Yearly Archives: 2013
Good afternoon
| September 6, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Went to Auburn this morning to the Used Saddle Connection and took a look at the Solstice that was there. It’s marked as a “N”, but the gullet looks like a medium. They let me take it home with me and I’ll put it on Farley to see how it looks. It’s an excellent price […] more
Saddle!!!!!!
| September 5, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I might have found THE saddle!!!!!!!! Not saying where because it’s a super good deal on it, well under $1000. Right seat size, but the gullet isn’t stamped on it. So I’m headed up there tomorrow morning between my trim appointment and my first class at school, and as long as it isn’t too banged […] more
RnT practice
| September 4, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I don’t have time for a real post, but here’s a little something for a number of my readers that are contemplating ride and tie. My partner Michele (and her gloriously fun horse Stashi) and I went out for a practice on Saturday. I handed my phone to a bystander in the parking lot and […] more
Acid/Base Balance Part 5: Adapative phase
| August 26, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
As we finished up last time, we touched on some strategies of the body to replenish fluid and elyte losses after exercise. This is referred to as the “acute” stage. The secondary “adaptive” stage results in an “enhanced ability to cope with future systemic disturbances” – because exercise is in a nutshell a disturbance in […] more
Solstice really is the perfect saddle
| August 21, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
By some miracle I find myself with about 30 minutes of free time, with no school stuff to review, study, or prepare, and without my notes for the next installment of our acid base discussion. Which means you get a quick personal update instead. I sat in a Solstice saddle for the first time since […] more
Acid Base Balance Part 4: Continuing with Exercise
| August 19, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
I find this post incredibly confusing. So, the bottom line is this: various hormones increase in the body at different points during exercise. Each thing has it’s own unique action on body water balance and sodium AND different actions of a molecule/hormone may be emphasized over others during exercise. And just because something is reported […] more
Acid Base Part 3: Continuing with plasma volume and exercise
| August 15, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Quick update on me: Third year is so far, much more awesome than previous years. Mostly because they split the class up into large and small animal. Any guesses of how many large animal people there are from a class of 140? About 25. That’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Turns out I’m much more motivated to study and […] more
