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A different look at endurance
| February 21, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Of the top running horses out there in international competition, Monk is my favorite. I don’t plan on competing at the FEI level – just not my cup of tea, but this post on Monk’s blog is a facinating look into that world. Chris does a great job both narrating and telling the story through […] more
Fear
| February 18, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Never have a read such a succinct, fabulous post on fear: http://howgoodridersgetgood.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/the-many-faces-of-fear/ Those long term readers to this blog know that I deal with fear and anxiety in a variety of forms, and I’ve worked hard to work my way through the mental forests that pertain to various horsey situations. I understand if you are […] more
Training tips: distance versus time
| February 16, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
During conditioning rides, do you ride for time or distance? When I was training for marathons (before I got smart and realized I could do this from the back of a horse….) I followed a program that believed that time spent hitting the road mattered more than the actual distance that you did. Galloway said […] more
*Drum Roll* please
| February 16, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Two very important things happened today. *Drum roll please……* 1. I reserved my hotel room for the AERC convention. I’ve been going back and forth about whether to go or not. I don’t have school Thursday, but I have school on Friday – including a cool neuro lab where we get to bring our own […] more
Training Tips: Riding Tights
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Fair warning – The real point of this post is the justify a new pair of riding tights for yours truly. 🙂 How can you revitalize your riding? Make sure you get your rides in on the days they are scheduled? Make yourself feel like a “real” endurance rider? It all has to do with […] more
Announcement
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Sorry to Spam you’all – but I’m placing my February Renegade order and if anyone wants me to order something to have at the convention – now would be a very convenient time to tell me! Of course there’s still time for last minute orders in the coming weeks – so this isn’t your last […] more
Penning in the dates
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Upon hearing that I would NOT be going to ROM on the back of Farley, Funder had this little piece of advice for me: Plan your rides and write them in PEN on your calendar. What a novel idea. I have literally NEVER pre-planned my conditioning rides. Oh sure, I’ve always had a general idea […] more
