Wed. Misc.

Hosing both horses post workout. They're standing motionless side by side radiating so much heat am fearing heat stroke. They stand quietly 5 min. under hose. Trainer gets lazy and tries to thread hose through Rod's back legs--instead of walking all the way around the monster--his rear is backed up into a shrub and to accomplish the feat I stand directly behind him leaning with my chest on his rear and thinking he's calm, won't kick. Lean down into hock area to thread the hose, chest flush against horse's butt. Simultaneously:

Up front a "squeal".
Thought: Horse confrontation. omg.
Second squeal and very loud in response from Rodney
rear legs come off ground and forward
Thought (while plastered against to horse's butt): sometime in these confrontations the kicks are half kicks.
.1 sec later, boom. full force. Glancing blow, luckily. Was too close for solid landing.

Am laying in the mud hyperventilating to prevent fainting and both assholes lower their heads with a puzzled expression on their horse faces "what is he doing laying down there all of the sudden". Last serious kick had been 2001. That one was to the throat and close to being a homicide.

Yesterday was unable to lift my legs to put on socks. Overnight healing, and wound and swelling to the upper right thigh is much improved and the injury far far less serious than I'd thought yesterday.

Coming next on this blog involves my Q as to why my formerly lazy Rollin'Rodney is suddenly totally into his w/os--the mental aspect of race horse training.

Training:
Mon. 7/12: Flat tire to truck makes causes arrival too late to ride. Another WOW riderless w/o. The under tack breeze of two days ago, and the light seems to have come on. Both horses compete with each other through 2 x 4f and quite a bit more work after that. Rodney is all out every inch of the way and showing what looks in the paddock to be impressive speed. Never seen that before from him. Then the post w/o kick.
Tues: Off. Trainer injured.
Wed: Is also going to be off due to 1.5 inches unpredicted rain falling much of the night. Inundated. The 2 days off is less a problem in Preston Burch training, which is why I like that style. Well do more speed work tomorrow. Hopefully will be able to get on.