Training

I really am back to bones now, even though that next post will have to wait to tomorrow. Here's what our boys are up to:

Art: continues with his punctured frog that we've babied along with the saving grace that the horse has been able to work here and there with a cotton bandage. 3/8 to 3/12 was off for us due to a trip and weather. Art commenced galloping 3/13 to 3/17 with one day off. Accelerated on his own today, and the bandage seemed to protect the frog which has about 1/3 to the apex completely removed leaving only the very sensitive under-frog. The laceration that punctured into the laminae under the frog seems (finally) to have healed.

Rod: The silver lining with lazy Rod has been that he seems to enjoy his tack work. 3/1 to 3/7 with one day of rest in the middle, Rod did 3 x 2f with trot backs between the heats, gradually increasing his speed. 3/8 to 3/12 was off due to weather. Starting 3/13 Rod has continued with the same 3 x 2f. The video of 3/16 shows the final heat that day. 3/17 Rod does his first official acceleration some of which went at about :14 speed on the same 3 x 2f schematic.