Monthly Archives: January 2010
Uninspired
| January 27, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
My calves are still killing me from the hike on Sunday and I’ve grown found of mcdonald one dollar sundaes. In other news, it’s still raining. Yep. Still that lovely wet stuff. The good news is that it’s lighter than last week and while the footing isn’t great, there is techinically a good chink of […] more
Be prepared!
| January 26, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Not directly horse related, but it’s a trail I do ride on. Additionally, the same concepts here apply to riding in wilderness areas. This is the second time in one year that something has happened to a member of a party I was with and after injury, we had to help ourselves out of a […] more
Rain gear part 2
| January 26, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Farley got to get out of her pen for the first time in 12 days! We went for a nice little 3 mile handwalk in the sunshine….oops, I mean drizzle, since yes, it is still raining. Poor girl is a bundle of energy and with 12 days of “tapering” (back to my marathon days!) she’s […] more
Rain gear part 1
| January 23, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Thanks everyone who has commented on my previous posts. Y’all are basically echoing my little demons/angels on my shoulder. I need to keep in mind that at this point I’m only looking at 1-2 weeks off-not a deal breaker. Regarding the nqrness/lameness whatever from the previous post. I don’t have any updates (obviously since that […] more
Long term thinking
| January 22, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
With the weeks of rainy weather here, I need to start considering that the 20 Mule Team 100 mile endurance ride I wanted to do may not happen. One of the issues with the amount of rain have received, is that the facilities are simply not equipped for it. This is the most rain […] more
A tale of woe
| January 20, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
When I went out to the stable this afternoon, my darling little horsey (Farley, for those of you who have just finished one of my posts where I rant and rave about how such a witch she is….who has now redeemed herself through her cuteness and cheerful greetings as I walk through the gate) was […] more
Who are you when it rains?
| January 19, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In the spirit of learning to love the rain again, I present the first of my “rainy” day topics…. Remember rainy day schedules at school? Where instead of going out to the playground, you were forced to sit in a classroom at lunch, to the consternation of the teachers! On sunny days I was […] more
