The Traveling Hippo 2019

Another year another 365 days trying to get my horse to be good at traveling. This year it was less about getting him experience in new places and more about me wanting to use my trailer! At this point, I feel like I'm just keeping track of these things for fun.

Still the best picture I've ever taken of TC at the trailer

Here were our trips:

January
1/27 - haul to the ranch
Total Hauls: 1
Distinct Places: 1

February
2/12 - move to LO
2/18 - haul to the ranch
Total Hauls: 3
Distinct Places: 2

March
3/1 - haul to AB for a lesson
3/16 - haul to the ranch
3/23 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
3/31 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
Total Hauls: 7
Distinct Places: 4

April
4/7 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
4/21 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
Total Hauls: 9
Distinct Places: 4

May
5/4 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
Total Hauls: 10
Distinct Places: 4

June
6/8 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
6/13 - haul to ASH for a lesson
6/18 - haul to the ranch
6/20 - haul to the ranch
6/23 - haul to Henry Coe for a trail ride
6/25 - haul to the ranch
6/27 - haul to the ranch
6/28 - haul to ASH for a lesson

Total Hauls: 18
Distinct Places: 6

July
7/1 - haul to the ranch
7/2 - haul to the ranch
7/4 - move to breeder's barn
7/6 - haul to ASH for a lesson
7/13 - haul to ASH for a lesson
7/19 - haul to ASH for a lesson
Total Hauls: 24
Distinct Places: 7

Just don't ask me how much I spent in gas (or
how I managed to fit my rig into this tiny gas station)

August
8/1 - haul to ASH for a lesson
8/5 - move to WMF
8/10 - haul to ASH for a lesson
8/17 - haul to STCP for a trail ride
8/18 - haul to Salinas beach
8/25 - haul to ASH for a lesson
Total Hauls: 30
Distinct Places: 10

September
9/2 - haul to HBR for a trail ride
9/7 - haul to ASH for a lesson
9/14 - haul to ASH for a lesson
9/28 - haul to ASH for a lesson
Total Hauls: 34
Distinct Places: 10

October
10/13 - haul to ASH for a lesson
10/27 - haul to Greenville for a show
Total Hauls: 36
Distinct Places: 11

November
11/11 - haul to ASH for a lesson
11/16 - haul to RR for a Working Equitation Clinic
Total Hauls: 38
Distinct Places: 12

December
NONE! It's been rainy and my trailer needs to go into the shop anyway (just a check up and because it has a leak). We haven't had a month off yet so we took one.


Distinct Places:
The Ranch
LO*
ASH
Henry Coe*
HBR
STCP*
AB*
WMF
Breeder's Barn
Salinas Beach*
RR*

* = never been there before this year

So good at hauling (also he stopped rearing at the trailer this year!)

He's really settled down about hauling! It's also worth noting that this was the first year he didn't rear himself calm every time I left him tied at the trailer, good boy TC! Rico still rules as the best traveler, but TC is coming up on the same age when I bought Rico, and Rico wasn't perfect at hauling when he was 8 turning 9. So TC is ahead of the game!

Next step is doing more trail rides with friends and hauling with other horses. He's been lucky to have his trailer all to himself, but I have a friend at the barn who wants to go all the places this coming year and I told her I'd toss her horse in my rig whenever I left the property. So there we go! She gets her horse some exposure and TC gets to get used to sharing his trailer (and being sane when we head away from friends). Plus I'm excited to trail ride with my friends and hopefully with my parents some more this year now that TC is a good boy!