Coming Along

"Coming along" my pleasing thought of today aboard #17 galloping up this mud flat toward the tree line.  Since it may be a while before the Cam Corder is replaced, this particular image +  written word will have to describe our work.

A field of 7-8 acres of grass going to the tree line begins at the top of the rise.  Thus far #17 is galloping just to top of rise, trotting back, repeat. It's a bit shorter on board than it looks like on the ground, and will see as whether enough speed can be got to make any progress on this course.

Speed this up and lengthen over next two weeks as horse gains confidence.  And then, hopefully, some breeze type spurts.

Mr. Nob did survive yet another #17 panic 180, this time without any injury. Occurred to me--time of day--might make a difference with these panics, i.e. galloping toward dusk when the lions are just starting to stir is other than the best idea, possibly, with these young horses.  Thus, despite scheduling difficulties at the office, we've started training in morn instead of eve.

#148, our giant poodle of a horse, what can be said? Nob states he's getting used to the rarefied air up there--to extent that's possible--and, since a fall from this height is inevitable, also that he has yet to figure how to negotiate this, except that in terms of riding gear we're looking to get a higher level of protection as soon as $$$ become available. Looking at ski slope vests as a possibility, and also those new equine air bag riding vests used by eventers.  Tack work aboard #148 was a little inconsistent through the injury, and then today more rain.  Hopefully we can get this horse into serious tack work soon.

Both horses look in very decent shape due to theri riderless speed work.  We'll transfer out of that to 100% tack with #17 this week.