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Pony Power
| March 13, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
Still trying to shake a cold or bad allergies, so really don’t have a lot of energy left over for writing posts once I’m done with my school stuff. Running is out of the question, but someone suggested I invoke the power of pony and go for a ride today. And they were right – […] more
In which I edit a meme to make it more satisfactory
| January 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Most Popular |
Who likes this meme? Don’t be bashful! Raise your hand! Do you believe this? Would you actually repeat this to someone? I’ve seen this meme go around a couple of times. And each time I see it I do my best to ignore it. It absolutely pushes my buttons and makes my blood pressure rise […] more
Reader question
| May 7, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
Today we have a response to a reader comment that was way too involved to get a response in the comments! Would love to hear whether your advice for this reader is different from mine. I’ve put her questions in italics and addressed her “sub-questions” one at a time in the non-italicized font….. First the […] more
An open letter to my classmates
| February 1, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Most Popular |
…And whoever else who is tempted to immediately complain that something in education isn’t working and there needs to be immediate changes so that it is an effective learning experience for them as an individual. We are in a class of over 130 people. There is a subset of those 130 people that do really […] more
Convention – Hydration Seminar
| March 19, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular, Nutrition |
Onto Convention day 2! If you haven’t seen Dr. Susan Garlinghouse speak – you should take advantage of any opportunity to do so. She is at least as hilarious in person as she is on her website. At one point she called us a “tacky” crowd (which is apparently synomonous with “endurance”) and then mentioned […] more
Camping Multi days – shower set up
| July 21, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
My hatred of showers not withstanding, there are times when the thought of a hot shower during the next vet check is THE only thing that keeps me going. Both years I rode Tevis my mother set me up a shower tent at Foresthill. You can see the picture in this post here. Ever since […] more
