It’s no good having a truck…

23 January 2011 4 Comments

First I bought a horse.

Then I bought a truck.

Then I realized that it’s no good having a truck that can haul stuff if you don’t have stuff to haul.

So today I picked up my new trailer:

It’s a 4Star Runabout 2-horse slant with dressing room.

It makes me very happy.

And since it’s no good having a truck and trailer that can haul stuff if you don’t have stuff to haul, we went straight from the dealership to the feed store to pick up a load of hay.

I mean, I’ve never hauled anything before, ever, so why not jump in with both feet, right?

Now my truck and trailer and I have been on the freeway, on toll roads, on regular roads, in traffic, out of traffic, and even at the shopping center, since we decided to stop and get lunch before we unloaded the hay.

Everything went well. Except, as I’m sure you can guess, backing up.

The guys at the feed store laughed at my first attempt and then kindly took the keys away from me. I don’t blame them—they are busy and don’t have time to wait for me to figure it out.

But back at the barn, I had to back it down the alleyway, which was… probably no worse than anyone’s first time backing a trailer, I’d guess. It took me a while to figure it out, but I didn’t hit anything and I got it there eventually. Part of the problem is that it’s very responsive, so the slightest turn on the wheel turned the trailer… and the whole turn-the-opposite-direction thing just wasn’t quite computing. The horses found it fascinating to watch: It’s going away… hey, it’s coming back towards us! Going away… Whoops, here she comes again. Nope… going aw—- oh, hey! She’s back up here!

It’ll get better. I just need practice. Lots and lots of practice.

Then, since the trailer she has been traveling in is more open than this one, I decided to load Ro up a couple times. Here’s what she thought of that:

She was good—she stopped and looked, and it took her a couple times before she stepped on, but she loaded up without any real problems.

Of course, now that I have a horse and a truck and trailer to take her places, I’m too broke to go places—but it’s the thought that counts, right? I could go places, if I wanted to.

(And if you’re wondering, I absolutely got the trailer decoration in navy to match my truck. These details matter!)

Horses and Riding, Generally Horse Related

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