More Riding
For my boys, likely, if they're to be galloped it will be myself to do the trick. How's it going? First time rider up is a TB rite of passage. Would have happened last night except unable to get my right leg high enough to get up and over without risking spook. Later the little IQ ticked in and realized what need be done: raise the stirrups. So, might happen this eve. Try to film it on the lousy phone camcorder.
Riding and riders is an ever bigger problem. I was at the training center in Louisiana for about 4 days--barns full of horses--never saw anybody on the race track. They said exercise boys come by now and then, and an occasional jock from Evangeline. Yet, it's same old song. Doubt the owners have a clue that very few ever see the race track.
After getting to the race track riders will thus be an even bigger problem for me--less getting them then getting them to show every day, waiting for them to get there. Your life at the track can revolve around this nonsense. And finally, u've got to find a jock that u'd like to get on ur horses a time or two.
And so, with these boys, it's likely to be me on board. The riding on Groovin' Wind is going good. Having to retrain horse as well as rider as Wind was last ridden 2007. He's hardly the dangerous spook ball that Rodney was, although Wind has his own deer like characteristics that are a challenge
The deal with riding is that ur skill level need be such that u r able to control the antics. Compared to pro riders my skill level is way below average for the reason--riding ur own every day is quite different than the riding challenge faced by the riders that get on anything and ride 5-10 a day. My skill is sufficient. The present Q is whether I still have the body parts to use the skill. Overdid things yesterday on the inner thigh tendons. Still feeling my way along at this point. Will see how it goes.
Training:
Fri. 10/18: Bellied.
Sat. 10/19: Lunged and bellied. Still unable to get real speed on the double lunge line. Each horse exercised in on and off spurts both ways for about 10 min.
Riding and riders is an ever bigger problem. I was at the training center in Louisiana for about 4 days--barns full of horses--never saw anybody on the race track. They said exercise boys come by now and then, and an occasional jock from Evangeline. Yet, it's same old song. Doubt the owners have a clue that very few ever see the race track.
After getting to the race track riders will thus be an even bigger problem for me--less getting them then getting them to show every day, waiting for them to get there. Your life at the track can revolve around this nonsense. And finally, u've got to find a jock that u'd like to get on ur horses a time or two.
And so, with these boys, it's likely to be me on board. The riding on Groovin' Wind is going good. Having to retrain horse as well as rider as Wind was last ridden 2007. He's hardly the dangerous spook ball that Rodney was, although Wind has his own deer like characteristics that are a challenge
The deal with riding is that ur skill level need be such that u r able to control the antics. Compared to pro riders my skill level is way below average for the reason--riding ur own every day is quite different than the riding challenge faced by the riders that get on anything and ride 5-10 a day. My skill is sufficient. The present Q is whether I still have the body parts to use the skill. Overdid things yesterday on the inner thigh tendons. Still feeling my way along at this point. Will see how it goes.
Training:
Fri. 10/18: Bellied.
Sat. 10/19: Lunged and bellied. Still unable to get real speed on the double lunge line. Each horse exercised in on and off spurts both ways for about 10 min.
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