ridecamp@endurance.net: Requirements for Husband /Crews

Requirements for Husband /Crews

Flemmer, Linda (LFlemmer@CHKD.com)
Fri, 9 May 1997 08:52:14 -0400

>Nikki,
>You wrote:
>
> Wow! It must be great to have a crew so resourceful and intent on
>doing a good job. I've got good friends to help at rides, but it sure would
>be nice to be married to someone really interested in distance
>riding or crewing. Hmmm... I'll have to keep my eyes open at these
>rides and check out the single guys <vbg>!
>
>My husband is "home grown" for endurance. He was one of my students when I
>taught riding at the University of Florida - he NEVER had any intention of
>"riding like a maniac". Now, I like to sight see & just complete. He is out
>for top ten or a placing at competitive rides! My, how times change.
>
>I convinced him first to ride with me as the area was not "safe" to be alone
>in. Later, he came to the rides to drive me home so I wouldn't fall asleep
>at the wheel. (All rides are 5-8 hrs away!) He brought his gelding to a
>few rides, learned some hard lessons, pulled a few times, then seemed to
>figure it all out. The only rub is that our horses' gaits are not compatible
>on the trail yet they insist on staying together. Nobody has a good ride
>that way. We will have to ride different distances or only take one horse at
>a time to overcome this.
>
>If you "shop" for a boyfriend/husband to crew, you need to find an organized,
>neat person who owns a truck, who can feed you, offer you a drink, and
>tighten your girth all at the same time! They should be able to call out
>your placing (even if it is 99/120), direct you to the in timer, trot out the
>horse, and give you ANOTHER copy of the ride map. (Old one is either wet or
>lost.) Lastly they should massage you and the horse, change your wet socks &
>shoes, give the horse a new pad & girth and get you out within he 30 minute
>hold! They should be good at reading maps (to find away vet checks & obscure
>places to meet the rider on the trail), willing to drive like a maniac, and
>able to find parking spots at vetchecks that are in the shade near the water!
>
>Good luck finding somebody! I won't give up my homegrown crew for the world!
>
>Linda Flemmer
>soon to be from Bruceton Mills, WV
>

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