An experiment
| May 24, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Best as I can recall, this is the first time I’ve really posted about my saddle dilemma with Farley. It’s long, it’s whiney, it has too many details – but it will put into context some of the post that are likely to come later this week. A recap of Farely’s saddle history is in […] more
Cache creek conditioning ride
| May 23, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In which I was mean and made Farley actually do a conditioning ride. more
What your vet student did on a Sunday
| May 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I sorta got up early and went for a run with Tess. Tess would have been very miffed that she didn’t get to share this post as a contributing member since I forgot my camera, so I made it up to her by drawing a picture. (You’re welcome you white furry thing). I’m on call […] more
Merrylegs goes on a trail ride
| May 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On a pony rope of course! I pulled out one of my larger diameter rope halters for the occasion, saddled up Farley and hit the trails. In my opinion first time you give an intelligent animal a new experience, you are setting expectations in their mind that will last a life time. At 2 years […] more
Help! I’ve broken my brain and I don’t want to fix it!
| May 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Friday, going for a run after clinics was like pulling teeth. You know, the feeling I expect *most* of us feel when we’ve been on our feet for 10 hours combined with mashing facts and concepts into the grey matter like stuffing cabbage in a mason jar for home fermentation. I did manage to […] more
