Yearly Archives: 2015
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
The problem with short
| January 16, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Shortly after deciding to spend the first part of this year running fast and focusing on 5k’s, I saw this article. Now I’m even more convinced that my choice to back off my ultra training was one of my better ideas. It’s one thing to say “this feels right”, and quite another to have a trusted […] more
Keep it simple
| January 16, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
After spending more time than I would like to admit being completely overwelmed by the options in my new drawing program, I’ve finally calmed down enough to just start really using it. Step one was to strip it down so it was like the simple paint program that I was used to. I’m that person […] more
