Frequency Reviewed

Back to reviewing prior blog conclusions on frequency. And, boom, very first post 1/31/09 is interesting review of frequency of speed work by various trainers:

http://ratherrapid.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html

Noticed Big Rod galloping a couple of miles on that post. Jeez. Seems long ago and look at what we're doing now 1.5 years later. Easy to forget that possibly 1/4 of the days thereafter have been gallopable due to weather. And, our good rider has taken to falling off the spookball, including a a couple of times with serious injuries. This has slowed us down, and we're being careful till we can get the horse to a track to gallop in company.

Training:

Sunday 10/3 Everything delays us this night including 20 min. of lost daylight trying to round 'em up in brisk weather. Then Nob loses his whip in the middle of the pasture and another 10 min. lost trying to locate it. We manage to get 4 x 1f up the hill and then back down. That's about a mile. Tried to get gallop tonight and Big Rod finally picked it up on the last one. Also did 1 mile riderless with some fast spurts.