Monthly Archives: April 2009
"A Goat Birthday" and "Why the Pony didn’t get Pampered"
| April 22, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So instead of Monday being “pamper the pony” day (as promised in the previous post), it turned into “play with the puppy” day. Jonah below, sulking because he feels that he substitutes well enough for a puppy. “I’m 15+ pounds! I stare at you and must be touching you at all times….what else do I […] more
Weekend Ride – Red Hills
| April 20, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
After finishing the weekend, I found I had time to squeeze in one more activity…..Red Hills! Red Hills is BLM land ~1 hour drive away. It’s free (a very good thing) and has the added attraction and not being super popular for hikers/bikers because of all the rocks. Did I mention the rocks? I have […] more
Weekend activities Non-horsey post
| April 20, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
A busy busy weekend, but for once I was home instead of travelling. I’ll get to the trail ride eventually, so hang on…..but I have to go in the order of events or something will get forgotten! Activity #1: Running Store AdventureMom and I went to the non-chain running store to try and pick up […] more
Places to condition for endurance
| April 17, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
When I first started conditioning, the biggest question I had was where could I ride? I have created a simple list of places I use to condition for endurance in the side bar. Eventually I will hyperlink these, make GPS tracks available, and give reviews. In the meantime, if anyone wants any information about these […] more
Pure Joy
| April 17, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have started running with Farley in the evenings. Most week day evenings I’m trading boots, half chaps, and riding gloves for my Saucony’s, Timex Ironman watch, and an ipod. On the canal bank, Farley matches me stride for stride as we walk and run along. Yesterday we did 4.5 miles. On the way home […] more
I miss trimming feet
| April 15, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yep – I miss being able to pull out my rasp and do some touchups anytime I get the hankering…..Why don’t I just pull the shoes off Farley immediately and get started? 1. Well, I have a ride scheduled for 5/24/09. The soonest I could pull the shoes would be ~3-4 weeks before the event. […] more
Re-evaluation and Stuff for Sale
| April 13, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So what’s the plan? Like any major life “happening”, Minx’s death has made me re-evaluate my yearly goals and plans. Goal update1. Sound horses all year. In retrospect “alive horses” would have made a better goal huh? 🙂 (just kidding – kinda). I’m doing a good job managing Farley’s tendon. With each development I’m modifying […] more
