Monthly Archives: March 2010
More "terms"
| March 31, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
A very clever reader sent in more terms to add to our list. Current terms: e-rider, BBs Proposed terms: “When your boss hands you a huge, ridiculous, overwhelming task – just take a deep breath and consider it an OTS = Opportunity To Shine!” My gosh this is SO applicable to endurance! […] more
Make your day count
| March 31, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve reviewed my posts for the last week and have come to a very important conclusion. I am posting complete and utter *crap*. Wordy, long winded, overly opinionated, and poor creative construction. What happened to my thoughtful, well written posts? Posts that I was proud of? So apparently it’s impossible to […] more
More on the Canter
| March 29, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
The Canter/Trot transitions continue to get better and better (both up and down transitions). It certaintly isn’t a logical, linear progression – instead we leap and bound up to our next platueu, where we sit FOREVER and then it’s upward and onward again (eventually). It seems like the whole “canter transitioning thing” is a […] more
Endurance Challenge
| March 27, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This came from the Endurance Granny blog (see my sidebar). Whew. This is tough. The Endurance Challenge Game Rules: It’s harder than it looks! Use the 1st letter of your last name to answer each of the followingquestions. They have to be real places, names, things,nothing made up. Use different answers if the person in […] more
Yet another….
| March 26, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
helmet. I am now up to three helmets. That’s right – THREE. *shakes head* Today was a wonderful day that came with a bonus, a pay raise, and the selling off of the last of my college fencing gear. Now, don’t get any ideas. I DO live in California. Which means […] more
When the going gets tough….stick with endurance
| March 25, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Crysta had a very good point on my previous post about First Rides. I failed to point out the positive and uplifting things that are a part of endurance. I guess I glossed over the positives since I think *most* of us got into endurance because of those ideas…and I assumed we all understood […] more
Occupational Hazard
| March 25, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Why is it no one addresses the occupational hazards of English riding? There’s lots of western riding cautions: Grab a horn and lose a finger in the rope Gored by a cow Throw a rope wrong and lose a finger Tripping over your spurs One thing English does have is a gazillion different […] more
