In my case my pit crew (for my first and only ride
so far) was the wonderful lady that owns the barn I board at and she had not one
but 2 complete newbies to take care of. She was our hand holder, our butt kicker
and our surrogate mom all rolled into one!
Oh yes... Pit crews are the most abused people on the face of
the earth....at least those that crew for me. :)) They are the
support people. Patiently wait for you at the vetchecks, only to then be
your "slave". They cool, care, feed, walk, blanket, sometimes trot out
the horse for you. They are like Pit crews at NASCAR....except for
horses, and usually don't change the tires. They provide you with food
(if they are really good), let you sit back and relax and do everything for
you and the horse. A really good crew is a special person.
They are not a requirement, but do make things nicer. If you are used to
not having one, you won't miss not having one now. And if you get one,
they tend to spoil you to wanting one.
Hope that helps.
Jody
Dana <Dana@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
there -- coming from a CTR background, I am unfamiliar with a "Pit
Crew"... can you all tell me what one is, why they are necissary, and
what they do?
I am going to the Hog Scramble this weekend for an
into 15 miles on Saturday... I am SO excited!!
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