Waiting on the chaos

So the move is almost here. We are set to move into the new house on May 4. Yipeee! I am trying to arrange for the horse to move a little earlier, but we'll see. At this point I am so ready to start this new life at the new place. Especially since for 2 days now at the current place, the horses living outdoors have been without a roundbale. (or any food) It's a huge dry lot so they don't have grass either. Hampton has come in famished - so I have been careful to let him eat his hay, beet bulp and soaked hay cubes before giving him his grain. Normally it wouldn't be an issue but it was evident that his stomach was probably pretty empty. The other horses were circling the gate like hungry sharks the entire time I was riding today. Ugh. Hampton's been getting some extra grazing time, too. Not that 20-30 minutes really makes a difference (ya know, since grazing is an all-day thing) but it makes me feel a little bit better.
He's been progressing nicely in his training. We've been starting some leg yields ... which are not really there yet, but I feel any day now we'll  have that "ah-ha!" moment and the leg yields will be there. Let me tell you his canter has changed DRAMATICALLY. I wish had before and after video because the transformation is amazing. Out first canters were wobbly, almost lateral at times, wonky, unbalanced, rushing. Ugly. Now a days, no more running into the canter. He knows the aids now and the transition is smooth, his canter is slow, more balanced (I would say he is training level balanced at this point). Both leads are this way. It is like night and day. As far as day to day training, I hate to bore you but right now pretty much all we do is transitions. Transitions. Transitions. All the while doing simple changes of bend. Today I fiddled around with half-halting (he picked up that concept like a champ) and ended the session with transitions within the trot. And again, he seemed to really get it. Just need more power but that'll come.
Am I insane?
... and now for a confession. This has to do with the move. Since I don't have a trailer, and it's a PITA to find someone to give the horse a lift. I have decided to RIDE Hampton from the current barn to the new place. I clocked it today - it's about 5 miles. I would need to take backroads, and have a friend who will follow me in my truck with the caution lights on. There is only one major road to cross, and if I cross as north as I can, it shouldn't be too bad. I think Hampton can handle this. He's super out in the open, and alone without other horses. If anything should go wrong, I know I can just hop off him and walk him the rest of the way. Hell, I walk 5 miles at a typical Phish concert. So hell, I think I might give it a shot.