Monthly Archives: December 2014
I’m taking a break
| December 12, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m taking a break from blogging. At least through next week. There’s 2 perfectly logical reasons I’m technically starting my honeymoon tomorrow anyways and really shouldn’t be on my computer (at least according to my husband). I also have to take this site down anyways to migrate the hosting over to a different provider (thus […] more
MerryLegs update
| December 11, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I just wrote a beautiful, detailed, funny post about OCD (the horse kind, not the reorganize your closet at 2am kind). Complete with pictures and beautiful diagrams. So why is this post titled “MerryLegs update” instead of “Osteochondrosis in horses”? Because my blog composition software crashed. Inexplictably. And it was gone, seconds after putting in […] more
Trot outs – practice makes perfect
| December 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I came across this picture of Farley and I doing a trot out during her first season. Oh boy have we come a long ways! What I love best is how she has subtly positioned her body so that although she is trotting forward, every line of her body is pointing BACKWARDS. Yes, we’ve […] more
I’m sure there’s a lesson in this somewhere
| December 9, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Meet Brimstone. A Standardbred of average temperment that mostly does his job in a mostly unspactacular way. His favorite gaits are trot and troanter. Why does Brimstone look uncharacteristically unhappy? Do you see what I see in the above photo? Ruh Roh. This is probably not going to end well. *wince* That definiately looks like […] more
ML’s revelation
| December 8, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In honor of yet another big storm hitting my area, I present to you the valuable lesson ML learned during the last storm. At morning *doping: Yes, ML was the ONLY horse on a 20 horse property *not* in a shelter. Never mind that I moved her to this paddock because it has one of […] more
Earl Grey’s new trick
| December 7, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Earl Grey learned a new trick. I am not amused. My husband is not amused. If Farley cared one itty bitty iota about my sanity, she would be un-amused. (I can’t imagine ML being un-amused about anything so she doesn’t get to join this party). Apparently, not content with making me […] more
Nov 14 IRL
| December 6, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
As you will see, November behaved itself all the way up until the midpoint. And then things generally went insane (again). This happened, followed by this, and of course this. And…let’s not forget that wee little test I took yesterday? There’s no doubt about it, this month has been challenging (who am I kidding, the whole year […] more
