Category: Gear
6 questions to ask before buying tack
| September 7, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Gear |
It’s a well-known fact that the sport of endurance is an exercise in buying tack, figuring out why you hate it, and buying more tack. It’s complicated to find the perfect gear at the point where two biological organisms merge so is it any wonder we have the “great saddle” hunt, a boxful of bits, […] more
Not-a-Gift Guide 2016
| December 8, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Gear |
Instead of scouring the internet for more useful crap to put into a gift guide post, I’m taking a bit of my own advice about keeping it simple and doing something different this year. This is a list of products I’ve bought this year either for the first time or as replacements. These are the work […] more
Keep it simple
| November 26, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Gear |
When I’ve vetted rides it is hard not to notice that the riders with the most simple tack set ups without a million things hanging off of them, their horse, and their saddle are the most relaxed riders who seem to be enjoying the ride the most. It was part of some key 100 mile […] more
The Lure of Stuff
| April 24, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Gear |
Up until 4 or 5 years ago I always had a tack or equine related wish list – things I thought I needed and things I was looking for on used sites for a bargain price. I had attributed the death of my wish list and my new found contentment in what I had and […] more
