Category: Vet & Sports Medicine
Heat Training Week 2
| July 10, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Looks like we are continuing to make strides towards better heat tolerance during exercise and I’ve decided that for week 2 I won’t bore you with more tables of data. I’m headed to Disneyland on Saturday and will be gone for a couple of days, and by the time I get back, it will be […] more
Ring bone!
| July 8, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
If you are enjoying these biology posts, I have a recommendation for you. I recently acquired a new textbook “Equine Exercise Physiology” by Hinchcliff and it’s fabulous!!!!!! Unfortunately it’s pricey and your library may or may not own it….but if you do enough leg work on the internet, you *might* be able to find a […] more
Biology for Endurance Riders and their Horses
| July 8, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Biology for Endurance I have a question for you, my Dear Reader. Over the years I’ve done a number of posts about biology concepts that I thought were interesting and relevant to endurance. I firmly believe that if you understand the underlying biological concept, you as a rider and manager of your horse can think […] more
Heat Conditioning Week 1
| July 8, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
For the last week I’ve been doing a heat conditioning on Farley, and arguably on myself since I’m the one wandering about the arena at the same time. Since unfortunately I have not perfected the art of sitting in the bleachers under an umbrella and yelling “trot!” and having Farley proceed at a nice working […] more
Heat and heat conditioning
| June 28, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Please someone explain to me why I can write posts for this blog day after day after day for a paltry $5/month (that’s what I make on Google ads), but I can’t even think of a good subject, let along actually START my Ride and Tie Vet Student scholarship worth $1,000. *Sigh* In the comments […] more
What’s in a first aid kit – Equine
| June 12, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
I finally made it out to the stable AND remembered to photograph my first aid kit…… My Horse kitBecause my trailer gets even hotter than the place I keep my tack, and because I don’t use my trailer more than a handful of times in a year, I keep my first aid kit in a […] more
First Aid Kits
| May 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
But first a few updates….. The Wintec I put a Fleece on the Wintec and it feels good! So 17.5 with full fleece or a 17 without fleece. That will give me a bit of flexibility when looking for a used one. It’s a secure saddle even though the seat isn’t as deep as the […] more
