Yearly Archives: 2010
Tevis is on
| June 3, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Here’s the update: Filling is gone (Filling is normal in her fronts, but will dissapear within 24 hours. If it stays longer, it is abnormal) Farley moves out at a canter/gallop/trot on her own at liberty without prompting during turnout. I can’t see any lameness or uneveness in her gait. (this has been true since […] more
Wild West Lessons learned
| June 1, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
At Wild West, I focused on tackling issues that Farley and I had struggled with and therefore avoided over the past couple of years. Now that we are no longer fledgling endurance partners struggling to finish the distance, it’s time tackle those issues head on. And yes, they are as much my issues as they […] more
WW is a sucess
| June 1, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Wild West was a sucess, even if “WW” should stand for “Winter Wonderland”. I’m incapable of stringing words together in comprehensive and (more importantly) entertaining sentences so here’s the bare bones, with a more comprehensive “lessons learned” coming soon. We finished all 3 days. Farley was SO STRONG the entire time. I kept her at […] more
Lessons in Glueing #3
| May 26, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
After announcing in an off-hand comment that I got my motorcycle license on my blog, I got a stern lecture from a sister.“What is acceptable to announce on the blog, without a personal phone call to her and parents“ Announcing I have acquired a motorcycle license is OK, and even a bit entertaining. What is […] more
Wild West is ON!
| May 24, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today was the day for making a final decision on whether I would be going to Wild West and riding 155 miles over 3 days. A forecast of rain chilled me to the core (literally) and I had all my excuses ready: “Her suspensories are still a bit sore”“Her glands are a bit swollen from […] more
Glue on boots lesson 1
| May 24, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Please excuse fumbling ipod fingers! There is a difference between rubbing and denatured alcohol. But sometimes they are the same…and sometimes they are not. And very rarely are they properly labeled as one or the other. Very confusing! Needing DENATURED alcohol for thgluons on boots project, I (of course) google the subject. Here’s the basics: […] more
If you think 20 meter circles are evil….
| May 21, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…then I dare you to go out and ride a box. A real box with real corners and real straight edges. Then make it smaller. Make the sides and corners all have the same amount of strides. You only get credit if you do this exercise in an arena or court where you can actually […] more
