Monthly Archives: July 2011
Living in 2011
| July 19, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Announcements: Please follow me in twitter! (AHorseOffCourse) If you have a twitter account, let me know and I’ll add you to my thread list. I would really appreciate if you use the new button on the side bar to retweet my blog! I will be posting “Picks of the Day” at the bottom of most […] more
Postscript – two dollar solution
| July 19, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
A postscript to the two dollar solution. Remember I promised a video? Here it is! You can hear just a bit of panic in my voice at the end of the video as I realize that she’s headed for the pasture…..and yes, the ball fits under the horse fencing (although not the perimeter fencing on […] more
A short film
| July 18, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
When I created this blog, it was with the goal of sharing my journey of endurance riding, and highlighting some equestrian aspects of the civil war period. Thus the name “Boots and Saddles” and the original tag line of “More than just a bugle call”. What we are asking our horses to do in endurance […] more
Have a plan for the unknown
| July 12, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
“Have a plan for the unknown”, my trainer said, during the preparation for the Pebble Beach show. Something will happen – and you won’t know what it is. Your horse jogs during your medium walk. You forget your test or maybe go off course and the judge doesn’t ring the bell. Your horse spooks, or […] more
Impressions of Pebble: Day 3
| July 11, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Day 3 is the day I’m most proud of. This was my last and final day in the show ring. I had an incredibly hard time in the warm up arena. My first ride was early – 9am – and as it worked out, I needed to warm up Zach by myself with coaching from […] more
Pebble Beach Impressions: Day 2
| July 9, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If Day 1 was recognizing the base similarities between endurance and dressage, Day 2 at Pebble Beach was illustrating the extremes that each sport represents – and why that isn’t such a bad thing. I think the tendency is to try and make all the activities that we as individuals do, to suit us. For […] more
Impressions of Pebble: Day 1
| July 9, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
For all the apparent differences between the world of dressage and the world of endurance, the fundamentals are the same. Yesterday the “Buzz” was about the footing. Whether it was suitable for the upper level horses, whether it would be improved by the next day, and whether horses would be scratched or ridden based on […] more
