June Training Notes

My horses entered July much tougher then going into June. June was punctuated by two weeks of constant rain in the middle, but we never skimped on workouts even when they were riderless fast in the mud. June was a toughening month, even though the raced prep was taken away by the weather.

The last two weeks weeks though have been clear, and we've made nice galloping progress to the fastest workouts to date on 7/3. We're starting to get into dicey territory with our rider weight especially with the smaller horse and because we're pushing due to our early inability to train. The nuances of this as we go.

Plans are to review situation on 7/15 and 7/31. At some point soon we'll head to a race track.


Training:

Sat. 7/4: Off
Fri. 7/3: Speed work for both. Rod was planned and did 2.7 miles intermittent gallop with 2f surges up to :14. Continued to impress with willingness. Art: Planned 2.7 miles aborted after 1.8 miles when heat #2 went faster and stronger than planned. At that point felt uncomfortable proceeding and quit. Close to crossing the line on this one. Better judgment needed. 7f in :15s and some :14s, 160 lbs rider.
Thurs. 7/2: Rod: 2.7 miles mostly slow gallop with short walks.
Art: 2.7 miles, 3 heats, last two snappy, :16s.