Monthly Archives: July 2014
The Gremlins are quiet for now
| July 8, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Despite my conviction that the only way to insure a sound horse at a major event is to not actually at *any point* go and see them in the days leading up to the event, I went for a run with Farley and Tess. I wanted to give my burro style running a try again, […] more
Mel is getting Married
| July 8, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life |
I wasn’t sure I was going to post something about this, since it was *nothing* to do with horses or endurance, but I got enough interest in my relationship status change, that I put this little post together for you guys. We aren’t sure exactly what we are going to do for the “getting married” […] more
Plethora of mini-posts
| July 6, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Only 4 or 5 days until I leave for championships and 35 miles of awesome ride and tie for Team Hot Mess. Between preparing for championships and planning what the heck we want to do for our wedding (hoping to have a semblance of a *plan* by next Sunday), I’m not sure how much blogging […] more
Random endurance-y things
| July 2, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I had a fabulous run. Which feels like a freakin’ miracle since all runs in recent memory have been characterized in the second half by walk breaks and me screaming “this f*cking sucks!” to a deserted trail and startled white dog – in hindsight deserted because of extreme heat, but me being oblivious to […] more
Teaching trailering
| July 1, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
While the statement I made in yesterday’s post about not drilling Merrylegs in the finer points of anything is mostly true – the exception is getting in a trailer. Even at the tender age of two, I want “get into the trailer” to be a completely automatic response as quickly as possible. it might save […] more
