Catching Up

Last post concerning Mr. Nob commencing tack work proved over optimistic.  That evening in addition to the leg being weak, Nob reported that while the hip seemed ok he was feeling some severe strains in the muscle fascia.

Thereafter a few days of severe rain coming down in sheets.  KC got about 5 inches over three days. We declined tacking in the mud though the horses continued riderless work.

Wed Sept 3 was the test day for Mr. Nob. #17 was tacked. Nob mounted and immediately pronounced "no go".  The hip was ok, it seemed, in every position except sitting on the horse.

As that was a day of high humidity and air pressure the thought was that the hip pain sitting on the horse might be weather related.  On Thurs. 9/4 Nob got back up for sole purpose to test this. And, indeed, the hip felt considerably better than the day before.

Additionally, I'd forgotten about this:

This hip wrap really stabilized things for Mr. Nob after last year's hip fracture, and so, hopefully, using this wrap, we'll be able to recommence tack work on Saturday.

Horses off today after four straight day of riderless work--terrific riderless work last eve as both horses raced each other at full speed in a mostly straight line for considerable distances over a couple of the heats.