Monthly Archives: May 2010
My life in 4 Acts
| May 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have wonderful draft posts stacking up on my desktop. Posts about crew bags, and whether to boot or glue at wild west, and how American River has altered my outlook on endurance. And yet, not one of them is ready to publish because every time I sit down to write, what I want to […] more
Ride of the Week
| May 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Gundiva has honored me by featuring on of my ride stories on “Ride of the Week” over at the “Tails for the Trail” blog. Check it out! more
Training vs. Conditioning
| May 3, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have come to several conclusions this week, the greatest one being: A great dressage horse may make a good endurance horse, but a great endurance horse doesn’t necessarily make the best dressage mount.Other, lesser conclusions are:1. God gives me the horses I need, rather than the horses I want2. Those horses will develop within […] more
Guest post
| May 3, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have a guest blog up on my sister’s blog here. Less funny and more grouchy unfortunately…..*sigh* more
Horse Religion
| May 1, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have a book that I’ve been asked to review, and I’m really enjoying it. I’ll share it “officially” in a week or so, but in the meantime I wanted to share one of the ideas she mentions – the more ways a horse trainer knows how to teach a concept, the better trainer they […] more
It’s Human!
| May 1, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m human again! Well, almost. The chipmunk is gone, as are the various discharges leaking out of my face. Now I’m dealing with the side effects of being given massive doses of cortisteriods. A much preferable dilemma to be sure, but notable nevertheless. For example – I’m a cold person. I’m ALWAYS cold and I […] more
