Our first major at Houston went just as we expected with my son being sent back to the barn but we learned a lot. I mean A LOT. The most startling was the blatant disregard for the "rules" of the show. We will be more prepared for that the next time. It wasn't as bad as it could have been. My husband had an old friend there that is not showing until tomorrow that helped us out a bunch and we were able to muddle thru. We caught the bug. Already making plans for 2015 show.