Mon. Misc.

Back to things equine. Diversions the last two weeks included my watching all 25 episodes of the series featured last post, the implications of which alter the land scape. I was aware of the Inquisition but this was my first close look. Avoid editorial comment though one could and perhaps should. This stuff needs to see the light of day.

This is the week I want to get my mind wrapped around getting to a race track. I tried this before in 1998 with dismal results due in large part to the $25 bales of hay and $20 bags of feed for that 14 horse operation in Lexington, KY. It cost $1500/month to rent one side of a barn at the track. At those rates the 1998 bank account disappeared with frightening speed.

So, this time we seek to avoid past mistakes, plus a repeat of the difficult quandary involved in exiting this beautiful farm near middle of down town KCMO. The planned approach will be a one step at a time tip toe in the water thing. We have but one horse and he's problematic.

Training:

Fri. 8/13: 2 x 1 mile riderless speed work in the rain.

Sat. 8/14: off

Sun. 8/15: 4 x up and down the hill--gallop up, trot down. The horse spooked again. Nob managed to stay on. Big one coming. A horse that may require constant company at the track + 2 miles riderless slow gallop.