January 3, 2005

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NEW DECEMBER PROSPECT THREE
Listed - December 28, 2004

All Thoroughbreds are considered one year older on January 1st so we decided to celebrate!

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The "Famous" Broadway Joe aka Twinkle Toes was proud to sport the latest in Christmas footwear for horses.

Our Boy Darcy decided that instead of eating the silk Christmas wreath, from the barn door, he would wear it!

Trey jumps over the Happy Birthday jump with mom Mandy.

Columbus played
Santa Claus for the Thoroughbreds' birthday party!

Fort Mason decided to play one of Santa's reindeer.

Broadway Joe had a teddy bear in a Christmas stocking along for the ride.

Jan, June and David documented the day with photographs and video which we watched while eating birthday cake.

Big Money imitating a zebra.

Our Boy Darcy and Barry.

Wiseguy's Out and Angela

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There has been a possible sighting of the truck in Cross City, Florida this week!

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HORSES STOLEN!

Two mares, a truck and a trailer have been stolen!
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Robert had a guy call yesterday that said he saw a chestnut grazing on the side of the road near Moore Haven, Florida which is about an hour from us.

One suspect lives in
Cross City in Dixie County in North Florida.
One more reason to keep an eye out in Georgia!!

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Thoroughbred's Celebrate Their Birthdays'

All Thoroughbreds are considered one year older on January 1st so the "Friends and Family of Bits & Bytes Farm" decided to celebrate with a fun day of games for the horses to enjoy. We really don't need much of an excuse to bring out the food and have a party -- so, when Paula asked us all to come out an play - we did! She requested that each horse be decorated to add to the fun.

Bits & Bytes Farm's off-the-track Thoroughbreds celebrate their birthdays by playing games.

Now many of you will think we are crazy when you see just what we put on our horses but I want to tell you that not one horse spooked at either their own costume or the costume of another horse! I will credit that to the fact that these horses were former racetrack horses and they have been exposed to many things that would spook a home-bred horse.

Our Boy Darcy was proud to wear the barn door wreath.

Our Boy Darcy decided that instead of eating the silk wreath on the barn door, he would wear it! Darcy wore it up to the arena without a second thought.

He was not too happy about the fact that the jumps had been rearranged for our obstacle course contest. He took a second look at those moved jumps but not at the wreath as it was put over his head!

Paula and THE Joe Bear were decked out in holiday red with bells on the saddle towel and bows in his mane.

Paula did a great job planning the games, several of which were relay races with the kids (and Gertjan because he is a BIG kid) against the adults. Surprisingly the scores were tied in the end between the teams.

Trey was understated in his red head stall while Jessica surprised us all when Columbus appeared as Santa Clause - white beard and all! He does look like Santa Clause with the big round belly!

Columbus played Santa Claus for the Thoroughbreds' birthday party at Bits & Bytes Farm

Lucky played tripod for Elizabeth's camera and you can catch a glimpse of his gold ball head stall during our file ride event.

Lucky wore a gold ball head stall for the contests.

Elizabeth hands off to Marie in the Pony Express game.
Elizabeth, on Lucky, hands off to Marie, and Era of Chanago, in the Pony Express game.

Era of Chanago is a Thoroughbred horse for sale at Bits & Bytes Farm.

Marie had Era of Chanago wrapped with red and white polo wraps to match his candy cane theme costume. While her husband Gertjan went all out with Big Money and wrapped him in white and silver garland until he looked like a 17.1 hand zebra!!!!

Big Money was wrapped to look like a zebra.

We think Gertjan was hoping to get Big Money a stunt double role in the movie "Racing Stripes".

Preparing for the contests.
None of the horses minded our decorating them.

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Player(s) of the games. Chouette Player and Rob prepare for battle.
Chouette Player and the players of the games.

Happy Birthday to the Thoroughbreds!

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Thoroughbred's Celebrate Their Birthdays'

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