Horse Expo
| June 10, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I went to the horse expo in Sacramento Saturday. I volunteered in the Ride and Tie booth, and then did some walking around. The first year I went (which was the first year of the event) I was a young 4-Her selling raffle tickets. Since then I’ve gone as a horse lover that rode other […] more
10 Reasons Farley didn’t get to canter…
| June 9, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Actually, contrary to the title, there is NOT going to be a bullet list of reasons Farley wasn’t going to be able to canter. Mostly because: a. I relented at the end of the ride and she got to canter b. I WILL break my habit of turning everything into a neat bulleted list of […] more
I rode today and the world improved
| June 4, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been over a week and a half since I’ve ridden!!!! *&&*^%%^&^&%*(()). It was not for the lack of trying. Thursday I put in a nice ride in the wintec, complete with putting on the crupper for the first time in the arena with lunging. Friday, as planned, I left for Redding to do some […] more
Runamoc update
| May 29, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
NOT having a good day. My cat Mickie died in her sleep sometime last night and while she was old, she wasn’t THAT old and it was very unexpected. So now I’m sitting here not preparing for the first part of my capstone exam that is taking place in less than 2 hours, and instead […] more
What’s in a first aid kit – Human
| May 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today we are going to evaluate a mix of human and horse first aid kits. The kits are ACTUAL kits in use, NOT theoretical “best case scenario” kits. I did not modify or evaluate the contents prior to blog in order to make them look better or worse……. 🙂 The intro post to this […] more
First Aid Kits
| May 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
But first a few updates….. The Wintec I put a Fleece on the Wintec and it feels good! So 17.5 with full fleece or a 17 without fleece. That will give me a bit of flexibility when looking for a used one. It’s a secure saddle even though the seat isn’t as deep as the […] more
Quick catch up
| May 21, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Just so you don’t think I’ve dropped off the face of the earth…. This is my last week of school, which will then be followed by a weekend of backpacking (trinity alps!) which will then be followed by a week of a capstone test (a 2 year comprehensive). So……..if my posting is sporadic, or my […] more
