Dear Rainy Mother Nature, You have officially over stayed your welcome. You were suppose to be gone by Wednesday morning, and here you are, lingering until Thursday late morning. Go away. Houseguests start to smell after 3 days and you positively reek. Sincerely, Melinda, Farley, Jonah, and Mickey. more

Wednesday is where it predictably starts to fall apart. This ride is not an exception…. It was STILL raining on Wednesday. It’s a slower moving store than they first predicted so it’s hanging around…..very worrisome as I’m really hoping for decent footing this weekend. Footing challenges on Saturday is the LAST thing I need on […] more

As of Monday I was on track for ride preparation. Let’s dive into Tuesday. Clean Saddle ummmm….forgot? My defense was it was raining. Really raining. I hate rain. I went to the stable, gave Farley her buckets, and got out. Cleaning/oiling my saddle was the LAST thing on my mind. I do this weekly so […] more

Yesterday I shared the plan for preparing for my 50 this weekend. My plan is to go through each item this week so everyone can see how I plan for a 50 in the prior week. If there’s a reason I do something on a certain day before the ride, I try to share it. […] more

It’s Monday and I’m strangely apathetic about preparing for American River this weekend. Which is BAD. I’m super excited about it, but haven’t yet managed to hoist myself off the couch and actually lift a finger to help myself prepare. To be perfectly fair, it’s not like I haven’t done ANYTHING… It’s just been non-endurance […] more

It is POURING right now. (at least on Monday, while I was writing this post….it’s actually kind of sunny right now….) The kind of rain that makes you open the blinds all the way so you can watch through the patio glass doors. The parking lot on one side of my apartment is covered by […] more

Or rather: “The consequences of driving a small car” I’ve blogged before about how we can sometimes be distracted away from our horses (for example – by inclement weather) and for a time discover all those hobbies and interests that might actually turn into something if it wasn’t for our horses. Then the situation passes […] more