Getting ready for boading the Party Bus - luggage for a 1200 pound Muffin

Remy, aka "The Muffin", will be boarding the party bus to Lexington, Kentucky, on Tuesday. OK, some explanation: We called him "stud muffin"* because he is so cute and and also sometimes studly. But technically, he's more Muffin than Stud, hence "The Muffin".

The USDF Regional Championships are held next week at the KHP (Kentucky Horse Park). I usually figure six hours driving time by car to Lexington, so it's much better for Remy to share the ride with friends on the 'bus' than being towed in a two-horse trailer.

Wow, they have 600 (!) entries. It will be interesting to see how Remy is going to handle this. There is quite a contingent from Topline going, 11 horses, plus riders, family members, grooms. I'll be following Remy early Wednesday morning; and until I get there Kim (groom to the stars) will take care of him. From there on out - Meet the groom: Birgit.

So today was packing day: 21 lovingly packed brown bags with Remy's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A rolling tack box stuffed to the top with a myriad of essentials. Very important is the EquiMedic first aid kit, to my logic: If it's there - we won't need it! And, and, and...

So one of us will have fun with friends on the Party Bus, enjoying home made meals, and plenty of treats...  the other one will drive alone in a pickup loaded to the brim with horse stuff, some power bars by the side,  desperately trying to stay within the speed limit in Ohio and always on the lookout for the next coffee.

Let the good times roll!

*stud·muf·fin

ˈstədˌməfin/

noun

NORTH AMERICANinformal

noun: stud-muffin

1. a man perceived as sexually attractive, typically one with well-developed muscles.