Pisser

Mr. Nob, failing to pay attention at a critical moment while on board #17, gets injured again on 8/27.

This one was a real pisser.  Big tack day for both horses with plans to move them forward.  What happened:

#17 sleep walks 100 yds to starting point were he'd spooked the night before.
Nob (to horse):  "are you ok here tonight?"

Famous last words.  Before the sentence was finished the horse wheeled sharply to right--Nob teetered though managed to stay on, and the balky left hip was severely twisted.  Nob reported excruciating though momentary pain, walk back to mounting stand, tried to walk off injury, remount, but no-go.  Hour later Mr. Nob barely able to walk.

The good part of this--we think Nob is without any structural damage to the hip, and that the injury is similar to the early June injury were a good measure of hip immobility/glucasomine, etc., will heal things fairly rapidly.  We're thinking 1-2 weeks before remount.

Mr. Nob always rides scared, measuring every step of the horse for correct rider reaction.  I can think of exactly three times in last two years were Nob has let his guard down, and coincidentally all three resulted in injury.  In this case Nob answered his own Q--thought horse was fine at the spook point were obviously the horse saw things otherwise.  Had Nob been on guard, he'd have been in position to wheel with the horse. As it was, hip was severely jerked.

This will give us opportunity to finish building our new paddock.  Should be able to exercise these boys riderless similar to exercises at our former venue.  Thus, in two weeks, I'd hope horses will be in excellent condition, and Nob back on to continue to serious track work. Doubtful Nob's latest injury will be too big a set back, although,more  delay.