Yearly Archives: 2009
Loose Ends
| April 28, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Another “Loose Ends” post. I have a couple of great posts coming up: 1. The long-promised Artillery tack overview2. After action report of the Mariposa Civil War Reenactment3. Horse night vision Work is very busy right now, which doesn’t leave me a lot of blogging time. So meanwhile, here’s some updates and some ideas to […] more
"War Horse" Book update
| April 23, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
While wasting time on the internet today I came across the following link….and it made my day. In January I started reading a book called “War Horse”. Based on that book I posted a article comparing modern endurance riding to the cavalry techniches of the 1880’s. A modified version of that post also appeared in […] more
Impulse Buy
| April 23, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I really don’t like the direction that equestrian riding helmets are going. Three years ago I had several choices in a helmet that had a harness – NOT a “dial-fit” system, a real honest-to-goodness harness that either fit your head or didn’t. The Troxel Dakota Duratec fit perfectly and voila! I had a new helmet […] more
"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
