Rocky Bear and Bits & Bytes Farm owner - Elizabeth
This Web site was created to tell the stories of the Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds Bits & Bytes Farm has sold. The Mission of Bits & Bytes Farm is to help sellers (of Thoroughbred racehorses for sale) to find buyers who have the ability to transition these horses to new careers. We offer assistance and guidance to make sure the horses we sell are successfully placed. Our Success Stories are proof that Thoroughbred racehorses make great sport horses and family members when their racing careers are over.
When a horse is purchased with the assistance of Bits & Bytes Farm, we require the new owners to stay in touch and provide us with updates. These updates are posted on our Success Stories pages so that the sellers of the horses know that their horses are doing well and have not gone back to racing or been slaughtered. The sellers care about these wonderful Thoroughbreds and they too enjoy reading about their horses' successful new careers. They often call or e-mail to thank us for finding a home for a horse they bred or trained. To learn more about Bits & Bytes Farm and our mission please visit our Web site at: www.BitsandBytesFarm.com.
Bits & Bytes Farm is to help sellers (of Thoroughbred racehorses for sale) to find buyers who have the ability to transition these horses to new careers. We offer assistance and guidance to make sure the horses we sell are successfully placed. Our Success Stories are proof that Thoroughbred racehorses make great sport horses and family members when their racing careers are over.
Be sure to visit our Facebook page, YouTube channel, websites and G+ page to learn more about Bits & Bytes Farm and the Thoroughbreds we have found second careers for. Links are at the top of this page. Enjoy!
Theironman – SOLD! June 2008
SOLD! Congratulations Stephanie Bone of Alabama on her Third OTTB! Theironman was a Prospect Horse For Sale who never made it to our Web site. He was purchased by Stephanie Bone. Stephanie had first purchased a Bargain Barn horse from us who later needed to be put down. She was heart broken and Theironman suddenly…
Win Photos- Available for Everyone!
I’m sure you get this question all of the time, but I’m curious to know if I could get one of my horse’s winners circle photos or even a video of him racing? Elizabeth’s Note: Every Thoroughbred’s race record and a video of every race are available through the Jockey Club web site, www.equineline.com. To…
Big Heart – Big Talent
Ping (Shelby’s Hill) is now 7, and a full 16 hands. He has filled out and is beautiful.
After some work his feet are now great, and I hope to start his event training this year. He is so talented in dressage he could just do that, but that is not all I want to do. I long-lined him yesterday after not doing it for two years and he was just great. I still toy with the idea of a bigger horse but he has a big heart.
Red Carpet and Ribbons for Showman, Wiseguy’s Out
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…
Title Search aka “Tie” – Variety is the Spice of Life
I have been very busy and haven’t had as much time here lately to work with my boy (Title Search aka “Tie”), as I would like. He is doing great though. I took him to a clinic to celebrate our one-year anniversary this year. It was a natural horsemanship clinic and he did WONDERFUL! I…
“Tru’ly Amazing” – “Marvin’s” Brother Arrives at His New Home
I had a group of friends with me tonight celebrating Tru Native’s arrival. Not ONE of them could believe he was a OTTB! This is one of the biggest Thoroughbreds I have ever seen.
OTTB Behren’s Design moves to California
He is doing great. It has been raining here since Friday. It is horrible. I hope to have a dry week so I can get him out. Yesterday his hind right leg blew up. I am hoping that is just lack of getting to move around. He seems to be sound on the leg.
Punch – SOLD! March 2009
Congratulations Dawn Bollinger of Brooks, GA! Here is his Prospect Horse FOR SALE information: Punch is a 1999, 16 hand, gray gelding for sale. This is a very special horse and has been with the same trainer since he was two. He is very clean legged. He is great in his stall and very well mannered…
Walls, Coops and Panels Oh My . . .
Wolfie moved up to 2?3? division this time around…. which should have been easy peezy as we were doing 2?3? – 2?6? at home….
However what I did NOT know was that at the 2?3? they bring out the walls, coops, panels and every other sort of imaginable solid, horse eating fence!
OTTB Light Artillery has Gone Western and Ain’t Lookin’ Back
I’ve been home nearly a month, I can’t believe it! Most of the time home has been spent doing all the welcome home kinda gatherings. A lot of the other time has been very wet! This is good though because in a week the grass got waist high. I really wanted to get the pastures…