Trouble With The Ps and Qs

The last Kodak Playful Camcorder having expired after one day--found it later laying in driveway--I just bought a used model for 30 bucks.  Since they're going for $125 new on Amazon currently, this seems quite the deal, if the thing works. A 32gb Scan Disk pro memory card in the mail from Amazon and the RR stable should have some new vids soon of our recent exploits.

We'd been training in the morning making blogging difficult.  I'd like to have reported significant progress on our .4 mile track.  The progress has been that Mr. Farmer has re-mowed the whole field including the track portion helping to remove the doubts our good rider Mr. Nob had with the footing.

#17 has been disappointing although at least he's getting around there now without significant fright or protest. Nob's strategy (to avoid getting thrown) has been to go with the flow instead of forcing the issues.  Problems have involved the little details--getting the fellow on the inside lead into a sharp turn, much breathing difficulty and throat clearing trying to get the fellow into a gallop, head ducking due to flies, bucking when unhappy, etc. etc.  Since we're trying to preserve our rider--who was injured once again in early June--we tip toe through, and so, to date yet to get significant galloping.  Believing we're on the cusp of that.  Last eve going 4 times around we barely got much gallop.

#148 Looked at him the other day and swore he's popped up some more.  The measuring stick on uneven ground showed 17' 1.5" were before it was at 17'1".  Mr. Nob said he looked at this dude the other day just prior to mounting and thought was "I'm unable to believe I am getting on this big MF." Huge huge horse.  making progress with his trotting, going about 1/2 the course.  Nob reports the smoothest trot he's experienced.

Both horses continue to do riderless work--every other day, in our big field.  #17 frequently does two a days--one tack, one riderless--when we deem his tack work insufficient conditioning.