Thoroughbred Horses For Sale | Retraining Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds | Success Stories
On June 29th, 2011, after 76 starts at the racetrack, Gold Commander One found a new career with Jennifer Himes of Memphis, TN. ‘Goldie’ turned 22 on April 27th, 2022 and he is still living an active life with Jennifer. Read her latest update…
Gold Commander One – 22 years young today! Read More »
Made in Her Image came to Bits & Bytes Farm from the race track in mid-December 2018 for a few months of training. Her owner will be bringing ‘Mae’ home to Nantucket, MA in the spring. We have the pleasure of starting this three-year-old filly and documenting it.
Made In Her Image in Training at Bits & Bytes Farm Read More »
Swear has had two weekends of training. What has this off-the-track Thoroughbred learned in five rides?
TWO WEEKENDS OF TRAINING: the first ride off-the-track, multiple riders, learned to stand while being mounted from a mounting block, learned to lunge, first trail ride (ride 2), first creek crossing, first trot poles and first attempts at jumping. Watch the video and see how quickly these off-the-track Thoroughbreds learn their new careers as sport horses.
Prospect Horse Swear is in Training at Bits & Bytes Farm Read More »
Dr. Fred is one lucky horse. He got his own carrot birthday cake for his eleventh birthday. Watch as he digs in to get the carrots. LOL. Dr. Fred shares his birthday with his youngest filly who just turned fourteen the same day! Happy Birthday Dr. Fred and filly! Watch the video!
Happy Birthday Dr. Fred! Read More »
I got this yesterday from a Bits & Bytes Farm horse buyer who purchased Heather’s Best in 2007. One photo is from now and one is from 2007. Can you tell the difference? Heather’s Best was a steeplechase horse before becoming an event horse for his owner Jennifer DeGier. Heather’s Best ran 73 races and retired sound at 9 to Bits & Bytes Farm. He is now 21 and still jumping!
Heather’s Best – Still the BEST! Read More »
“He may or he may not be here tomorrow. If he is, then he is meant to be your horse. If he is not, there will be a better horse for you. ”
Life is full of twists and turns. Here is a story about two Thoroughbred horses sold from the race track to two young women in two different years.
Twist of Fate… a Story of Two Thoroughbred Horses Read More »
I always wanted to know what it was like to ride a Thoroughbred on a race track and fly like the wind. The In Unison Farm Hunter Pace at the Atlanta Steeplechase race track in Kingston, GA gave me the opportunity to live a “A Dream Ride Five Decades in the Making”.
The Ride of a Lifetime Read More »
We have several great horses for sale right now and several more coming. We just posted “Irish” who is a gorgeous grey Thoroughbred who is for sale from his breeder. We really like the horses from this breeder and we have sold three of “Irish’s” siblings. “Irish” just came home from the track after a short racing career.
New Competition Quality Grey Thoroughbred For Sale Read More »
We are pleased to announce that Louis Ngom of Sunrise Farm in Lake City, Florida is the new owner of Doc’s Deesign. “Doc” will begin his training with Louis in Florida with the hope that he will learn to excel in the hunter/jumper world. You will be able to follow his progress on Sunrise Farm’s Facebook page.
Louis moved to North America in 2010 from Dakar, Senegal after a successful show jumping career in Europe and West Africa.
Congratulations to Louis Ngom on the Purchase of Doc’s Deesign! Read More »
