Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

This afternoon Jason had a full schedule of shoeing to complete. Yesterday he fixed Lemon's back hoof which was no easy task since these were broken badly. He also shoed Lemon in the front.

This afternoon he shoed Baron and Hulot and he still has Cool to shoe.

BARONELLO; Baron was in the walker this morning. He stayed for almost an hour and then straight out to his paddock. Today Fredu and Jason decided to leave the horses out since it was not that hot. Tomorrow Baron will go down to the track for a workout.

LEMON SOLO; Lemon slept outside this night. He is not doing any work now so he is in the summer mode. The only work he did today was when Yanica was riding him for 5 laps around the track.

COCOS KAOS; Cocos was in the walker this morning. He stayed outside until early this afternoon when I took him inside and looked after him. He has a workout tomorrow, but this time he will go to the track since it will be 3 weeks without track when he will race.

HULOT; Hulot was also in the walker this morning. Fredu took him inside this afternoon and put ice on his legs. After he was shoed he went inside to rest. He will also be going for a workout tomorrow.

MINT CONDITION; Mint went outside in her paddock this morning. Edmond took her inside at lunchtime and this afternoon Joe came up and took care of her. She will be working tomorrow aswell.

The girls came up this morning and went into the big field with Cool while Uta was up this afternoon and went out riding Alin.

That's all for tonight.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

Yesterday some of the horses had some work done inside the track around the farm. Hulot, Cocos, Baron and Mint where ll working with slow pace inside.

BARONELLO; Baron was working yesterday, while this this morning he was in the walker for an hour. He went inside early today and this evening Jason took care of him.

LEMON SOLO; Lemon was only working in the walker this morning. Today in the paddock he went crazy, flipping and jumping around ending up with the back hoofs completely wrecked having lost both shoes. Jason bought new shoes and will shoe him when he find some time.

COCOS KAOS; Cocos was working around yesterday and today he went into the walker for an hour. I took care of him this afternoon before letting him inside.

HULOT; Fredu was working with Hulot in the pro-trainer and this morning he went into the walker. This afternoon Fredu washed his legs and gave him a nice message.

MINT CONDITION; Yesterday Joe was working with Mint for a short while. This afternoon Joe took care of her. Edmond took her inside at lunch.

Alin and Cool had the day off today.

That's all for today, wish you all a nice weekend.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

This morning Jason was released from hospital after spending three days suffering from abdominal pain.

He is still not 100%, but thankfully he is much better and hopefully he will soon be allright.

The horses this morning went into the walker. Fredu took Lemon, Baron, Cocos and Hulot working for an hour. After the walker they went straight out to there paddocks where they stayed until 10:30. Fredu took them inside and gave them hay.

This afternoon I was up at the farm and took care of Lemon and Cocos. Fredu looked over Hulot and Joe was up to take care of Mint. JeanPaul looked over Baron's needs.

The girls came up today and spent some time with Mystic and then went in the big field launching Cool.

Well now that Jason is back to his normal life again, he will be looking after the work at the farm. I have to say that in these three days when Jason was unavailable Fredu took care of what was needed. A big thanks goes to him because he was there for us all when we needed anything.

That's all for tonight.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

Unfortunately Jason has passed the day today and half of Sunday in hospital. He was suffering from abdomen pain yesterday afternoon and went to the hospital for a check up. He is still there waiting to get results from the test taken.

Speaking with him today, he is better, and the pain has decreased and is hoping that tomorrow he will be able to go back home with his family.

Back at the farm, the horses stayed outside today. The day was windy and it was not that hot, Fredu decided to leave them all out.

This morning Fredu took Hulot, Lemon, Baron and Cocos in the walker where they stayed for an hour. This afternoon I was up and took the horses inside. I took care of Lemon and Cocos, while Fredu was up and looked after Hulot. Jean Paul took care of Baron while Joe was up to look after Mint.

Mint is a bit of a concern, after the workout yesterday she was a bit thick in her front leg. Edmond put the ice at lunch and took her inside. Just hope nothing is wrong with her.

Cocos is getting a habit of pulling oh his back shoes by stepping over them. Since Jason was not available Fredu fixed his back shoes and is now back to having a nice hoof.

Alin and Cool stayed inside after spending the night out.

Whilst hoping to give you good news about Jason tomorrow, I wish you all a nice evening.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

This morning, Hulot, Baron and Mint all went down to the track for a workout. For Mint this was her first workout after a while since she was resting.

Jean Paul was driving Baron, Tano was driving Hulot while Joe took the reins on Mint. Baron and Hulot went together while Mint went for a different workout.

Back at the farm Fredu took the horses inside early and left only Lemon outside. Sometimes this horse is so stubborn and today he would not let Fredu take him inside. He stayed outside the whole day but thankfully today it was a nice breeze coming along.

That's all for today, hope you will have a nice week.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

Yesterday we had an early morning at the farm since we had to take Cocos for a workout. Me and Jason put Cocos in the trailer and down to the beach he went for a swimming workout.

Cocos was swimming for 15 minutes and was really enjoying himself. He swam really good and pushed himself. He will be signed for the next races, hoping that not being down to the track will help him.

While we went down swimming Fredu took the horses inside the walker. Lemon, Hulot and Baron all worked for over 45minutes.

Uta was up early at the farm and went out riding Alin. Cool and Alin stayed out during the night.

The others went outside until 10:00 and Fredu took them all inside.

That's all for now, wish you all a nice Sunday and wishing all the mothers who read this site a happy mother's day.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

This afternoon the VET was up at the farm to check Hulot. He has no problem whatsoever but Fredu prefers to give Hulot a routine check up after a serious of races.

The VET found nothing on him. He flexed him and checked various parts of the body but ThankGod Hulot has no problems.

Lemon, Hulot, Cocos and Baron all went into the walker this morning. After the walker they went out in their paddocks but only stayed out for a couple of hours. Fredu took them all inside to stay away from the blistering heat.

Cocos, Baron and Hulot all went out again around 17:00 and stayed out until the sun came down. Alin and Cool are now spending the nights out and it was the same today.

That's all for today, wish you all a nice evening.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

All the horses are taking it easy at the moment. The only work is in the walker. Mint has been resting for a long time now, while the other horses are not doing much. The races for our horses will now be only a few since the summer closer.

BARONELLO; Baron was in the walker this morning. He went out in his paddock until lunch. He went inside his box and after 17:30 this after he went back out to his paddock. Jason took care of him later this evening.

LEMON SOLO; Lemon was also in the walker this morning. He went out in his paddock until I was up this afternoon. I cleaned him and took him inside for the night.

COCOS KAOS; Cocos went into the walker. Fredu and Jason said that he was kicking up in the air while he was working. That is a good sign that he is fit and enjoying life. I cleaned him this afternoon and took him out again in his paddock. Jo took him inside late this evening.

HULOT; Hulot was working for an hour in the walker and then straight out in his paddock. He rested inside his box in the afternoon. Fredu took care of him this afternoon and then he went back outside until Fredu let him inside to eat and relax.

MINT CONDITION; Mint stayed outside in the paddock until lunch time. Edmond took her inside where she stayed until Joe came up late this afternoon and took care of her.

Alin and Cool stayed inside during daytime and will be staying out during the night. Jason prepared enough hay to keep them occupied.

That's all for today, Goodnight.

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

Hello from J.Vassallo Stables.

The sign ups where made today at the club for next Friday and Sunday and it will be only races for French horses. This means we can enjoy a free weekend without races for us at J.Vassallo Stables.

This is also good news for Jason who was suspended for a meeting due to a small mistake when he closed in at the start with Baron in his last race. Jason will serve his meeting ban next Friday and he will be driving our horses when the sign ups are made.

Baron was having a workout this afternoon. Malu and Jason took him to the beach to have a workout on the sand. Malu canters him for a good workout, something that Baron needs and this will avoid taking him to the track.

The horses went into the walker this morning. Baron, Hulot, Lemon and Cocos all went into the walker. Fredu took care of them and left them for an hour. They all went out in the paddock after the walker.

The girls came up at the farm and spent some time with Cool. Alin was also at the farm this afternoon and she took care of Alin.

Mint is working slowly. She certainly had her break and it is showing since she really looks on her toes and seems to have benefited well from this break.

That's all for today,

ETIENNE

J.VASSALLO STABLES

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Training.

Star Horse Quarcio You Chene was tested in a monté races for the first time.

The result: A fourth place.

- The rider Matthieu Abrivard did it well, "says Anders Ekberg, who commented on the race of the ATG Live.

On Thursday tested Stall Goop tested Star Quarcio du Chene in a monté races in France for the very first time. And the first 1000 meters the horse tried to get the rider off or just break. But the jockey said with sligth changes in the equipement the horse will be good..

In the saddle sat monté star Matthieu Abrivard. The upload could start better then it was several restarts.

When the race went well Quarcio du Chene came on inside and ended up third last.

The horse advanced and was in fifth externally after 1000 meters. Matthieu Abrivard turned out in the third lane with about 700 meters left and ran quickly past many of its competitors. But the last bit was too hard for Quarcio and he finally ended fourth in the race.

The rider Matthieu Abrivard was very happy with the horse and would like to continue to ride him.

- The horse was much better today than when I rode him in the job last Saturday. He got a little heated after reboot limits and therefore I had to move a bit too early. If Quarcio du Chene been a little calmer, I think he was second in the race, "said Matthieu Abrivard to Travnet.

Won the race did Pinson.

This was the 4 th year,that we had this kind of race and its always nice to have this drivers espacialy from this track of Sundbyholm here with us.

The drivers for this year was Mikael Bergquist, Robert Eriksson, Roland Jansson and Cay Makinen.Another driver was coming from, the track of Visby and this was Stig Nilsson.

This was the results of the race.
1 Izor Rick 11 Karl Debono 1\'18\"4 2140m €0
2 Cocos Kaos 4 Roland Jansson (SE) 1\'18\"4 2140m €0
3 Kalifant de Jemma 3 Anton Pace 1\'18\"5 2140m €0
4 Arragon Crown 1 Cay Makinen (SE) 1\'18\"8 2140m €0
5 Cool Kemp 7 Joseph Micallef 1\'18\"9 2140m
6 Lemon Solo 5 Stig Nilsson (SE) 1\'19\"7 2140m
7 Hardy Frontline 10 Michael Ghigo 1\'20\"2 2140m
8 The Womanizer 9 Mikael Bergquist (SE) 1\'22\"4 2140m
DIS Lutfi Simoni 2 Charles Farrugia (gowler) 2140m
DIS Negus de Fleur 6 Alan Agius 2140m
DIS Meilleur du Houlme 8 Robert Eriksson (SE) 2140m
DIS Jewel Magic 12 Ludvig Ghigo 2140m

SCR Rocky Briljant 6 2140m
SCR Kaellna Fido 9 2140m

You are always Welcome guys.

I am happy to say that Åke Svanstedt was cleared on all charges in the case of giving electric shocks to horses in training. The judges voted 5/0 on not guilty. A very important thing for the clearing was the visit to the farm were the witnesses could not see if the person that was driving the horse held something in their hand or not, from a distance they had claimed they had seen it!!!!! Which was the actual accusation from the beginning from a "reliable" witness.

Now I am happy Åke was cleared but the sad part is that the trotting sport and its credibility has been badly damaged in the public's eyes. I really hope that the media will be a bit more resonable following up news like this the next time and won't start a witch hunt relying their facts on rumours and from people seeking revenge for being rejected. The every day reader that has not clue of how the training of horses and the trotting works will just believe in these tabloid stories.

Today at Åby Stora Pris it was the italion mare that gave a wonderfull show in both races espiecialy in the second heat when Lisa was in the death position and with does horses she sprinted up in the last 200 meters and clocked 10'1.

When they interwiew the trainer and he was questioned that why he think that Lisa liked Sweden he answered that every body like Sweden because its the best tracks and the races are in the spirit of sport and i agree whit him 100 percent.

Grattis Lisa
Jason Vassallo

I know I shouldn't comment it but since they are always saying to me to keep in shape...hmmm guys isn't it time for some excersize soon :D

Will post another one tomorrow if this works :)

At the races at Rättvik today there was another bad accident. Örjan Kihlström's horse tumble and fell and the two horses after him had no chance to avoid the crash. Per Lennartsson and Hans R Strömberg went down too. All drivers were on the ground and stayed there. Per Lennartsson managed to get up and had pain in a leg and a foot but didn't need to go to hospital. Kihlström and Strömberg had to wait 20 minutes for the ambulance and were taken to the hospital. Both complained about back-and neckpains

Strömberg had a couple of broken ribs and it seems like his lungs and kiddneys have taken a hit. No news yet about Örjan Kihlström!