It Begins

Last night as predicted the horse got his :14 and likely a few ticks faster. Interesting that I posted a break through trot w/o the day before--a noticeable change in attitude, and the next day he transitions mostly on his own into faster stride than he's done under tack since that :39 in August of 2008. Such has been our weather we've been unable to get back to that since.

The following conversation with the rider Mr. Nob:

RR: time to start losing weight.

Nob: when?

RR: now!

One fairly fast w/o and we're mentally into race training around here. Another small step to actually get to the track.

Training:
Fri. 7/7: Off.
Sat. 7/8: 4 x up and down hill at trot.
Sun. 7/9: 4 x up and down hill trot gallop: last two heats were quicker reaching :13+++. Aborted after 4th heat as this was so much faster than the horse had done, and at 170 lbs.