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Mel, I don't think you should offer to pay ALL the gas. They are going to ride too and bringing THEIR horse and tack. I think you should stick to paying 2/3.

 

I think Karen missed one thing that the hauling person has to do: clean the trailer when they get home from the trip which I personally feel is a huge pain! (pick up manure, rinse off the flooring, tidy up the tack area/rearrange to how it was before you made room for another rider, pick up loose hay, wash/scrub the bugs of the front of the truck and trailer).

Mel Cochran <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hey, ya know that totally makes sense...if I was going on my own I would
have to pay all of the gas anyway - Thinking about it that way, it might be
more economical for me to just haul on my own. I have a diesel truck that
is more fuel effecient and cheaper to fill up, plus I don't have a great big
huge trailer to worry about hauling. I was more or less hoping for someone
experienced to go with. I would pay more for the trip to be able to ride to
camp with someone that can tell me a bit about what I have gotten myself
into!

If there is someone who has some experience and would be willing to haul me
and my horse I am game and would pay ALL fuel cost, and sign a waiver about
damages to my horse or me...My horse is a good hauler - 22 years old and
knows the ropes.

Thanks for the good advice!


>From: "Karen Sullivan"
>To: "Mel Cochran" ,
>Subject: Re: [RC] Horsepool for the Alabama Yellowhammer ride?
>Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:09:04 -0700
>
>Hi Mel,
>A thought......I would offer to pay more than half gas (maybe 2/3rds)..here
>are some things to consider.
>
>The person with the rig:
>1. is paying all maintenance costs on that rig including but not limited
>to: oil changes (pricey), insurance, wheel bearings for truck and trailer,
>alighment, tires (as many as 10 including truck and trailer), etc, etc.
>
>2. They have all the responsibility for the hauling in terms of getting
>the
>horses there safely; and all the actual
>driving.
>
>3. They are taking the risk of hauling a strange horse that might damage
>their trailer.
>
>4. More time involved for them to pick you up, drop you off, etc....make
>room for your stuff....
>
>Just paying half gas and suppiles is a pretty sweet deal for you. This
>came
>up years ago in our riding group when one person ended up doing all the
>hauling of friends becuase she had the biggest trailer. I felt the group
>of
>friends should pay ALL her gas, since she picked everyone up and was the
>first to leave home and the last to get home....; plus she had a lot of
>extra wear and tear on the rig since she was loaded to the max. The good
>trade off for her was that she got all the company and it really was fun to
>travel together.....but it got old when people started grumbling that it
>wasn't fair that she didn't have to pay any gas since she was going
>anyway....
>
>Well, one person didn't even HAVE a rig.....so couldn't have even gone;
>got
>picked up at her front door....and was griping about paying 1/3 instead of
>1/4 of the gas....sheesh!!!
>
>Our situation now is better since everybody has rigs and we can trade
>around....but heck, if somebody was going to pick me up and haul me and my
>horse, and I only paid half gas....that would be a better deal for me! I
>could save all the extra time, maintenance costs and everything on my own
>rig!
>
>Just a few thoughts to put in in perspective from the haulers point of
>view...
>Karen
>----->
> > I am looking to catch a ride with someone going to the Yellowhammer
>ride.
>I
> > can pay 1/2 gas/supplies, etc.
> >
> > I am in Homer GA and would be willing to pay the extra gas for anyone
>who
> > came off of their normal route to pick me up.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mel Cochran
> >
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