Monthly Archives: December 2009
Bareback!
| December 31, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Last night, after driving an obscene amount of miles, I picked up my bridle from Matt. It’s absolutely lovely. I wanted to dash home and make tamales (a guest post coming for Food Adventures Etc.) so I just wanted a quick ride to try out my new bridle and then go home to tamale madness. […] more
10 MORE things that make me happy
| December 31, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Apparently in the spirit of the season, Endurance Granny has decided to to “regift” me the blog award I gave her last week. Thanks….no really….. Here’s 10 MORE things that make me freakn’ estatic about life these days. Hought’s tack. My boyfriend ordered me a new bridle for Hought’s, and had it shipped (expensively) in […] more
Meltdown part 2
| December 31, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
(FYI this is a scheduled post. “today” = Tuesday 12/29/09) I admit I was a wee bit trepidacious as I stepped into the stirrup this afternoon. After 2 weeks off, Minx would have bolted as soon as I put weight in the stirrup, perhaps throwing in some 360 rearing pivots, just to keep things interesting. […] more
Revelation #?
| December 30, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Do not practice the sitting trot in jeans. Period. Even if they are the most comfy jeans ever. more
Farley’s meltdown
| December 30, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is part 1 of a series of posts describing Farley’s meltdown, her comeback, and my thoughts on time off The point of this post is not to ask for advice, although if you have an insight to share you are absolutely welcomed to do so. This post segment having a near *perfect* horse with […] more
Regarding barefoot
| December 29, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If you have a few extra moments today, check out this post here. It’s a very candid post about going barefoot, making the best decision for the horse, and analyzing where things may have gone wrong. I throughly enjoyed it. more
Sitting trot
| December 29, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
At my last lesson I discovered the power of the sitting trot. Throughout this journey of learning to ride, there have been some revolutionary breakthroughs. So far mine have included: Galloping for the first time bareback and not falling offGalloping FULL out in a saddle and feeling the power of the horseRiding a collected canter […] more
