Training versus Riding
| June 21, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
While it is technically true that every time I interact with my horse, I am “training”, I think that both creatures in the partnership can fall into a rut where riding is happening and a status quo is being maintained, without any active training occurring. For the last 5 years or so Farley and I have most DEFINITELY […] more
WSTR, Tevis, WS100, WSER, WTF?
| June 16, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If I had to hazard a guess, most of my readers either have a horse endurance background, or no background in endurance and somehow ended up here and stayed for the promise of a good story, even if they think all us endurance people are batsh*t crazy. That’s why I thought today I would talk […] more
Check boxes
| June 14, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular, Ultra Running |
When I first started training for marathons I did what I expect most people do and followed a training plan that told me what to do every day of the week for 16 weeks. It worked OK in the beginning, but as I became more experienced I was able to separate out the key […] more
Queen of bad ideas
| June 12, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It really would be a horrible idea to run a 100 miler this fall right? Intellectually I KNOW this. But that annoying optimistic part of me says that my long runs are a wild success and perhaps I have more fitness than I give myself credit for, and that mental “toughness” that I absolutely needs […] more
Link Luv June 2016
| June 9, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Picking names is HARD. We’ve named 2 of my animals here on the blog – Tess and MerryLegs. I’m currently trying to pick a cowboy alias name for cowboy action shooting. The best one I have so far is is either “Waltzin’ Orvetta”, or “Fiddlin’ Matilda”. Any brilliant ideas out there? Can’t be anything anyone […] more
May 2016 IRL – making goals and making it happen
| June 7, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It was YESTERDAY when I realized I hadn’t done my IRL and link luv posts. At least for once the reason I lost track of time is a good one – too distracted getting my runs and rides in! The ponies Farley has gained a little bit of weight on the all-you-can-eat diet and ML […] more
Saddle stool – progress so far
| June 2, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Remember that saddle stool? I bought a bar stool at the thrift store for $2.50, managed to dissemble in to the bare frame. I put towels on it and let the saddle sit there for a couple of weeks while I contemplated what to do next. The towels didn’t give it enough broad base support […] more
