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[RC] Neversweats 25 Mile May 17 (Final) - Aaron & Crysta TurnageThings
I learned on this trip: 1. Food: I made some of that box
Pasta Salad and added cut up ham pieces and some peas. It was GREAT cold
for a Friday night dinner and snack after the ride. They also were
providing potato soup and rolls on Friday night for dinner for free. It
was excellent but I did not do it justice.
I had oatmeal for breakfast, I just sat and read my book and forced it
down a little at a time (I have a nervous stomach and cannot eat before a
ride). I did eat two packages. I had a tuna w/cheese sandwich for
lunch. It was good cause I made it with a lot of mayo and relish (and
GARLIC, yum) so was plenty moist and went down easy. Sinatra was SURE that
he wanted some, even though I told him horses don't like tuna, but he persuaded
me into giving him my last bite (mostly bread crust) and he agreed with me,
horses DON'T like tuna! =) I drank a TON out on the trail. I
filled my big water bottles (about 32 oz) with 1/2 Poweraid and 1/2 water and
drank one whole one before our 15 mile hold. I drank the last bottle on my
last 10 miles of trail and drank an additional 16-20 oz or so at the vetcheck
back in camp. I had to PEE when I got into camp for the check and again
when we were done, so that's really good for me! Dinner was plentiful and
good. Pork roast with applesauce, rolls, potato or macaroni salad, corn,
coleslaw, and a TON of desserts. I skipped dessert too, I just can't
handle a bunch of sugar after something like that. The applesauce was
plain out of the jar but tasted SO good! 2.
Check that your water tank doesn't leak BEFORE you fill it up. Someone at
my barn was being helpful and put in a 90 degree elbow for me so my on/off valve
was below my built in holder and it leaked (slowly, luckily) where the valve
connected to the elbow. I was thankful I had bought one of those BIG muck
buckets cause I put it under to catch the drips and it was more than 1/2 full
when I got there and had sloshed out some. So my water that should have
lasted me all weekend was gone by Friday night. Luckily I had bought water
bottles for me and my big bucket and my 5 gal bucket were full so I didn't have
a problem and they had water troughs close by. 3.
I LOVE my big muck bucket. I filled it up when I got there and ended up
dumping about 1/3 when we left Sat evening. Sinatra drank out of it some
and I used it to fill smaller buckets to sponge him off with. But I need
to buy a little net like for a fish tank to clean off the hay that blows in
there. 4.
Train horse to wear shipping boots. Sinatra had a FIT when I put one on
his right back leg on Thursday night so we made the trip without. He
did look awfully cute in his fly mask that he wears in the trailer to protect
his eyes from flying hay bits. And he LOVED his polar-fleece cooler
on Friday night (it was pretty cold and windy). 5.
Husbands are great at helping you clean and wash the horse trailer,
but they look at you kind of funny when you try to explain how your water tank
got filled up ALL the way before you noticed it leaked and then created a
1/2" of mud in your tack room.... Husbands can also pull out those rubber
mats much better than wives can! =) I had a
GREAT ride and a nice trip and am really looking forward to the ride in two
weeks at Silver Springs, NV hosted by the NEDA club. Hope to see you
there! Crysta
and Sinatra (who definitely stands out in the crowd!)
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