Yearly Archives: 2009
Bad Melinda!
| April 10, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Bad Melinda Bad Melinda Bad Melinda!…… But he’s free….. Isn’t he cute? I have 2 pics of him under saddle, but they are in a word doc and I can’t post them here. He looks less bulky under saddle. He’s being ridden in “a frame”, but isn’t being asked to go long and low. So […] more
Necropsy results
| April 9, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I swear! Last post on this subject. The vet called me back with the necropsy results. She said it was “interesting”. “Interesting” is a much better word to hear when your horse is dead rather than alive….. The small intestine was DEFINITELY displaced, and infected, which means at one point it was probably cut off […] more
Tough as Nails
| April 8, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Minx’s last chapter. So posted part 1 of Minx’s story here. I’m not sure I’ll post the “middle” chapters but we’ll see. I still don’t have the autopsy pics and results, but if you want to see them when I get them, e-mail me at [email protected]. This is not my normal e-mail, so if you […] more
Farley’s history part 2
| April 6, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
The information below was taken from the breeders e-mail to me: see part 1 for the beginning. Farley has a lot of experience. There’s no fooling me now! The breeder leased her out for racing, where she traveled the fair circuit for many months. She was trailered, hot walkered, cross tied, and ridden by numerous […] more
A Poem
| April 5, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
My cousin e-mailed me this today. Karla happened to be spending the weekend with me, and literally and figuratively held my hand last night. I tend to push people away in these kinds of situations and I would have NEVER asked for help. Good thing she didn’t ask! I don’t have any further information right […] more
R.I.P. Minx
| April 5, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Gal’s Black Minx: 1998-April 4, 2009 Tonight Minx died of colic. I have lost my best friend. She was that “once-in-a-lifetime horse. I was going to ride her when I was 40 and she was the ripe old age of 30. I suppose I should be grateful that I’m not horseless. Indeed, I feel slightly […] more
Teamster Tack
| April 3, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
For all you tack aficionados out there, this is the first in a series of tack posts. In future posts, I will present artillery tack in 2 parts: 1. the tack 2. the tack in action (hitching up the horses). In CHAS I have 2 teams of teamster horses. The first (team 1) is Gunsmoke […] more
