A busy morning schooling all the babies. Sam Drinkwater was in as he is every Tuesday and Thursday. Cavite Gamma schooled over hurdles again and seems to be an absolute natural. He did plenty in our loose school last year before we turned him away. I believe as a graduate of Captian Charles Radclyffe that there is no substitute for loose schooling. The horses learn what to do without someone touching their mouths or getting them unbalanced. If a loose school is used correctly one can teach them to shorten and also to have a cut at a fence. They learn all of that in addition they become very quick on their feet.
All the horses jumped really well this morning and as they say, "jumping is the name of the game".
I always check round before I go to bed and last night I wasn't happy with a young horse, he hadn't touched his evening feed and was looking very sad in himself. The vet was called and he thinks he has a gut infection. He adminstered some drugs in the hope that he would be back to himself this morning. This morning he was comfortable and his temperature was normal. Although he appeared comfortable I wasn't happy with him, so I loaded him up in to the lorry and took him in to the vets. He can be constantly monitored and they can run some tests on him. The reports I've received since he was dropped off are good and there is every chance I'll pick him back up later on this afternoon. you can never be too careful with stomach problems and colic is the number one killer of horses.
Evening stables will be routine.
Tomorrow I'm taking a nice filly by Kayf Tara to the Cheltenham breeze- up sales. She belongs to Mr Sumner who is the father of Lady Wellesley of Marston Stud.
