Monthly Archives: February 2014
Endurance 101 Book Review
| February 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews |
A year ago I reviewed the book “Endurance 101” written by blogger Aarene Storms of the Haiku Farm. The review was printed in AERC’s EN extra edition last spring and today I got permission to reprint the review here! So if you aren’t an AERC member, or you missed the review the first time around, […] more
Science of Running
| February 19, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews, Vet & Sports Medicine |
One of my favorite running blogs, Science of Running, has published a book by a similar name. Amazon link (Kindle version is $9.99) I’m extremely busy this week with 2 exams on Friday, 1 on Monday, and another cow surgery to prepare for tomorrow afternoon. However, between my angst of managing my time for all […] more
Knots you ought to know
| February 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I like knots. I’m just not any good at remembering any of them that I don’t use regularly. So, when faced with a novel situation and a rope I often muddle about haphazardly putting together something that works, while knowing that there was the perfect knot in existence that would have elegantly solved my dilemma […] more
Monday Ears
| February 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I filled my day with ears. And friends, and horses, and sunshine. It was needed and well deserved. I’ve had 2 horse related falls in the last 2 weeks (ever had whiplash from a bucking horse?), got the sh*t kicked out of my leg by a cow during a surgical procedure last week, and […] more
Acid-Base in real life
| February 15, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Today I try to apply a real life endurance scenario to the acid base concepts we’ve been discussing. Do you ever wonder how blood work reference ranges are determined? Did you know that it can be problematic to use “regular” intervals on an endurance horse, or an endurance horse during a race? And yes, this […] more
IRL – January 2014
| February 13, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
These “In Real Life” posts are designed to show how a conditioning program is being applied “real life”. It’s one thing to talk about the ideal program – it’s quite another thing to see how an actual person is applying it real life horse. Maybe you are a new rider that is trying to find […] more
Exhaustion thoughts
| February 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m not a fan of posts where I whine about how tired I am. Or how busy I’ve been. I feel like if I’m here writing than I should buck up and give you something to make the time you spend reading my blog worth something. But I AM tired. and exhausted. and a bit […] more
