Category: Uncategorized
Clinic schedule and other stuff
| February 24, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I accidentally posted an article on “recovery” that was still in draft form (getting used to my wordpress editor!). I took it down but I know that it auto publishes to Feedly and other RSS feeders, so if you came here trying to read the rest of it, I didn’t want to disappoint you with […] more
Stupid or Brilliant?
| February 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve just made a stupid or brilliant decision. By tomorrow afternoon I’ll know. So there I am, minding my own business on facebook (as much as anyone can mind their own business on facebook) and I see a RnT friend posting a status on marking trail at Cool for the ultrarun tomorrow. I know that […] more
Knots you ought to know
| February 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I like knots. I’m just not any good at remembering any of them that I don’t use regularly. So, when faced with a novel situation and a rope I often muddle about haphazardly putting together something that works, while knowing that there was the perfect knot in existence that would have elegantly solved my dilemma […] more
Monday Ears
| February 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I filled my day with ears. And friends, and horses, and sunshine. It was needed and well deserved. I’ve had 2 horse related falls in the last 2 weeks (ever had whiplash from a bucking horse?), got the sh*t kicked out of my leg by a cow during a surgical procedure last week, and […] more
IRL – January 2014
| February 13, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
These “In Real Life” posts are designed to show how a conditioning program is being applied “real life”. It’s one thing to talk about the ideal program – it’s quite another thing to see how an actual person is applying it real life horse. Maybe you are a new rider that is trying to find […] more
Exhaustion thoughts
| February 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m not a fan of posts where I whine about how tired I am. Or how busy I’ve been. I feel like if I’m here writing than I should buck up and give you something to make the time you spend reading my blog worth something. But I AM tired. and exhausted. and a bit […] more
5 year anniversary gift – new URL
| February 7, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
You may have noticed that the blog looks a little bit different and you were directed to a new URL (www.bootsandsaddles4mel.com/blog). I’ve finally gotten around to doing what I’ve meant to do for years – get my blog off of blogger and onto the my main webpage. Increasing problems with blogger (such as the search […] more
