Yearly Archives: 2013
Leg care
| March 3, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
One good thing about an absence from the sport of endurance is that I’m revisiting some of my old protocols and evaluating whether they are really effective or not. If you’ve been a reader on this blog for a couple of years, you have probably seen a discussion of what I do post-ride to care […] more
Is this why running out a stress works?
| March 2, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Another tidbit from clas. Way back, last year, I learned an interesting thing about stress and physiological response to stress. There may be a beneficial physiological consequence of a flight or flight stress response ending in actual flight or fight!!!!! This is very relevant to our horses, since is seems like most of our interaction […] more
Finishing up the lit search stuff
| February 28, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
More pics from last Wednesday’s ride just because – do you notice the difference between the mane shown here and the pics in the last post which are post-shaving? Long manes are beautiful, but they can make the horse look so bedraggled if they are muddy and tangled. I must admit I sort of […] more
Farley’s mane
| February 26, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yesterday (BTW – keep in mind that these posts are often scheduled, so “yesterday” is relative! thus, Farley go her vaccines on Sunday, not yesterday as the scheduled 6 am post this morning suggested) Farley got over her indignation long enough to take her front half out of the shadows so I could get a […] more
Vaccination
| February 26, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yesterday I popped Farley with 2 vaccines. I considered long and hard what I wanted to do with the vaccinations this year. Last year I wasn’t pleased with the slight hoof sensitivity that occurred after vaccination that lasted about 3 months – where she was once sound at a canter/gallop on gravel, she now only […] more
A new hair do
| February 25, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Farley: what are those in your hand? Me: Clippers. Farley: ummmm……… Me: it’s either your hair or mine and you have the better bone structure to pull off the whole chopped look. Farley: I’m pretty sure it’s fine. See? you barely even notice the knots from here. No need to feel guilty that they represent […] more
Vetmed subject: West nile
| February 22, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Zoetis talk at the vet school today – presenters Rocky Bigbie and Jeff Hall, both DVMs. Below I’m going to summarize my notes from the talk, and insert some other learning points from my classes. Call it AERC convention practice….. West Nile Single stranded enveloped RNA virus (Flaviviridae, arbovirus). What does that mean? Typically enveloped […] more
