2016 Year in Review
| January 4, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
I found myself reluctant to commit 2016 to paper until it was absolutely truly finished. Maybe I would go out on an epically long ride or run! Maybe my house would catch fire! Maybe I won the lottery! None of those things happened. But still. They could have. Anyways. A LOT happened in 2016. A […] more
Dec 2016 IRL Training Log
| January 3, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
There are some new readers here on the blog so here’s a reminder of why we do this every month. These “In Real Life” posts are designed to show how conditioning and training programs are being applied “real life”. The super secret reason I started these posts was to prove to others that you *can* do […] more
Running cheaper
| December 31, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
How do we spend so much on what should be the cheapest sport ever – running? How on earth are there whole stores devoted to such a simple sport? I’ve spent the last couple days diligently purging my house of unneeded and unwanted items (do I REALLY need 6 different sizes of cast iron skillets?) , desperately trying […] more
How not to be a lemming
| December 26, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Pet owner: My pet has a horrible medical problem, it’s all some else’s fault and I need money to pay for it!!!!!!! Enter stage left: Go Fund Me to the rescue!!!!!!!! Post your sob story here and make thousands off of kind hearted animal lovers! Pet owner: mmm….. Hundreds of click happy people: That’s awful, […] more
100 Days of Horses Cont.
| December 23, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
I had a different post scheduled for today, but it wasn’t fun and light-hearted, and the before the Christmas holiday I felt like I needed something else. MORE PONY PICTURES. With the holiday obligations and a couple of big storms moving in, my 100 days of horses project has come to a screeching stop. :*(. This […] more
AERC Pull Codes
| December 21, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
I see a lot of people confused about rider option pulls and when they can be used in AERC rides. I decided to create an info graphic to help visualize how the rider option works. The bottom line for a rider option is that the horse HAS to be judged as fit to […] more
