June Link Luv
June 12, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I present… this month’s time sink link luv. Good article, well written, please read. My Myers Briggs test result is really consistent over many years. I’ve had to take it over the years “officially” for various school and work reasons. So, I as confident as you can be when it comes to the “put you into […] more
It’s working
June 12, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Dear Diary, My secret plan of increasing strength and fitness through a gradual increase in training weight is going nicely. I’m right on schedule to gain 40 pounds in 40 weeks, gradually and insidiously. There were moments I doubted the wisdom of such a plan, but I keep in mind all that fitness and muscle […] more
Farley is…
June 5, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Sound! Sometimes it’s nice to be a vet. OK, mostly it’s like all the time it’s nice to be a vet, but sometimes being a vet comes in really useful. After our Sunday ride Farley was footsore, but it was hard to pinpoint exactly where the problem was. As I posted here, on Monday it […] more
May IRL 2015
June 2, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Pregnancy, Uncategorized |
Oh my friends, I had such a lovely month! Pictures in this post come courtesy of a fabulous conditioning ride with blogger Aurora and new friend C*. Picture credits goes to one of the three of us for any particular picture. MerryLegs She got a couple of ground sessions and I actually hopped on her […] more
New Beginnings
May 30, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Since starting this blog 6 1/2 years ago life has managed to neatly categorize itself into self-named chapters. “The first 1000 miles” resolved about the time “The vet school years” got underway. With the vet school years *behind me, I’ve been waiting anxiously for this new chapter to name itself. As best as I can […] more
The characteristics of a ride and tie horse
May 25, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s amazing how sixty post drafts does not mean a blog post is actually forthcoming. But then I saw this link on the characteristics of a great endurance horse, and I knew I had to post about the lesser known ride and tie horse. Oh yes, ride and tie horses have skillz. What do I […] more
Last Day of Vet School
May 20, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Happy last day of vet school to me. No need for me to expound since we did that the last time. Like any big life transition it’s bittersweet and complicated. Maybe it was a mistake to set my horses and running aside for the last two weeks since I feel a bit adrift right now […] more