Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fit to Ride Part 8: Arena Exercises Obstacles
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Bromiley’s tool box of equine conditioning methods is: (ordered progressively)Arena:Classical exercises – long reinsClassical exercises – riddenGround poles – long reins at walk, trot, and canterRaised poles – long reins at walk, trot, and canterSmall fences – long reins at trot and canterGround poles – ridden at walk, trot, canterRaised poles – ridden at walk, […] more
A test post
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m testing my ability to publish posts via e-mail. *waves vigorously* Hi everyone! —Check out my blog – Boots and Saddles! www.bootsandsaddles4mel.blogspot.com more
A sad sad day….
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
As of today, my work has blocked blogger and all associated .blogspot, wordpress, and other paid for blog addresses. Although this will undoubtedly improve work productivity, it was definitely a blow in the gut when I tried to log on this morning and couldn’t. Updating my blog daily and corresponding with y’all is definitely the […] more
Fit to Ride Part 7: Arena exercises explained
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
By the request of Endurance Granny, I’m diving in deeper into how to use the arena to prepare the horse! Bromiley spends several chapters explaining exercise, muscle functions, and considerations when approaching both rider and equine fitness. What’s interesting is that while Tom Ivers (ti for the rest of this document) stresses specificity in equine […] more
Bonus Post
| January 10, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
For those of you that just absolutely do not have enough to read already…..I have a guest post up over at Food Adventures Etc. (if link doesn’t work, it’s listed in my sidebar) more
My very first cow
| January 10, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s review the advice I got from y’all when I posted yesterday about an upcoming cattle experience. “When the cow charges you, before you dissolve into a fearful pool of jelly, slip your foot out of the stirrup to kick the cow in the face”. “Remember – Arabs aren’t good at this” […] more
What the…
| January 9, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I am going to a cowhorse reining clinic tomorrow. On Farley. Yep – we are going to learn all sorts of things like “boxing a cow”, running something down a fence, sorting something else, and somehow through of all of this accomplishing my real goals: Have fun Give Farley some cow experience, so when a […] more
