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
A Look at the 2017 Season
| December 19, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Training journal |
In recent years I haven’t bothered to make a season plan. Grad school, a new baby, and job uncertainty meant that most of the time I couldn’t plan a month in advance, let alone an entire year. Life has started to fall into a more predictable pattern and I actually have a PLAN for 2017. There are 3 […] more
“17 Damn Seconds” – River Run 5k
| December 18, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
On Saturday I missed a 5k PR by 17 damn seconds. An eternity over 3.1 miles but so close. Several important lessons were learned. Like…..having one a few a couple of margaritas the night before does DOES NOT make up for the lack of speed training in the last year. Or……..You can run 100 miles […] more
Training Journal Giveaway
| December 15, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On January 4 I’m going to send one of my email subscribers a new copy of the training journal that I used last year. I want to do some fun new things here on the blog in 2017. Newsletters, giveaways, and some other projects. Doing a giveaway on my birthday is hopefully just the start […] more
Climbing out of the Training Black Hole
| December 11, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
Me and MerryLegs have been figuring stuff out together. MerryLegs’ current training level is a big black no-mans-land to me. I’m comfortable doing the initial ground stuff up to the first ride, and I know how to take a green-broke horse and turn them into a partner. What the heck am I suppose to do with a horse […] more
