A better riding dress
| October 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Last week I went riding in a dress. First, the important things. In true pony club approved fashion I *was* wearing a helmet. What was not pony club approved was the way the bottom of the dress kept flapping up around my cranial region instead of keeping my *caudal regions securely under wraps. *Do they […] more
The third bad thing
| October 19, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I was promised bad things happen in threes. I was sorta hoping that my sister dying 4 months ago counted towards (1) MerryLegs internal pigeon fever fiasco, (2) Matt getting in an accident and wrecking one of the trucks….but NO. Apparently getting married breaks the cycle of bad things and the count starts over. Thus leaving me one tragic event […] more
On Splints
| October 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular, Vet & Sports Medicine |
MerryLegs – at 2 weeks
| October 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
These pictures were taken exactly 2 weeks (Wednesday) from when MerryLegs was seen by a vet for Pigeon fever the *first* time. (I had taken my good camera out so that my pictures were actually pretty….and then it screamed CHARGE ME and died with the first picture. So…I did the next best thing the worst […] more
I was not exaggerating
| October 16, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Remember my cartoon from the last MerryLegs post? Here’s the reality! Unfortunately my camera took that one and only picture before deciding to demand to be charged, but you get the idea. more
Procrastination
| October 15, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Sometime last week, Monday-ish, I picked up a book that a reader and Dear Friend gave me and read: “Procrastination is innate. It is an invisible force that drives rivers into serpentine patterns, underwater currents into sinuous paths, jet streams into winding courses – and you and me into a rambling mode. What purpose these […] more
ML Saga: Half way through Stage 2
| October 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
After giving me a heart-wrenching scare Saturday night, ML showed enormous improvement Sunday morning and has continued to gradually improve as the hours and days have gone on. Things can still change in a blink of an eye – like I saw on Saturday (was totally fine at 4pm, down and grunting in pain at […] more
