Category: Equine Endurance
Trailer DIY: Lights
| December 2, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Trailer |
Lights. Own a trailer and I can promise you will have to deal with lights sooner or later. Or at least I do. Some people apparently don’t feel the need to engage in such trivial activities. I once followed another endurance rider out of ride camp after dark and *all* their trailer lights were out. No […] more
100 Days of Horses
| November 18, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
I’ve been struggling with how to fit riding and horses into my life for the last year. Every time I’ve made a major life change a year passes before I get everything settled and learn new hacks to get done what is important to *me* – like running, riding, writing, and music – in that stage […] more
New (Used) Horse Trailer
| September 8, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Trailer |
Things have been a little crazy here. I bought a new horse trailer on Tuesday! Originally I was going to trade in my trailer as part of the deal and do it Saturday (yes, the same day I was leaving for the Camp Far West endurance ride….) but then things got complicated because the tires […] more
3 & 3 Things: Camp Far West Edition
| September 7, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Event Report |
Let’s talk about the Good, the Bad, the Ugly “Gear Used”. (If you are looking for the ride story, I posted it yesterday here). Good 1. Organization Nutrition Finally Figured Out At the risk of inviting the gremlins to come throw a party at my house at my next event, I had the human care […] more
Check boxes
| June 14, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular, Ultra Running |
When I first started training for marathons I did what I expect most people do and followed a training plan that told me what to do every day of the week for 16 weeks. It worked OK in the beginning, but as I became more experienced I was able to separate out the key […] more
A look at the numbers: Older endurance horses
| November 21, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
In the Oct Link Luv post I shared some data that Mike Maul posted on the AERC facebook page….now, instead of relying on your *squirrel-shiny-object-syndrome brains to go click on that link and then come back in some sort of orderly and reliable fashion (this is the modern age after all), I’ll just **reiterate everything here. *Oh, […] more
Hoof over time project – Conclusion
| October 8, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Hoof trimming, Most Popular |
Project finished! 3 weeks of hoof growth after a trim on Farley’s right hind hoof. It’s hard to appreciate how much wall and sole has been added in 3 weeks, except if you notice how “far down” the frog looks in the hoof on day 21. The frog WANTS to touch the ground, which is […] more
