March 2011 - Bits & Bytes Farm

Alex Brown Barbaro Book Signing

March 25, 2011 / News & Information / 1 minute of reading

Several off-the-track Thoroughbred owners from Bits & Bytes Farm recently had the pleasure of meeting Alex Brown of Barbaro fame. His Web site www.alexbrownracing.com kept the world informed as Barbaro struggled to survive his breakdown in the 2006 Preakness. He has written an excellent book about Barbaro and it is filled with photos and stories from the people who knew and loved Barbaro. Grab yourself a copy at Alex Brown’s Web site. We were fortunate to get signed copies of the book for our equine library.
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A New Idea for Re-Homing Ex-Race Horses

March 19, 2011 / News & Information / Foundation for Thoroughbreds, Rescue / 2 minutes of reading

Bits & Bytes Farm offers up an idea for a new way of finding homes for ex-racehorses and solving the problem of horses going to auction and/or slaughter. Read our thoughts and make your comments . . .

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Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation in Financial Need

March 18, 2011 / News & Information / 5 minutes of reading

Bits & Bytes Farm responds to the NY Times article about the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, “Ex-Racehorses Starve as Charity Fails in Mission to Care for Them”.

Read Bits & Byte Farm’s response . . .

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Gray Number TWO for Suellen!

March 16, 2011 / Detroit Iron, News & Information, OTTB Updates, Photos!, Prospects - Track Horses, SOLD!, TBs at Bits & Bytes Farm / Bits & Bytes Farm horse, gray horse, grey horse, Prospect Horses, SOLD! / 1 minute of reading

You can’t have just one! Congratulations to Suellen Slockbower on the purchase of her second gray off-the-track Thoroughbred. Detroit Iron will join Suellen’s first gray, Monarch’s Reign, at Bits & Bytes Farm.
Suellen bought Detroit Iron to save him from being ridden by everybody at the farm including Baroness Von River- our Head Assistant Trainer.

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Running Tall’s Training Begins

March 10, 2011 / News & Information, OTTB Updates, Running Tall, TBs at Bits & Bytes Farm / Prospect Horses, SOLD!, TB Resources, Training, training note / 1 minute of reading

So many people wonder how hard is it to take a horse right off-the-track and begin training? Read our updated Training Thoroughbreds page to see how we get started. There are lots of great stories about the horses we have trained. We have just added one more page to the Training Thoroughbreds menu. . . Running Tall – The Training Begins. We have photos and videos of this gorgeous horse. Follow along as we begin his training. We also have Reign Day, Imatexan, Spot Run and With Wings training information. If you think you want to get a horse off-the-track, read our training pages and see if you are up to the task. Then call us and we will help match you to a wonderful Thoroughbred. Be sure to watch our training videos on the BitsandBytesFarm YouTube Channel.

You can help spread the word about this wonderful breed by clicking the Like button at the bottom of any page or post to share our stories with your Facebook friends.

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Detroit Iron aka “Andy” is at Bits & Bytes Farm

March 8, 2011 / Detroit Iron, Prospects - Track Horses, TBs at Bits & Bytes Farm / Bits & Bytes Farm horse, gray horse, grey horse, horse for sale, Prospect Horses / 1 minute of reading

Detroit Iron, our former Prospect Horse for sale, is now at Bits & Bytes Farm. He has been living on his breeder’s farm in Lexington, KY for the winter so he is woolly and thin at the moment. He will shed his coat and turn into a beautiful swan in another week or two. He is out on our green grass pastures with Monarch’s Reign and Popular Five. He settled into life at Bits & Bytes Farm like he had been here all along. Detroit Iron is a very well bred horse and he has an old soul. He is very calm about everything and he likes to snuggle. Call for an appointment to come and see him and take a test ride. See more photos on Detroit Iron’s Thoroughbred horse for sale page.

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Running Tall (“Chewy”) in Training at Bits & Bytes Farm

March 7, 2011 / News & Information, OTTB Updates, Photos!, Prospects - Track Horses, Running Tall, SOLD!, TBs at Bits & Bytes Farm / Prospect Horses, SOLD! / 1 minute of reading

Running Tall has arrived at Bits & Bytes Farm. Call for an appointment to meet him and see what these Thoroughbreds look like for yourself! See more photos from Running Tall’s first turn-out on his former Prospect Horse for sale page. Sorry but you are too late to purchase him — Gina Swope was fast to act and she got the prize! We have more Thoroughbred horses for sale on our Prospect Horses For Sale at the Track page.