Yearly Archives: 2014
Yet more spring break fun
| March 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I got to spend *yet another day* on horse back and socializing with friends. N* offered to climb aboard Farley and babysit me on Tig. Tig is getting fitter. Tig is filling out. Tig is getting stronger. Tig is getting more powerful. All of these are good things. It also means that I feel […] more
On the way to Derby
| March 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This was my “pre ride check” for whether it was a good idea to send my Derby 50 miler entry in. Earlier in the week, during a conditioning ride at home Farley stepped in a hole and went down at a canter/hand gallop and while she seemed sound and none worse for the wear, I […] more
Making Good Decisions
| March 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Why yes that IS a blur of Tess in the corner of the picture. Did you expect any different? I ran with the unshoes again today and they were even better than the first time. I was moving slowly but steadily – a sinus head or migraine I can’t quite tell, just like I’m still […] more
Seminar report: current research in endurance horses
| March 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
We are going to skip over Dr. Marcella’s muscle injury seminar and do Dr. Langdon Fielding’s research seminar first. For this and all the posts that contain seminar content summaries, the information presented is my best recollection based on my notes taken during the seminar. I try to be very clear where I am editorializing […] more
What’s hot…and what’s not
| March 12, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews |
America’s Test Kitchen anyone? They always do their product reviews in the “what’s hot and what’s not” format and since today is a perfect day for a fluffy post (live animal surgery this afternoon that may or may not take forever) I’m going to do my own version…. In this post I talked about endurance […] more
Biometrics and Recovery
| March 11, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m taking an intermission before starting in on the last seminar topics since they are more detailed and require more mental energy for me to put together. I’m also in the process of trying out a new rasp that hopefully solves the bane of my existence – maintaining a good mustang roll. But that’s in […] more
