Monthly Archives: July 2010
A "study" in Conditioning
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
OK – more like an observation. Or theory. Or hypothesis. Mustang Sally went with me again (with a friend mounted) to preride the Tevis finish to the river crossing and back. Sally was slightly thinner than last year (Thank Goodness!) and the weather was slightly cooler (100 degrees as opposed to 115 degrees). After 25 […] more
A completion in 2010?
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Tevis 2010 is different from 2009. Honestly, I’m not sure whether the differences will add up to a completion (I hope so!), but the fact remains that 2010 IS different from 2009 (after all if you try and fail, then something should change). Fact 1 – Farley has a 100 mile completion under her belt […] more
Greatest Gift
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
At my jam last night (I play fiddle), I got presented with a special “award”. Uncle John retired….and decided to bestow upon me the hat. The hat was first presented to John by Frank, upon Frank’s retirement. Now it’s mine. I’m told that I’m going to have it for a really long time….which is probably […] more
Tevis 2010 Crew Sponsor
| July 13, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I am proud to introduce Elk Grove Milling as the 2010 Tevis Crew Sponsor. I will have free mashes made from Elk Grove Milling product “Stable Mix-Senior” at my crew center at Foresthill, as well as literature and other information. My crew will be sporting Elk Grove Milling Stable Mix T-shirts and Hats – look […] more
The Black Stallion Returns
| July 11, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
OK – now you guys really started it. I carefully restrained myself from getting into the nitty gritty of the books and which are my favorites in my previous post BUT with all this talk about the series in the comments…..but I can no longer restrain myself. I didn’t know that The Black Stallion was […] more
The Black Stallion
| July 8, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s say you’ve been living on an island and I have never read the 1941 “The Black Stallion” by Walter Farley. Similar to trying to explain what oatmeal was to the Japenese college roommate (it’s delicious I swear!), the conversation might go like this…. “Ummm….it’s about a boy getting shipwrecked and being saved by a […] more
Food for Thought
| July 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Stable Scoop (Horse Radio Network), they interviewed the author of Austrailian-based blog, eventingsafety.wordpress.com. He made a comment about riders wearing helmets, put in a way I had never heard before. I have no data to back this up, but in my opinion, it rings true. Beginners should wear helmets because they tend to come […] more
