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Good luck to all of you trying to "double up"   I have tried this is the past and I will say it must not be for me.  I would like to be more of the "buddy" type....but don't think it is in my personality.  Just ask my mother-in-law !!!!  Or those that have ridden with me.  You need to consider this:

 

Trailering together can cause problems with good friends.  Someone is not on the other guys schedule, takes up too much space, always needs the bathroom, etc.  Sometimes, it may be worth the price of fuel to go alone.  Also, if you are wanting to learn from more experienced people, go to the ride, find some pit crews/riders that have been around the longest....and just watch what they do or don't do.  If it works for them, it most likely will work for you.  It is much less annoying to them (during the ride when they are busy) they to have someone asking a lot of questions.  Not that they don't want to help....just during the ride is not the best time to approach them.   Hit them up before and after, maybe during the dinner and spend some time talking to them then.  I promise....they will ALL be helpful.

 

 

Jody and the girls....who will be there at Talladega.

Mel Cochran <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hey, ya know that totally makes sense...if I was going on my own I would
have to pay all of the gas anyway - Thinking about it that way, it might be
more economical for me to just haul on my own. I have a diesel truck that
is more fuel effecient and cheaper to fill up, plus I don't have a great big
huge trailer to worry about hauling. I was more or less hoping for someone
experienced to go with. I would pay more for the trip to be able to ride to
camp with someone that can tell me a bit about what I have gotten myself
into!

If there is someone who has some experience and would be willing to haul me
and my horse I am game and would pay ALL fuel cost, and sign a waiver about
damages to my horse or me...My horse is a good hauler - 22 years old and
knows the ropes.

Thanks for the good advice!


>From: "Karen Sullivan"
>To: "Mel Cochran" ,
>Subject: Re: [RC] Horsepool for the Alabama Yellowhammer ride?
>Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:09:04 -0700
>
>Hi Mel,
>A thought......I would offer to pay more than half gas (maybe 2/3rds)..here
>are some things to consider.
>
>The person with the rig:
>1. is paying all maintenance costs on that rig including but not limited
>to: oil changes (pricey), insurance, wheel bearings for truck and trailer,
>alighment, tires (as many as 10 including truck and trailer), etc, etc.
>
>2. They have all the responsibility for the hauling in terms of getting
>the
>horses there safely; and all the actual
>driving.
>
>3. They are taking the risk of hauling a strange horse that might damage
>their trailer.
>
>4. More time involved for them to pick you up, drop you off, etc....make
>room for your stuff....
>
>Just paying half gas and suppiles is a pretty sweet deal for you. This
>came
>up years ago in our riding group when one person ended up doing all the
>hauling of friends becuase she had the biggest trailer. I felt the group
>of
>friends should pay ALL her gas, since she picked everyone up and was the
>first to leave home and the last to get home....; plus she had a lot of
>extra wear and tear on the rig since she was loaded to the max. The good
>trade off for her was that she got all the company and it really was fun to
>travel together.....but it got old when people started grumbling that it
>wasn't fair that she didn't have to pay any gas since she was going
>anyway....
>
>Well, one person didn't even HAVE a rig.....so couldn't have even gone;
>got
>picked up at her front door....and was griping about paying 1/3 instead of
>1/4 of the gas....sheesh!!!
>
>Our situation now is better since everybody has rigs and we can trade
>around....but heck, if somebody was going to pick me up and haul me and my
>horse, and I only paid half gas....that would be a better deal for me! I
>could save all the extra time, maintenance costs and everything on my own
>rig!
>
>Just a few thoughts to put in in perspective from the haulers point of
>view...
>Karen
>----->
> > I am looking to catch a ride with someone going to the Yellowhammer
>ride.
>I
> > can pay 1/2 gas/supplies, etc.
> >
> > I am in Homer GA and would be willing to pay the extra gas for anyone
>who
> > came off of their normal route to pick me up.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mel Cochran
> >
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