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RE: [RC] Unloading at a rest area - Spencer, Maryann LTC

Title: Re: [RC] Unloading at a rest area
I have done what some here may call the unforgiveable... unload at rest stop.  Depending on how may I have and if I have help.  Never had a problem except others who want to pet the horse who have never been close to a horse before.  I realized the traffic can be more than at a ride but it seems a BIG dose of common sense is at order.  Only unloaded at a truck stop once.  Mostly I just take a short nap and go on.  One of the truckers came to say he liked how I worked with the horse:  we are doing first level Parelli.  As with most things in this horse activity, common sense is a must.  If your horse is wild, best not to unload until you can put him in a stall at home.  Seems if we are polite and considerate of others, no one is going to hassel.
 
I keep water and hay in reach at all times.  As I must stop for bodily necessities, the horses have plenty of time to relax frequently, although briefly. 
 
Sometimes though I can understand why people sell and rebuy instead of trailerly cross country.  mas


From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Lynn Kinsky
Sent: Mon 7/18/2005 12:59 PM
To: Kristi Schaaf
Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] Unloading at a rest area

>I got my horse out at rest area awhile back. We
>normally use truck stops, but this rest area had a
>nice spacious area in the back and it was a hot day so
>we stopped. Not two minutes after I unloaded, here
>comes this guy (I think he was like the rest area host
>or custodian or something) and he says, "You can't
>unload livestock in the rest area". I said to him in
>mock disbelief, "Livestock??!!! I can't believe you
>just called my pride and joy 'livestock'! And, I got
>him out because he's thirsty; I'll load him up as soon
>as he takes a drink". Well, apparently the guy didn't
>feel like being a jerk, or my passion for the welfare
>of my horse kinda shocked him, because he walked away
>without a word. But that was the last time we ever
>unloaded at a rest area, which is no big deal since so
>many truck stops here in the midwest do have nice
>places to unload.
>Kristi iluvdez at yahoo dot com

I think it depends on the areas and workers.  I've unloaded at rest
stops before and walked the horse over to the pet area -- even had
the maintenance workers bring the horse a bucket of water on occasion.
--

  Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA
  http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/

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