Vilas County | OTTB Success Stories

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Admin ~ 0 Comments

I just wanted to tell you that Vilas County is doing great. His dressage training improved a lot over the last weeks, but we are still miles away from competing. I attached you a free jumping video that I took yesterday. He really shows some good potential for becoming a great jumper. That was only his 3rd time free jumping. He…

Vilas County Jumps for Joy

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Editor ~ 0 Comments

Just wanted to quickly update Vilas training progress. He is doing awesome and I introduced him to his first jumps under saddle and I can tell you he loves it! This was his first time ever jumping barrels and the tree. We definitely have to improve his technique with a lot of gymnastics but the first headstone is set. He…

Vilas County – Finished with Basics, Ready for Training

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Editor ~ 0 Comments

Just wanted to give you a quick update on Vilas. I told you that we took his shoes off and his feet already improved a lot. I started feeding him Biotin already back in February and now his feet start to show a better quality. He really does pretty well without shoes. I also started riding him again – he…

Vilas County & Katharina – Bare Feet but No Cold Feet

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Editor ~ 0 Comments

Vilas is actually doing pretty well. We had some issues over last couple of months with his front feet. The shoes didn’t want to stay on and he lost them over ten times. Very frustrating and nerve racking. So we finally decided to let him go bare foot for two to three months, so that his hoof wall can recover….

Vilas County Thrives with a New, Exciting Career

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Editor ~ 0 Comments

I have pictures from Vilas under saddle. Actually I just started to ride him again beginning of last week. Since I got him in January he had more or less some time off. He needed to get used to be 24/7 outside, get used to walk on the hilly terrain of our pasture and to learn some ground manners. Sounds…