Continuing to Teach Old Dog New Tricks
| September 21, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
We are in agreement. One does not learn how to drive in harness from Youtube. Or the internet. Or from forums. Or from random 4-H manuals posted out of New Hampshire. However, suppose that one actually has driving experience. A lot of it actually for a California girl – driving doesn’t seem as widely popular […] more
Passing the time
| September 15, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In honor of national dog day I posted this on my DVM facebook page, along with photos of Tess that I think would be fun to “redo” in a couple of years. And then I actually re-did a photo of Tess that I posted on her blog here. (Whew, that was a lot of links. […] more
Trim update – 2 days post
| September 12, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In my trim post 2 days ago, I mentioned that I like to look at the hoof a couple of days after a trim to see how it’s responding to what I did. Here’s an update Yes, the hoof really will respond that fast. Ideally I’d take pics closer to the 5 day mark, but […] more
No blood or adrenaline required!
| September 12, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I want to tell you how it came to be that I hooked Farley up a cart solo and went driving all by myself. Which happened to be Farley’s second drive ever, 8 months after she completed her first drive ever. It’s been awhile since Farley was last hooked to a cart. January to […] more
August IRL 2015 – PREGANCY edition
| September 5, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Pregnancy |
I managed to leave my ipad where I log all my data at a friends house early in the month and so I don’t have any hard numbers to share with you, but it went something like this: MerryLegs Worked with a couple of times? Mostly let her chill. Farley Definitely rode 1x on trail. […] more
Mid Month Link Luv
| August 20, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I was serious yesterday about that mid month link luv. Groan or rejoice, for better or worse here it is! One of the most kick ass stories of Tevis this year. At Foresthill I heard that some women “hurt” her arm and her husband had insisted that it get checked out and so that’s why […] more
