Vilas County – Finished with Basics, Ready for Training

By Admin | October 22, 2008

Just wanted to give you a quick update on Vilas. I told you that we took his shoes off and his feet already improved a lot. I started feeding him Biotin already back in February and now his feet start to show a better quality. He really does pretty well without shoes. I also started…

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Eleanor’s Groom Moves “Beyond the Track”

By Admin | October 22, 2008

The Groom (Eleanor’s Groom) is today figuring out his first probable snowfall…three inches! Supposed to melt today and we’ll have another week of warm, sunny fall, I hope. I ponied him through the creek the other day, no problem, guess he’s learned from drinking out of the lake! He’s very smart and a quick study.…

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Red Carpet and Ribbons for Showman, Wiseguy’s Out

By Admin | October 21, 2008

I hope all is well at Bits and Bytes! It’s definitely turning colder here. Wiseguy herds his pony buddy Mr. Smarty Pants out to the far end of the field to graze every morning. Wanted to send you an update-again! We took Wiseguy to a local show this weekend and I schooled him over little…

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Proceeding Slowly is a Positive Experience for Carmac

By Admin | October 21, 2008

I still have not sat on Carmac yet. I am taking things slow and trying to do this correctly. I started lunging him in side reins this weekend so that he can get used to contact and he is doing great! I have him doing transitions and even some stretching on the lunge line. I…

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