doing
> all that knightly stuff in the show...
>
> I would undoubtedly throw myself over the balcony to try to watch them
by
> hand just knowing they are there.  /grin/  It would add something new
to 
> the
> show, I guess.  I'm not sure what.
>
> Other than wondering if I can keep my hands off the horses, I'm really
> looking forward to going here sometime.  In '08, I thought it would be
> really fun to go with other blind people who couldn't see the action,
> either, because then we would all be appreciating it without having to
see
> it, and that would be way cool....  On of these years.  /grin/
>
> Mitzi, oddly enough, does really well at stuff like that -- dark,
loud,
> raucous.  I hesistated the first time I even considered having her
stick 
> her
> nose into something like that, but I wanted to see how she would do if
I
> introduced her to that sort of thing...  She wanted to check it out,
so we
> went further in, she found some friends of ours, so we sat with them,
and
> she just settled down and enjoyed herself.  Strangest thing.  I would
not
> have believed that in a million years, especially since she was still 
> barely
> 18 months old at that time and just as jumpy, flighty, busy, etc., as
she
> could be when everything was all low key and dog friendly.  Heck, she 
> still
> will levitate in her sleep over some slight noise that's different,
even 
> if
> Daisy doesn't hear it.  She's just a very, very alert dog and very 
> sensitive
> to and aware of things in her environment.
>
> There is no way on earth she should not go insane in loud places like 
> rowdy
> bars and the like.  But, no, it's all good there, she's having fun,
just
> doing her job and taking life easy.
>
> I will never understand that dog.  /smile/  I like her, though.
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:40 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] convention?
>
> Ed,
>
> Oh!  It is super awesome!  It's a medieval sort of dinner consisting
of
> roasted chicken, a beef rib, potato, soup and bread or at least that's

> what
> we were served.    All the waiters/waitresses are dressed in medieval 
> garb.
> You sit in theater type of seating with long tables in front of you.
It's
> arranged like an arena.  There's a bit of theater sprinkled with lots
of
> demonstrations on jousting, swordplay, falconry and all sorts of other
> stuff.  Did I say it's awesome?  But it's really loud, not quite as
much 
> as
> a  concert, but close at times.   A group of us went in 2008.  There
were
> two guide dogs in our group one had no problem and the other was
seriously
> not enjoying the action.
>
> It's pretty close to the Hilton we'll be at.  I'm not sure how easy it

> would
>
> be to walk over there.  The distance wouldn't be a problem, but no
clue 
> what
>
> the pedestrian  ease of travel would be like.
>
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:47 AM
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>
>
>> What is the Medieval Times Dinner Theater? sounds interesting.
Thanks, Ed
>> Meskys
>>
>>
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