May Update For International Guy

He is really coming around!

Mr. Herman Trains Like a Pro

He is shaping up to be a workmanlike little sprinter.

TS Fay Back To Training

Janet says:TS Fay has been off almost four months. She came out of a race with a hot ankle. We turned her out and did jogging and bringing her back last month when her ankle was normal. We have found that she has no speed on the dirt and her breeding is turf and long. To prep her without too much trauma to her joints I decided to train her on the grass rather than my heavy sand track. So here we are tuning her up for a turf race....using our "grass" course. She is very explosive and just wants to run.

More Trips Around The Trail

This time with Roan and Guy...

Ride Along with Duffy and Roan on the Route

With a cameo by Duffy's Mom...

Leave Me A Roan's First Ride On The Route

International Guy On The Route With The Pony

Nice maturity finally being shown...

Farewell Timeless Promise

Sometimes a horse does not have the right temperament for living and training on the farm and shipping into the track. Unfortunately that was the case here. While she was sweet, this filly did not seem to remember her lessons and was continually surprised at the normal distractions on the farm. We hope she will better reach her potential via a more conventional training regime at the track, where such variables are more tightly controlled.

More Franco-Fun And A Trip To The Lake

The Prodigal Rider Returns

Part 2 will be up soon.

Another Go With Timeless Promise

Reinforcing the lessons from our first session...

Timeless Promise Starts From Scratch

She is a 3 year old filly without much more than halter training... Follow these videos to learn the smart and safe way to break and train. As you'll see, it is key to let the equipment do most of the work and take all of the abuse.

2nd Session with the 2 Year Olds

Good follow on work. Check back to see us try with a couple of unbroken 3 year olds I just got to the farm.

Farm Side Report

Spitfire, the yearlings, and the return of Major Parker.

Keeping Them "Greased Up" Between Breezes

Backyard Hydrotherapy

Backyard training means playing the hand have as effectively as possible. For what it is worth, we have been swimming horses from this dock for so long we can remember when the pros in Ocala scoffed at us for doing so. Of course now they have concrete ponds, er, hydrotherapy facilities at many of the better farms...

Wednesday Roundup

Today's is pretty much covered by the video:

Wednesday Roundup

Irish Eagle was ridden today. He is not lame or touchy on his shins and so he was ridden "lightly". We will ride him off and on while the shins are tightening and healing.

More on Spitfire Red plus Bathing 101:

Wednesday Roundup

TS Faye had a good trot and gallop on the field to keep her ready for a race on Sunday

TS Fay still doesn't look tucked up...maybe by next race.

Tiny Tune also did an easy gallop in the field ...her race is five furlongs on Sunday.

July 27th Morning Works at the Farm

Spitfire Red is galloping easy and seems fresh.




Intrestingly he came back dripping with sweat and it started almost immediately. That is a point of reference because it was still fairly cool for Florida in the early morn.

Irish eagle has been off with bucked shins and is doing a trail ride today. That should not hurt him and will help him keep some fitness.








Here is the way his shins look today after the light ride (walk trot two miles).

Here is what they looked like a few weeks back.

They do look better today.

It is cooler early this morn and we are giving Stack Bali a gallop to see how he is doing. (he is the non-sweater).

He trotted and galloped a total of two miles and breathed well and felt good. But...dry as a bone-no sweat breaking out. We hosed him much and put him under the fan. I am trying green papaya chopped up in his feed. At first he wouldn't eat it but now I pour molasses on it!

I showed this injury a while back on Stack. You can now see how the cornet band is growing out.

Here is another angle that shows the severe trauma to hoof wall.

He seems to be going soundly on it anyway...