Training

Driving into KC a couple of mornings ago, cloud bank hanging over downtown.(Left click on it.)

Our trainee from a couple of mornings ago preparing for the saddle.

Training:

Sat. 11/13: Off. Mud.

Sun. 11/14: Wet. Pasture romp.

Mon. 11/15 3 times up and down hill, trot gallop.

Tues. 11/16: One of our nicer w/os. Perfect weather, with ground conditions still muddy, but ok. 4 times up and down hill. Lazy Rod's redeeming quality, seems to love tack work. Mr. Nob reports enthusiastic trotting down hill to get back to gallop start point in manner of a kid running back up the water slide to slide back down--hey, this is fun. Was thinking, with good weather we'd have speed by Sunday, except this night Big Rod takes off all on his own without urging. A couple of speed heats, very wild with first tack speed work in 14 months. Mr. Nob get's off a little pale. It will smooth out in a few days. + riderless 5 x 3f as fast as they could go in light mud + 1 mile continuous in :14s and 15s.