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Teresa, those are great ideas and some that I make note of since a few of us 
hitch rides on a regular basis.  However, somethings to give consideration 
to are the skills of each hitchhiker.

Some are better cooks than others and that is their job, while others don't 
mind mucking out the pen, still the other can start a mean campfire.

If you are going to travel together, you need to find persons that can 
compliment the others weaknesses.  And also, you need to be flexible.  If 
your driver wants to stop at Dairy Queen for a blizzard...kick back and 
enjoy your Blizzard while she drives :-)

I've done a lot of hitchhiking and cleaning out the trailer afterwards isn't 
always an option because of location, my horse is dropped off first.  I've 
also done a lot of the driving and I tell you what if my passenger is more 
than willing to scoop poop to clean our campsite, I'm more than happy to let 
her.  To look at a fair division of chores is probably 
unrealistic...somebody is always going to be unhappy.  If anyone is looking 
for that, they probably shouldn't be traveling with anyone other than their 
significant other.






> From: Teresa Van Hove <vanhove@xxxxxxxx>
> To: tam319@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   thoughts for hithing a ride
> Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 19:07:58 -0700
>
> Just a few quick thoughts on 'hitching a trailer ride'
>
> If the ride site will have a lot of trees you might want to
> picket your horse, rather than tie to the trailer of the
> person that gave you a ride.  This will keep you
> out of their way if they are not very organized;
> but no big deal if you cant manage this.
>
> If you can drive your own vehicle with all your stuff that
> will simplify life for the person giving your horse a ride -
> all they have to do is put the horse in the trailer; its
> harder to pack when you have to leave room for someone else's
> set of stuff.
>
> Or  perhaps you can make arrangements to get your stuff
> to their trailer before your horse is to be picked up,
> (maybe the day before) and help them pack up if its too
> long a drive or you have a vehicle conflict and you cant
> drive up separately.
>
> Do not schedule anything for the day you expect to come
> home from the ride.  Make sure you can be patient if
> they are running hours behind when they thought they would
> take off.  For sure don't assume they'll talk off early
> if they did not say that they would; but if they wanted
> to take off early do keep yourself organized and be
> ready to go when at their stated time.
>
> Do jump in and ask if you can do anything if you are all
> set and they are still taking down camp and packing up; or
> anytime you've got free time and they are doing stuff.
>
> Do offer to pay for more than 1/2 the gas.  Do volunteer
> to scrub windshields etc. at the gas stops.
>
> Oh - when you get home - volunteer to clean out/ maybe
> even wash their trailer; especially if your horse is
> a messy traveler.
>
> If you do most of these things you'll probably be a
> very popular trailer passenger.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Teresa and the motley crew.
>
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