tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post8361859974658660320..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: ReflectionsMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-27732306307442114832013-06-27T12:07:01.169-07:002013-06-27T12:07:01.169-07:00FWIW, Dixie is in a small paddock almost exactly l...FWIW, Dixie is in a small paddock almost exactly like Fetti's<br />-FunderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-87534961276681972042013-06-27T10:38:41.031-07:002013-06-27T10:38:41.031-07:00Woohoo! ::victory dance::Woohoo! ::victory dance::Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-89706513596511074562013-06-27T10:38:24.002-07:002013-06-27T10:38:24.002-07:00Woohoo! ::victory dance::Woohoo! ::victory dance::Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-38792999486979490262013-06-27T08:47:45.625-07:002013-06-27T08:47:45.625-07:00Hannah, you just brought up the very point that I ...Hannah, you just brought up the very point that I meant to cover under multidays but forgot so it gets its own post :-)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-82747269502857808502013-06-27T04:21:19.484-07:002013-06-27T04:21:19.484-07:00I will admit to having searched back through your ...I will admit to having searched back through your archives (and other folks' archives) at some length and various times. Mostly I just wish Blogspot had a (much, much) better search function.<br /><br />I am tentatively planning a 25/25 for August and if that goes well, a one-day 50 for October. I like it on paper as a progression and will be very curious to see how it all works out in practice.<br /><br />Do you think/find there's a difference in the conditioning outcome from a multiday versus the same distance ridden in one day?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-14032657428373134702013-06-26T17:47:19.441-07:002013-06-26T17:47:19.441-07:00I missed that she was in a paddock now. Somehow I...I missed that she was in a paddock now. Somehow I was still picturing her in pasture. Oops! That does answer that question then. Things to think about.. hm.Figurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344675725634191104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-51965536423818325902013-06-26T17:39:09.189-07:002013-06-26T17:39:09.189-07:00Farley has done her entire career being in a paddo...Farley has done her entire career being in a paddock that size. That was actually my argument for riding so much previously. But she's still in that size paddock, not in a pasture. And I'm riding about five times a month. Sometimes a meandering 1 hour bareback, sometimes cantering for three miles, sometimes doing a 10 mile loop at walk, trot. <br /><br />Shrug. I just don't know how or why its working. But yes, Farley us in a small paddock, not a pasture and I'm still going 50 miles better than before.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-50718165212692673682013-06-26T17:23:12.477-07:002013-06-26T17:23:12.477-07:00Less is more - so, I'm undoubtedly in the endu...Less is more - so, I'm undoubtedly in the endurance minority with a horse that's in a 12x24 paddock 24/7. I'm not yet in a position where I'm sufficiently motivated to change that. I'm reading all the comments about 'rest' and translating to 'horse moving freely in pasture during the day'. Does the concept still hold true for a horse that doesn't get to move around at will? Does 'bareback meandering around the barn' qualify as rest? (It's certainly not a workout!) Slow rides <7 miles? I'm sure there's a nice blurry line somewhere, but as a newbie distance rider I have no idea where that line is, let alone where it is for me & my horse. It's a lot easier to do a hard ride or two a week and feel like I'm doing *something* rather than doing a hard ride or two a month and feel like I might not be doing enough.<br /><br />I'm not actually expecting answers - but this is probably where some of the resistance to 'less is more' comes in. Plus the general feeling I get from non-endurance folks is that horses should be worked - if not daily - then close to it, and I actually felt a fair bit of guilt dropping down to riding Fetti just 4 days a week.<br /><br />Time to see if I can make the rest of my thoughts into a coherent blog post rather than writing a novel in your comments (again)!Figurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344675725634191104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-28823455264179584702013-06-26T13:08:43.922-07:002013-06-26T13:08:43.922-07:00Was really hoping to borrow a certain shower tent....Was really hoping to borrow a certain shower tent.....?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-27073479527780567032013-06-26T12:49:07.357-07:002013-06-26T12:49:07.357-07:00You nailed it in t he head why I haven't done ...You nailed it in t he head why I haven't done an ebook yet. Trying to figure out how to most effectively take stuff.off the blog and.make it available to those who want it. I'm up to something like 1200 posts and its becoming unwieldy and hard to find info, but I know people are still going back through and reading stuff even if its a couple years old. And I have this fear that something is going to crash and delete everything and I don't have it backed up. The manual break in the blog is after my first thousand miles which also coincides with vet school which is.perfect. To be honest if I put too much work into the ebook I'll have to charge like 99 cents for it otherwise I'll never do it. Other options are to migrate the older posts to a different blog and keep this as the active. Or change it up entirely as an ebook "lessons learned in the first 100 miles" and have it illustrated with funny cartoons by my cousin. But there.us something valuable about an unedited in the moment rendition of the experience and I'm not sure how to best preserve that and make the info more accessible and organized. Sigh. Makes me want to pull my hair out.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-90861341904617413082013-06-26T12:47:58.101-07:002013-06-26T12:47:58.101-07:00So Mel, I was wondering, are you getting a shower ...So Mel, I was wondering, are you getting a shower this year for Tevis at Forest hill? Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022843273272878598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-80997066977138418762013-06-26T12:26:35.377-07:002013-06-26T12:26:35.377-07:00Different format. I mean I type with no caps or p...Different format. I mean I type with no caps or punctuation on Facebook and in emails to my husband, but I put on my English-as-a-first-language panties and write correct blog posts. It's the same thing, kind of - nobody reading a blog is expecting the kind of put-together narratives you expect from an article or ebook. <br /><br />I think you'd get a better finished product if you rewrote a lot of stuff for an ebook - write it as lessons learned season by season, instead of the day-by-day of a blog. Foreshadowing! Since you know how it turned out in 2010, 2011, etc. <br /><br />But for blogs? This is far more entertaining and educational than just reading ride stories. I love Karen Chaton, but I think she's through learning about endurance, and her ride stories aren't nearly as ~dramatic~ as our newbie stories. Her mistakes are so tiny, and corrected so fast. Our mistakes are huge and we let them snowball and things go dramatically wrong, or get fixed at the last possible instant. I just think you learn more from people who don't make it look easy!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-42145791080331890722013-06-26T11:59:23.576-07:002013-06-26T11:59:23.576-07:00I have to admit that it is these hodgepodge reflec...I have to admit that it is these hodgepodge reflection posts that I'm sure will get me deleted off of people's readers and RSS feeds. it just seems soo......"un put together" and random and not really helpful. LOL. I hated stream of conciousness books in high school english and when I find myself writing these posts I always want to slap my wrists with a ruler. <br /><br />so I guess when I start compiling these posts for the ebook (Im going to start taking older posts off the blog and compiling them into a free downloadable ebook) I'll keep these types of posts :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-4067708299920920142013-06-26T11:56:51.169-07:002013-06-26T11:56:51.169-07:00The other problem with riding 50 after 50 is the l...The other problem with riding 50 after 50 is the loss of blogging ability. 2 days is probably my max for retaining and retelling the adventures on teh trail. Past that I'm all like "meh". You know? and I think blogging has become a HUGE part of endurance for me. Teh first thing I did after I got home from wild west the same day after completing mile 105 in 48 hours was to take a piece of paper and write down as many points as I could remember that I didn't want to forget before I wrote the blog post the next day. Which is pathetic. I don't know what I would do without blogging or if I would be riding endurance at all at this point? Probably, but I would definiately be having less fun. <br /><br />Real bed and shower? Maybe. And an internet connection so I could tell my tales in real time.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-33977654728459692262013-06-26T11:17:00.497-07:002013-06-26T11:17:00.497-07:00Just wanted to let you know that this post is amaz...Just wanted to let you know that this post is amazing - as many of your posts are. As I pursue things on my own over in the east with Q, your accounts, and Funder's, and Ashley's are foremost on my mind as I go through training and rides. The rest thing especially of late. It makes so much sense to me and I love that you and Farley and Funder and Dixie are proof that its a solid, working concept.<br /><br />So thanks, again (and again and again) for posts like this. I really, thoroughly enjoy them and learn from them every time.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-60943337664700131452013-06-26T10:52:41.171-07:002013-06-26T10:52:41.171-07:00I hate you. (Said with nothing but love. Seriously...I hate you. (Said with nothing but love. Seriously, I adore Disney.)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720090581233703530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-76441302389596151402013-06-26T10:51:10.248-07:002013-06-26T10:51:10.248-07:00The only thing I have planned between now and Tevi...The only thing I have planned between now and Tevis is a Disney land trip :). Just the thing to keep me from freaking out about the ride and posting obssessively on the topic. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-51864007375856835942013-06-26T10:50:28.160-07:002013-06-26T10:50:28.160-07:00My main thought about multidays is that I (and you...My main thought about multidays is that I (and you) would enjoy them more if I had a real bed. And a real shower. But roughing it and riding 50s over and over is just too hard for the emotional payoff. <br /><br />Also, it's way easier for me to bail on real life for a long weekend than for a week. <br /><br />Rest: there are plenty of people who use Gold Country as their last tune-up before Tevis. GOLD COUNTRY!! Two weeks out! Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-6223408714534654342013-06-26T10:46:27.378-07:002013-06-26T10:46:27.378-07:00CRAP! I totally forgot to include my other though...CRAP! I totally forgot to include my other thoughts on multi days and now I have to write yet another post. *sigh*.<br /><br />One thing I am worried about is that my 2 day 100 at 4 weeks pre tevis was a little close. Better for it to be 6 weeks out. Too late to do anything aobut it now, and it was the right ride and trail to do.......but since they moved it out of May to June, I feel it's marginal for my horse to totally recover :(. Oh well.<br /><br />So excited about the tahoe rim ride!!!!!!! I really do think that Team fixie is going to rock it. and I think that confidence booster is going to let you know that fixie absolutely can do a 100. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-6715375328018250512013-06-26T10:43:39.907-07:002013-06-26T10:43:39.907-07:00Smart decision to give yourself some rest, too. No...Smart decision to give yourself some rest, too. No sense in wearing yourself out over the next three weeks. I'm excited about your Tevis plan, and will be cheering you on every step of the way!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720090581233703530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-72998668527214663702013-06-26T10:33:52.301-07:002013-06-26T10:33:52.301-07:00I'm so happy for you and so excited about Tevi...I'm so happy for you and so excited about Tevis! And yes, yes, yes, I think rest is crucially important for non-racers. I'm really excited about "redoing" a ride - this year will be my second at Tahoe Rim, and I know Dixie was tired and thin going into it last year. She finished, very turtle and very tired, and I can't wait to see how she does this year. Rested, fat, with a rider who is taking care of herself and knows where to get off and run - I think we'll rock it. Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.com