tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post8968510009528318435..comments2023-10-23T12:43:45.847-07:00Comments on Eventing-A-Gogo!: It's Gonna Be a Happy New YearAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-2537917534171775442010-01-03T17:28:29.357-08:002010-01-03T17:28:29.357-08:00You guys did great last year, I expect the same th...You guys did great last year, I expect the same this year! Lots of luck to the both of you, in both your horsey and personal endeavors!!!!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-32031368702352935092010-01-03T10:01:35.796-08:002010-01-03T10:01:35.796-08:00Hunting is the best, I wouldn't recommend taki...Hunting is the best, I wouldn't recommend taking a horse with a past injury like yours. Maybe you can borrow a horse?Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-74646402390315445122010-01-02T21:03:52.475-08:002010-01-02T21:03:52.475-08:00If you need any help with vacation planning please...If you need any help with vacation planning please let me know, I'm a travel agent up here in Canada so I can search cheap flights, tours etc.etc.Gal Wednesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182502135956055294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-57942142754990830892010-01-02T19:33:27.931-08:002010-01-02T19:33:27.931-08:00hey thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it....hey thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it.<br />as for the haters, I wouldnt worry about them...they're prolly just uber jealous. <br />Good luck with all your goals! :)Checkmark115https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-59995012038578135892010-01-02T09:43:06.764-08:002010-01-02T09:43:06.764-08:00I'm a college cross-country runner, and when I...I'm a college cross-country runner, and when I was in dead fit shape I ran ten minutes barefoot and was cripplingly sore the next day because traditional running shoes isolate the muscles we should be using to run. I love feeling the ground under my feet, but if I have to run road I'll use my racing flats. If I wasn't poor, I'd definitely own a pair of VFF's.<br /><br />I can't remember where I saw the statistic, but running injuries (mainly overuse and strain injuries) have increased 70% since the 1970's when traditional cushioned trainers were introduced. Even people with flat feet begin to develop an arch after running barefoot and using the muscles nature gave us. <br /><br />After I was kicked in the knee by another horse while riding my Freshman year, I couldn't bend my leg for three weeks and developed a side-to-side whole-body muscle imbalance that persisted for three years of running with shoes. When I started running barefoot, my body naturally balanced itself out. Of course, I was sore on the formerly weak side for a while. It was worth it, though, because as I increased my mileage the imbalance manifested itself in hip and knee pain because my strong side was literally dragging my weak side along. After running barefoot for a while the joint pain was gone.<br /><br />Didn't mean to write a diatribe, but the physiology of the human body is fascinating stuff and it's so applicable to horses.Jenifer Shetleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241893418384072807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-33297035829908501162010-01-02T07:12:09.606-08:002010-01-02T07:12:09.606-08:00Another vote for the FiveFingers. The Nike Free 5...Another vote for the FiveFingers. The Nike Free 5.0 is also a very stripped down running shoe. My husband has the same aches and pains, which you described, when he runs, so he bought a pair of the FiveFingers and the Nike Free to help the transition. He liked the Free so much that he stuck with them. Maybe these shoes would help you train for barefoot and/or FiveFingers?<br />Best of Luck for your 2010 goalsValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-84770244602982153112010-01-01T21:56:32.840-08:002010-01-01T21:56:32.840-08:00Yup, I came to recommend you try the Vibram FiveFi...Yup, I came to recommend you try the Vibram FiveFingers too! People swear by them. <br /><br />Eeeek, a Gobaby! I'm so excited for you! I am on the fence about wanting to breed Dixie in '11 or '12 - it would be so nice to have a baby with her conformation and mind, but minus all the early damage and baggage. That's probably the exact same thing you're thinking!<br /><br />Food: If you buy something and email me or post about it, I will tell you great things you can do with it. Cooking is just as much of a skill as riding; you just need to practice!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-14095985290695979472010-01-01T21:41:41.781-08:002010-01-01T21:41:41.781-08:00McFawn, my husband is reading Born to Run right no...McFawn, my husband is reading Born to Run right now and loving it! I think the general school of thought on training barefoot is to incorporate 10% of your weekly milage barefoot on a soft, grassy, groomed surface. I probably wouldn't up more than 10% every month or even every other month, depending on milage. Good luck, it is a very interesting new wave going through the running community. I've heard the transition takes 1-2 years.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208998958861055873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-33499490007542234032010-01-01T19:58:31.344-08:002010-01-01T19:58:31.344-08:00I like this whole post and I am excited to watch y...I like this whole post and I am excited to watch you and Gogo kick butt this year.<br /><br />I had the same vagueness problem last year - I didn't realize it, but I didn't have enough MEASURABLE goals. I'm being ambitious with my goals this year, but I want to push myself!<br /><br />Foxhunting is one of my big, long-term goals. As far as I can tell there aren't any active hunts in Oregon :( But there's a Pony Club judge who has a standing invitation to PC members to come ride with her hunt in Washington, so maybe someday I will get to do that.<br /><br />Good luck with your 2010 goals!manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-783099694752987152010-01-01T19:13:11.021-08:002010-01-01T19:13:11.021-08:00Awesome about the barefoot running. I'm thinki...Awesome about the barefoot running. I'm thinking about trying it too. Here's two resources to check out:<br /><br />GREAT <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303" rel="nofollow">book</a> about running/barefoot running, and a mysterious, ultra-marathoning tribe.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JYIPTE/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002LL7ZA4&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0TX2VC9S4T43DA2WZX6Q" rel="nofollow">Human equivalent of hoof boots</a>,so you can be barefoot but handle rocks, etc.McFawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235553550337547844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-31540746222292174122010-01-01T16:26:43.606-08:002010-01-01T16:26:43.606-08:00Foxhunting is so much fun, I love it! So many grea...Foxhunting is so much fun, I love it! So many great people and also great food. =P Hope you can go out and do it!<br /><br />I was reading Eventing 2.0, and was so excited to see that you had a huge article! It was really well written too! (:<br /><br />I'm thinking of you and Gogo, I know how it is to have to build a horse back up after a suspensory injury; that's what I'm recovering from with my horse, Deco.<br /><br />I love to read your blog, keep it up! You've brought a second wind to my blogging career.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />Lindsey (and Deco)Lindzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884783358794483526noreply@blogger.com