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Credit where credit is due
| December 28, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In response to Michelle’s comment below – I did not invent this little theory of learning. Here’s the wikipedia summary here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence Over the years I’ve heard a lot of different versions of the learning theory, most recently from my trainer. It’s a theory that seems to work most of the time. Before I knew […] more
The learning process
| December 28, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Farley has been very forward in dressage. That’s what being mudbound and pen bound for 2 weeks will do to you. It’s a nice change – I’m finally getting a real connection back to front, forward in front of my leg, and throughness. Even though I don’t love jumping the way I love dressage, it’s […] more
Merry Xmas
| December 23, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I attempted to write several posts today, all of which have fizzled out into incomprehensible sentences and messy paragraphs. Which is a bummer because I have a TON of good topics – just no ambition (or apparent ability) to concisely formulate ideas into something anyone would actually READ. So instead, I’ll wish my readers a […] more
A milestone, and of newbies
| December 20, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Before diving into the topic today – which is courtesy of Endurance Granny – I wanted to share a special milestone. Aarene over at the Haiku Farm, suggested I develop a rental program for the renegade hoof boots. After making numerous suggestions, she became my first customer a few weeks ago.This week, Fiddle and Aarene […] more
Important Lessons
| December 17, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yesterday I learned two very important lessons. VIL (Very Important Lesson) #1Boots are important when working with horses I am assuming that *some* of us are not exactly perfect when it comes to footwear around our horses. Although my shoes I wear to the barn are usually closed toed, they are not always sturdy boots. […] more
An open letter
| December 16, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I wanted to share with my readers an e-mail I wrote for my favorite e-mail list – the yahoo new100milers list. It’s that time again – time to inject Farley’s hocks. I got 8 1/2 months from the last set of injections and probably could have stretched it out another 4-6 weeks, but standing in […] more
Soaked Hay
| December 15, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I have decided to start soaking my horse’s hay. Or at least, that’s what it looks like. Today they were predicted showers, not unremitting downpours. In fact, it was a paltry 40% chance of showers. Today I bought hay, since at approximately 11 am it looked like this forecast was accurate. Although it was […] more
