Wikke after a month of training

Cori’s 2nd foal Wikke (father Heinse 354) went off to training last month and yesterday we visited him.

Wikke (owned by Sara Andrew) is still a very young fellow having just turned 3years old two months before this video. Training is going slowly but well as he adjusts and gets balance. He is a lovely, willing boy.

Wikke is at Dragstra Stables in NC for training. Once a horse is fit, used to a bit, etc., the Dragstras generally like to start a horse in harness to build strength. Wikke seems to be having some pain in his hip (started before training in fact), so the Dragstras are going very slowly with him and started him under saddle instead. In the video he is just starting to get fit and hasn’t even been shod yet since he is in light work. We hope harness training can begin next week after the chiropractor comes. Nothing strengthens and helps balance a horse like harness training.

Wikke will go to the keuring October 4 2010 in Lexington, VA.