Cree wrote:
I might be biased, but I really like the way McCraken looked in that work. Very relaxed, flickering his ears. He doesn't look like a very big horse, but he is quick and agile, and all-business off the turn.
I didn't like Always Dreaming's work as much. Still learning? I don't trust that he will relax completely.
Hi Cree,
Yes, I agree...McCraken has the edge, but have to see how Always Dreaming comes out of his breeze. If that breeze took him down a peg or two and he goes back to rating kindly as he always did...it will be another story. He was keyed up for the two days he was at CD prior to the breeze and what I heard was, when JV breezed him, he didn't take him back very far for fear he would get to strong on him. So they both had a little wrestling match heading to the pole, rather than giving him a longer gallop to settle prior, as he was afraid he might run-off with him. Horses never settle as well for the jocks and when they jack up those irons the horse knows it isn't play time...so considering that, I'd say JV did a pretty good job with him to get the work in without a real situation. As opposed to McCraken's rider who was sitting on a push button car:>) He was strolling along checking his stop watch to make sure he got the work right. Ya gotta love these horses...no two alike:>) TJ