Monthly Archives: January 2015
ML – Final closure in the saga
| January 30, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Last week I got this message from *N, a friend and blog-reader who was kind enough to once again make the drive from her home to the stable to meet the vet for me. ———————————————————————— “Vet visit went *really* well. Lungs auscultated clear- temp 98.2- and she stood still for ALL of it, including the blood […] more
Mindset
| January 28, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
The perfectly sensible way – horse and rider each have a job. What actually happens Although maybe that is just my horses… more
A weekend of trails
| January 28, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I adore small animal emergency. I won’t even bore you with the panic I feel of only discovering the part of vetmed that I truly think I could happily practice as a career half way through my senior year, in a field I’m barely competent in. Oh no. Those aren’t happy thoughts at all. Instead […] more
The dirty buck
| January 20, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Apparently 16 years old is not too old to learn new tricks. Farley has never been a dirty bucker. My ever helpful widgets at the bottom of this post will probably point out that Farley has bucked me off before. But this was different. Bucking is never allowed, but just like there’s a difference between […] more
The truth about dressage part 2
| January 18, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Why oh why do I always ask for *just a little more*? The truth about dressage is that it very accurately predicts what mistakes I am likely to make in endurance. My biggest mistake in dressage is not asking for *one more* turn on the haunches. It is this conversation: “that was great! Let’s […] more
The treeless difference
| January 17, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve started schooling dressage regularly again and everything is the same AND everything is mind-blowing-ly different. How can that BE? (says the Dear Reader) Since July I’ve been riding almost exclusively treeless. My last ditch effort to find a saddle that fit Farley’s current back shape was to go where I never thought I would […] more
