Yearly Archives: 2012
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| October 30, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is a short post and not necessarily a happy post. However, as you are my dear Reader, I want to include you in the happenings of my horsey and endurance life both for the better and the worse. I’m cancelling my attendance at Lake Sonoma this weekend. I really really really want to go. […] more
The rest of the story
| October 26, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I found the perfect way to have your horse under 60 criteria while being able to gallop into camp! Tack up a horse in an English saddle after they have bolted on a lead line twice while tacking, after several days of rain and a week of no riding, on a cold windy afternoon during […] more
Boy do I have a story for you!
| October 26, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Oh my dear readers…….do I have a story for you! If you can imagine a fitness diary for today it might say the following: Melinda: warm up, 15 minutes trot/canter, 20 minutes walkFarley: warm up, 15 minutes trot/canter, 10 minutes gallop, cool down Ah yes. Me and Farley parted ways rather….errr….spontaneously today and I got […] more
Blah blah blah
| October 22, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
First rain of the season and not much to report except it wasn’t just a little shower like I had thought it would be. Tried running today for the first time since the ride and tie (sprained my ankle) and while it felt OK, I decided not to do the speed run I had originally […] more
First Ride and Tie
| October 15, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Ride and Tie, Uncategorized |
First, let’s clearly outline what are the major differences are between RnT and endurance1. You get dirtier in Ride and tie. Much much much dirtier. I have very white legs. This is not a tan. 2. If you’ve ever felt out of place among all those fancy rigs that seem to be more and more […] more
I forgot!!!
| October 11, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
With all my doom and gloom of the last post I forgot to say the most exciting part of my week so far!!!!! Farley is, as of our ride yesterday, as sound as she was before I vaccinated!!!!! It only took 5 months. *sigh*. Definitely going to NSAID her before I do anything for the […] more
Endurance riding on a student budget
| October 10, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been….interesting over the last couple of days. My archived list of topics that I was “getting around to” dissapeared. Bummer. However, that isn’t the worst thing that has happened to me in the last couple of days, so it’s sort of “meh”. After doing an update for my wonderful blog readers on Monday, I […] more
