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Origin Stories
| September 30, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I want you to pick your current favorite horse and tell me about them. 60 seconds or less, tell me a story. No cheating, close your eyes and go through that story in your head. Ready, Set, Go! —————————————————————————————————– What story did you just tell me? Did you tell me about what the horse has […] more
Pony Photoblast
| September 28, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is a mostly pointless post with lots of photos (and a video or two). To make it less burdensome to look at pics of *my* ponies, I’ve arranged as a photo collage for your viewing pleasure. First up is MerryLegs. MerryLegs is a *very* good girl in the round pen. 90% of our work […] more
Lessons taught by MerryLegs
| September 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Aside from “scratch the ponies and feed carrots” session last week, neither horse has gotten out in the last 2 weeks. Most of my rotation blocks have proved to be flexible enough to find the time to run and ride, but I knew it was unlikely that my medicine rotation would be one of them. […] more
My taper is a joke
| September 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I start tapering. Oh wait. That would imply I had been running this week. Oh well. I was practicing my taper. What do you mean you can’t practice taper? Well. I’m sure I had a some good runs last week. Wait. Last week was recovery. And the week before that? More tapering. It’s true. […] more
Endurance Gear under $25
| September 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
We all know it’s possible to spend a lot of money on endurance equipment for both us an our horses. Matching biothane colored tack sets, saddles and fancy pads, hoof boots and shoes, fleece…. But what are the essentials (and luxuries) that are $25 or less? $25 or less Snug Pax Boot bag – $13.50 […] more
Blog Hop: Why the heck did you start?
| September 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This article, “Why the heck some good runners started running in the first place“, was interesting because it asks a question that I assumed was rather obvious. Didn’t all good runners keep running because they were good? Or because they absolutely loved it and then got lucky because they were good? It’s interesting how easily […] more
A New Look
| September 13, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today, for the first time in five years, the look of the Boots and Saddles blog got a major “redo”. For most of the last 5 years of this blog’s 5 1/2 year existence the overall look has remained unchanged. I’ve always admired the clean, timeless look of the blog and have gotten many compliments […] more
