Western States….running edition
| July 2, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I went and watched part of the Western States Endurance Run last weekend (equivalent to the Tevis for non-horsey people) and it was a lot of fun. Much like vet school seemed safely far away when I decided to apply as part of a 3-5 year plan, WSER has seemed like a nice safe long […] more
IRL June 2015
| July 2, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Pregnancy |
I could swear I just did one of these posts, but here we go again. What happened (and didn’t) last month. MerryLegs Got ridden in the roundpen 1x. Got a couple of ground sessions. Got vaccinated and wormed. You know, normal young horsey stuff. New stuff last month: introduced her to the dremmel. She’s not […] more
Mare Camp
| July 1, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Last weekend I resolved to make a difficult, yet best-for-the-horses decision. Farley went away to Mare Camp. More widely known as Aurora’s place, from Redheaded Endurance. Here’s my problem. I have really good intentions. I go out to the stable ready to do a ML session, but then once I’m there I’m not in the mood to […] more
25 Things to know before your first 25 mile LD ride
| June 26, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
Heading off to your first LD of 25 miles or more? Feeling a bit nervous? Relax! Here’s 25 of the essential must-knows before (and after) pulling into ridecamp. U Oct 2019 update: This post is now included in my book “Go Ride Far.” I’m leaving this post up on the blog in its entirety, […] more
How to take off hoof boots
| June 24, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Step 1 Hope that the boots fell off in the 2 days post ride since you saw the horse, but not feeling that lucky assemble the tools needed – hammer and long flat headed screw driver. Thank my lucky starts I’m married to a carpenter and the garage is *teeming* with such tools. Step 2 […] more
Wild West 2015
| June 22, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In the week before Wild West my husband and I got away on a little miniature vacation. Here I practice proper position for ride pictures – back straight, leg back, hands low, not talking to the photographers. Friday morning I glued on hind boots. It was by far the easiest, least stressful gluing I’ve ever […] more
There’s a gosh dang 50 this weekend!
| June 16, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I decided that riding my horse this week is probably a good thing if I expect to have a half way decent time this weekend at my 50 miler…. So Farley and I hit the trail at dusk last night and got in a brisk 3 miles. She got a week off for being lame […] more
