Sunrise ride
| September 2, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I actually managed to drag myself out of bed early enough to ride before clinics. Farley was predictably enthused by the prospect of a 6:30am sunrise ride. —————————————————————————————————— ML: Pick me pick me pick me!!!!! Farley: Pick her. ——————————————————————————————————– I led a thrilled Farley out of the paddock and saddled up for a dressage ride […] more
IRL Aug 2014
| September 1, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
That’s Farley, giving her best sad face at being ignored most of August. A big fat ZERO for everything. Well, technically there was one ride. But it was a 1 1/2 mile ride that lasted an hour because it involved dismounting and beating my pony with a stick lunging her around me with the reins […] more
Just ask the horse
| August 30, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Should I? Should I not? Should I? Should I not? I decided on the way home that I didn’t particularly want to do the trails at Camp Far West, I just couldn’t think of a better place to go and ride. I did some hard thinking on the way home trying to think of a […] more
Confessions of an enduranceamanic
| August 30, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Confession 1 I totally made up “enduranceamanic”. I know, you couldn’t tell because it was so elegant. But seriously, after looking at the long list of vocabulary for different passions/obsessions and finding the perfect word if the subject matter was weird/extravagant marriage proposals, cats (ailuromania), my own extreme intelligence (sophomania), words (verbomania), or wine (oenomania), […] more
We got hitched!
| August 26, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life |
On August 23, 2014 in South Lake Tahoe, Matt and I got married. It was a small affair – parents, siblings, and grandparents invited only. Professional photos won’t be ready for 2 weeks and since I believe that important events are better viewed with our eyes than through a camera lens, I asked the guests […] more
Morning time
| August 22, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This morning I dragged myself out of bed and went running, the logic being if I could get up at 5am and feed horses before school all week, surely I was capable of dragging myself out of bed on a regular basis and run or ride. The flaw in the logic is my poor decision […] more
Endurance Horse Skillz
| August 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m sure every affectionado of a particular horse sport has their pet peeves when it comes to how their horse’s training is perceived by people in other horse sports. Dressage is more than being able to have 3 gaits and go in a circle, and jumping potential is measured in ways other than the frequency […] more
