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Re: [RC] Instructions for newbie crew-people? - Kristen A FisherI'll give it a shot as I have crewed more than I have ridden in rides, and am fresh from crewing for three 50 milers: If you have a crew cart, make sure you have everything in your crew cart that you want the night before, or firm instructions on what he should add after you depart. Give him an idea of when you think you will arrive after each loop (eg, "this is a 15 mile loop, look for me in 1.25 hours...") and where you expect to look for him in the crew area. Give him an idea of what you will want to do when you arrive in what order, eg: 1 - let horse drink, throw on rump rug 2 - remove bridle, halter horse, pull saddle? 3 - dump water on front of horse to cool 4 - go into P&R area (horse & crew or rider or all 3?) 5 - finish up vet check and start hold time, feed, e-lyte, etc. 6 - tack back up, rinse and repeat Let him know that this is wait and hurry up. He will sit for over an hour and then go through 10+ minutes of frenzied activity several times. He may want to spend some time observing how others do things when you are out on trail, and it's always nice to offer to hold someone's horse if they are trying to saddle, lyte, and eat at the same time. Let him know if he starts a conversation with someone and you come in, he is expected to drop everything and crew - and the person he was talking to will totally understand, especially if they are also crew. Also tell him don't be shy, we are a fun bunch and easy to talk to until our riders come in ;-))) Good luck to you both! Don't forget to pack some good luvin' for him for after the ride. Kristen in TX PS: If he works out, let me know if he has a brother. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:02 AM Subject: [RC] Instructions for newbie crew-people? My boyfriend is not a Horse Person, but is openminded. In order to spend time with me, he has said he might be willing to crew for me if he has a really good idea what to expect... but I know I'm only going to have one stab at this! If he goes and the experience sucks, he probably won't be back. I'm going to be doing several CTRs and *at least* one 50-mile endurance ride this summer. I want to give him something to read that will tell him what to expect from a crew-person's point of view, especially at an endurance ride since there is a lot more for the crew to do there. Ideally it would be written in some sort of basic terms that someone who isn't an endurance rider will understand. Any ideas? Does such a thing exist?? Thanks, -Sharon K. www.ZEGifts.com ============================================================ Why should I look good if I don`t smell good? ~ author unknown ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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