Training

Some distractions. Back soon.

Fri. 12/31: Off. Cold.

Sat. 1/1 Off. Wrenched my back while shoeing and unable to unbend from a 90 degree angle. This corresponds with very cold weather that has hit KC.

Sun. 1/2. Off. Barely able to walk today due to the back.

Mon. 1/3: Luckily the back situation was a muscle thing instead of fractured disk. Feels good enough today to get 'em in the paddock. Riderless off and on for about 10 min. with some spurts.

Discover post w/o that Groovin'Wind the 16 year old injured his fetlock last week when he was caught in a fence. Almost had the second fence disaster of the year. Wind was standing in the middle of the field at midnight with 15 ft. of fence attached to his leg. I thought he got lucky and was ok, but this day, what I'd thought was a bruised sole pops up as a possibly pulled sesamoid. Running career in jeopardy if that's what it is. Will see. Wind will be off now till Feb. 1.

Tues. 1/4: Trip to farm wasted. They escape the paddock just as I am going to saddle. Back still tweeky enough that I decline to chase. Off.