点评:I have made the comment during 23 straight years of attending Spruce Meadows tournaments twice a year, that SM is my favourite place. However, this has changed. The atmosphere is no longer the family focused welcoming venue that the Southerns created. Yesterday I was refused entry by surly gate attendants because I had my quiet, leashed, 8 lb Chiwahwah under my arm. Another family, who had driven from another province, renting a hotel room for this holiday, was treated the same, because of their darling leashed mini dacshund . All good things come to an end ‘, I guess, but I am so disappointed by the ‘we are big time now’ attitude. Will choose another, more accepting ‘favourite place’ and keep track of our super riders progress through televised presentations.
翻译:我每年两次参加 Spruce Meadows 锦标赛,连续 23 年,我都说过 SM 是我最喜欢的地方。然而,这种情况已经改变了。这里的氛围不再是南方人创造的以家庭为中心的欢迎场所。昨天,我被粗鲁的门卫拒绝入场,因为我胳膊下夹着一只安静、拴着皮带的 8 磅重的吉娃娃。另一个家庭从另一个省开车过来,在这个假期租了一间酒店房间,也受到了同样的对待,因为他们带着一只拴着皮带的迷你腊肠犬。我想,一切美好的事物都会结束,但我对“我们现在是大人物”的态度感到非常失望。我会选择另一个更容易接受的“最喜欢的地方”,并通过电视介绍跟踪我们超级骑手的进展。