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Fit to Ride Part 4: Muscles
| January 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Fit to Ride by Bromiley contains a very technical section about muscles and muscle development, including addressing fatigue in your conditioning program. Even with my background in this, my eyes glazed over. Handy as a reference to refer to if I was trying to diagnose a problem in the future….. There are different types of […] more
Fit to Ride Part 3 – Skeletal
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
There was a high emphasis on blood tests to evaluate condition that I must admit I yawned and skimmed my way through…. On to the bones! First Phase of ConditioningShe mentions “Wolff’s Law”, which I first heard about in Tom Iver’s book. She goes on to say that the skeletal system adapts to the increased […] more
Fit to Ride Part 2 – Judgements
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
When I read a book, I usually look for key subjects that will let me guess whether the author and I share the same stance on key issues. My three horse “philosophies” that I feel most strongly about are: Young horses should be turned out as much as possible and with other horses to facilitate […] more
Fear
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Sorry – I seem to be doing this a lot lately. Yet another link for my wonderful readers to check out. Most of the stories mugwumps posts on Monday are fantastic, but this one in particular was so wonderful I had to share. I am a fearful, cautious person. Some day I will post on […] more
Fit to Ride Part 1 – First Look
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Jaime lent me, and requested that I review one of her favorite training books, Fit to Ride by Mary Bromiley. My hope is to some day produce a website of equestrian book reviews. In the meantime, all the reviews can be found in my sidebar, along with what reviews are in progress. If you would […] more
A New Year, New Boot Failure, and New Toys
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Lest anyone get the wrong impression of why I post about the boot failures, I want to explain: When I started using the Renegades, I had a very difficult time finding any negative reviews. I decided that I would post about every single boot failure I had, so that others could make an informed decision. […] more
Temporary amusement
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If you would like some amusement while I’m in the process of constructing my post from the weekend, check out my Mom’s post. I’m probably in 4th or 5th grade, cutting up a chicken. more
