Thoroughbreds can do
“Seven’s” Luck Continues with New Owner
When I bought Fuhrluck, aka “Seven”, in July of 2007, I would never have considered selling him except for the fact that my trainer, Dayna seemed to have fallen in love with him. I decided it would be best to sell him to someone who had the time to work with him. To be perfectly…
Carrots Please for the Mighty Kwinn
Dear Elizabeth, Hope this finds you well. We are all fine here, just very busy as usual, what with the boys’ activities, work, etc. Back in April, I broke a bone in my right foot. Wish I could say it was from something like kickboxing, but I literally twisted my foot falling off my shoes.…
As Game Turns . . .
. ..do you think after almost 32 years of marriage I am smart enough to understand a female in a really black mood saying NO!—in fact not NO but heck NO NO NO NO!!!!!….duh—not really…nope
Shamuuu Makes a Big Splash!
Wow, what a classy horse. He has an A++ personality. He was good yesterday considering all he’d been through the previous 24 hours, but today I got to see his real personality. I got to the barn and he was the only one in, the others were turned out before I got there, I had…
LS – Little Silic or Let it Snow!
Little Silic aka “Shaman” is doing great. As you know because of recent health issues we have not been able to train recently, however he has gained more weight and he’s blossoming into a wonderful young man. He has grown up a bit, he no longer has the “baby face” anymore, which I will miss,…
Run Around Gal – Retires the Broodmare Trophy at Upperville!
Run Around Gal travelled to Upperville for the broodmare class, as a Hunter Breeding handler saw her here (in Atlanta) and thought she could win, thus retire the broodmare trophy for a woman who had won it two times before — she needed one more win to retire it.
Mimi’s Ava Has a Busy First Week Off-the-Track
Mimi’s Ava ran her last race on May 17, 2012. She traveled to Bits & Bytes Farm on May 22. Her new owner Phil Yarbrough rode her for the first time on May 24th.The next day, on the second ride, Phil put his Western saddle on his ex-race horse and took her for a trail ride with another OTTB!
“Kwinn’s” Collected Canter Pleases Mom
WOOHOO! We finally cantered today! After a year and half, I finally went for a canter with “Kwinn”. It was well worth waiting for though. He’s got a lovely naturally collected canter; nice and steady too. He never gained too much speed and came right back down when asked. I was so proud of him…
Leaderboard – SOLD! September 2008
SOLD! Congratulations Melissa Hopkins of Thomson, GA! This was his Prospect Horse FOR SALE information: “Leader” a 2003, 16.2 hand, chestnut, Thoroughbred gelding. He is a super sweet and kind horse. If you missed out on “Construction” this is the horse for you. He is very laid back and easy to handle. Our contact has…