Thurs. Misc.

Training:
Mon. 6/27 Off
Tues 6/28: 5 times up and down the hill trot-gallop fastest in :17s.
Wed. 6/29: Another session to get the big fellow to speed up. He's ground flicking instead of converting to sprint stride when asked, and he's a little confused at this point on what is being asked. 5 x gallop up and down the hill, we're approaching 2f in distance. Todays went mostly in :15s with maybe a few strides a tick faster. Tried Vicks Vapor Rub in nostrils regards the failure/inability of this horse to get breath in first few strides. He has to tilt his head in certain exact direction to commence breathing at the gallop. The Vicks helped him a lot at the trot, but failed to see improvement in the galloping. Will try this a couple more times for final conclusion on Vicks.