Slowly I turned..

[Buzzcut1]

to Ruth and said you drive..

I loaded up everything. feed, hay bales, tack, horses for the test drive. Ruth drove because she is going to have to do it solo to championships because I am stuck at work and she has to be happy with the ride.

I would have liked to have had the air bags installed to raise the back end a few inches but the tech blew out his back on a 5th wheel hitch.

So with a superhitch and just upper and lower stable loads in place (otherwise the truck is stock) off we went. Ruth loved the way the truck handled, Surface streets, boulevards and freeways. I just chilled riding shotgun, feeling the ride, and keeping my mouth shut unless she asked me a truck question of which there were only one or two. Success.



Airbags will go in after Championships in a week or so.

[Buzzcut1]

Well We have success. The ladies had an uneventfull tow over some of the worst Freways in Ca. I580 from Dublin to Tracy is pothole hell over the Altamont Pass with broken slabs and steep grades, The constuction zones on I5 in Stockton and on 99 near Lodi finishing with high crown 2 lane Rural roads in Wilton South of Sacramento. Ruth said that the rig handled like a dream through it all. I get to drive it on the flip side on Sunday (I head up on Thursday night in her car)

[Buzzcut1]

Gonzo42 wrote:
Slowly I turned

Real Classic

I was wondering if someone would catch on although I was refering to this one :B

https://youtu.be/MYP1OBZfFK0

[Gonzo42]

Slowly I turned

Real Classic

[Sprink-Fitter]

ChooChooMan74 wrote:
Any of you guys who tow a good sized use a pullright 20K camper special? My friend and diesel mechanic use to use one with his '89 Ford towing a race car.

Can't start your own thread?

[Buzzcut1]

Deb and Ed M wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:


Rancho Murietta Equestrian Complex which is about 30 miles soth of Sacramento CA for the United States Dressage Federation Region 7 and California Dressage Society Championships. She is competing at first level on a 5 year old mare in its first year of competition

https://www.murietaequestriancenter.com/events

WOW!!! That's a really young horse (for dressage) - wishing her a good show!!

this was in July, they were the show high point winner
https://youtu.be/IKkzJr77_Ps

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

Buzzcut1 wrote:


Rancho Murietta Equestrian Complex which is about 30 miles soth of Sacramento CA for the United States Dressage Federation Region 7 and California Dressage Society Championships. She is competing at first level on a 5 year old mare in its first year of competition

https://www.murietaequestriancenter.com/events

WOW!!! That's a really young horse (for dressage) - wishing her a good show!!

[jimh406]

Sounds good, my DW likes our rig as well.

[ChooChooMan74]

Any of you guys who tow a good sized use a pullright 20K camper special? My friend and diesel mechanic use to use one with his '89 Ford towing a race car.

[Buzzcut1]

Shadow57 wrote:
Wish her luck. Just where is she going and showing her horses in what kind of event? Rig looks good, wish I could go somewhere, stuck at home with a broken foot.

Rancho Murietta Equestrian Complex which is about 30 miles soth of Sacramento CA for the United States Dressage Federation Region 7 and California Dressage Society Championships. She is competing at first level on a 5 year old mare in its first year of competition

https://www.murietaequestriancenter.com/events

[Shadow57]

Wish her luck. Just where is she going and showing her horses in what kind of event? Rig looks good, wish I could go somewhere, stuck at home with a broken foot.

[Buzzcut1]

tuna fisher wrote:
Didn't you mean after she wins the championship in a week or so?

never go in thinking it will be a cakewalk and that you will win. Go in with the attitude that its going to take your best ride to even be competitive. And yes more often than not she has won but not always and 3 of the four top ranked horse and rider combos in the country will be competing in her class. She is currently ranked 3rd in the US

[tuna_fisher]

Didn't you mean after she wins the championship in a week or so?