Movement - The Vacation Chronicles

I missed a good bit while on vacation in the Pacific Northwest. Movement had two published works and some gate schooling. As noted, she worked last weekend. On Thursday she was slated for a li'l edge-you-ma-kation on breaking from the gate. She didn't break, spotting her co-workers 3+ lengths, but quickly put herself alongside them. Unfortunately, this exercise is supposed to be about breaking smartly, then pulling up inside 100 yards. She had her own ideas, dragging the rider about 400. In past gate drills she showed an ability to break, so I hope this is just a one time thing. Jamey thinks he can teach her the necessary skills in due time, but one never really knows until they're in a race.

In better news, she worked another 3 furlongs Friday and looked good. She wanted to go faster than the jockey wanted her to, which I hope means that there's lots more under the bonnet. However, as I heard Becky Witzman remark on HRTV today, it's a common thing for a rider to try to keep a horse contained, then upon shaking the reins and looking for more, finding none. We've never gotten to the bottom of her, but that doesn't mean the well is all that deep either.