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Re: [RC] Instructions for newbie crew-people? - sharon1359THANK YOU! This is just the sort of thing I'm looking for. Anyone else have any tips? Steph & John: maybe once this is compiled it could be added to the Newbie page? I can't possibly be the only person out there interested in this information. Kristen: I have high hopes for him... I've already trained him to do all the grocery shopping and cooking, and quite a bit of the cleaning. He's recently started asking to go on the occasional pleasure ride with me, DURING WHICH he actually VOLUNTEERED to wear TIGHTS! (Luckily, mine fit him.) He has even agreed to attend a couple riding lessons from an actual instructor, this spring. Maybe one day he'll actually be interested in RIDING with me in competition... but for now I'll settle for getting him to come along and help. And yes, he has two brothers, but alas, the oldest is only 21. ;) :p Thanks, -Sharon K. www.ZEGifts.com Quoting Kristen A Fisher <kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: I'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 spendtimewith me, he has said he might be willing to crew for me if he has a reallygoodidea what to expect... but I know I'm only going to have one stab at this!Ifhe 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 enduranceridethis summer. I want to give him something to read that will tell him whattoexpect 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 enduranceriderwill 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/ ============================================================ ============================================================ for a wet, tired female Endurance Rider! A good crew person has patience, a sense of humor, and knows that sometimes it's best to say nothing at all! ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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