April IRL 2016
| May 11, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
Most important lessons learned this month. 1. The simple trick to getting conditioning miles done If I have time to squeeze in a run or run….DO IT NOW, don’t put it off. Don’t give up a 30 min run (or ride) now in favor of a planned 1 hour (or more) session tomorrow. Just go running. Because […] more
Trailer tack room organization
| April 26, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Trailer |
The most important part of this post is where you don’t laugh at my “ingenuity” – i.e. red-neck git’er done technique – of creating horse trailer organization. I haven’t yet summoned up the courage to show my husband. Several months ago he replaced the flooring in the tack room – pulled up the old carpet, carefully scraped […] more
Writers Block
| April 26, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been too long since I posted something and I have all these GREAT half finished posts and ideas…but I just don’t have anything to write about. I sit down in the mornings with my cup of coffee and half start a bunch of posts and…… That happens. Did you catch that? That’s where I […] more
An Honest Assessment
| April 18, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Training journal, Ultra Running |
When it’s raining (again) and you can’t get on the trails, there are two choices: eat brownies or think too hard about what is a very simple sport (get on trail, go far). I’ve written about conditioning plans and why it’s so essential to not blindly follow a generic x weeks to get to x […] more
ML’s first conditioning ride
| April 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
On Tuesday the stars aligned and I had a day off work AND sunny skies. I decided to take ML out for a trail excursion about 1 hour from home. Logically there was a ton of stuff I could have still done at home to prep. I had never ridden her outside of an arena. I had […] more
March 2017 IRL
| April 1, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
It’s time for an In Real Life post! Where I share with you my training and goals as the months go by “in real time” so my Dear Reader can see for themselves that training for 50 or 100 miles isn’t insane – it’s a bunch of small things that add up, and yes it’s totally […] more
How to Back a Trailer
| March 28, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Trailer |
Backing a trailer is an essential skill as I was reminded over and over and OVER this year. Whether you have to put your trailer into a back-in only angled parking spot at the barn, make a “U” turn at a T intersection, navigate a tight ride camp, or turn around in your best friends […] more
