Post-race update
| November 11, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
After the 50 miler last Saturday, Farley looked the best she has ever looked after a race. That has continued into the post-race recovery. Farley has always filled on the fronts after a race, especially on her left front (old bow). This was the FIRST race that there was ZERO filling afterwards. Amazing! This was […] more
Ivers Book Review: Part 2 Confirmation & Tying up
| November 11, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews, Uncategorized |
This is part 2 of the review. Apparently a crooked legged horse (as long as it isn’t too the extreme) should not be discriminated against when looking for a performance animal. This surprised me, but makes sense. There is a principle called “Wolff’s Law” which states that the stress placed upon the crooked leg bone […] more
The trouble of it all
| November 10, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
AareneX commented about the trouble of boots versus shoes on my LOVE ride recap post. I started to respond, but realized that it was much too lengthy. So here’s my take on the trouble of boots, versus the trouble of shoes. I think the trouble and time I take with the boots and shoes is […] more
Ivers Book Review: Part 1 Breeding
| November 10, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews, Uncategorized |
This book review will be published over several posts since it grew exponentially once I started (could have something to do with a 5 ½ hour plane flight and extreme boredom. 11,000 feet and passing over Nevada). This is Part 1 of 4. If you’ve read this blog long enough (silly me, still assuming I […] more
LOVE ride recap
| November 9, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
I’ll start off with the pics that I know everyone wants to see. AareneX – if you don’t want a spoiler of what your adorable prize looks like, close your eyes now! I present……… Because it’s representing the LOVE ride….it even gets a collar with hearts!!!!! 🙂 Below, Jonah stalks the poor critter. Which is […] more
LOVE Contest Results
| November 8, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Congratulations AareneX! Her guess of 8:50 came closest to my ride time of 8:55 without going over! AareneX – shoot me an e-mail with your address and I’ll mail your prize. Use [email protected] The ride went well. I rode with Karen’s comments in mind and everything went well. Farley was incredible – I finally have […] more
Putting on the RITZ!…..errrr weight
| November 7, 2009 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is the last of the posts that I wrote during the picture challenge…. So impersonal…sorry. This is a post that has been in draft form in various stages since I first started my blog almost a year ago! So great to get it published. So how to put weight on a horse, or keep […] more
