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training notes from elizabeth - april 18, 2004

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This is the page where Elizabeth and Barry will share training tips and give updates on the horses currently in training at the farm.

Sunday's Training Session - X-Country!

Each Sunday the boarders and the "Friends of Bits & Bytes Farm" do a group training lesson. We grab every horse and rider at the farm and work on our grids and jumping with Elizabeth as instructor, June as jump crew and Jan as photographer. This week we took the training off site to Oxer Farm the home of our good friends Jean and Sandra Carnet.

Seven"Friends of Bits & Bytes Farm" enjoyed the beautiful Spring day at Oxer Farm. Elizabeth gave everyone a x-country lesson while Jan Collins took control of the camera to capture the fun.

Joe Bear

Joe Bear and Paula negotiate the coop. Photo by Jan Collins.

Joe Bear showed Paula that he is more than just a dressage horse. He was not too sure of these new fences at first but he got the hang of it and took Paula around the course like a seasoned campaigner.

"Lucky"

Elizabeth had Lucky watch Trey and mom Mandy to learn how to jump. Photo by Mandy's mom Jan.

Lucky was doing double duty today as student and instructor's mount. He would follow along next to and behind the riders with Elizabeth giving encouragement and suggestions before having to do the jumps himself.

Lucky just eats up the fences and asks for more. Photo by Jan Collins.

Lucky is fearless and never refused a fence all day. He loves to jump and needed to not be quite so quick to the fences. He learned that he could jump the fence at many different speeds. He is always light in the mouth and quick to respond.

Lucky is one of the most fun horses we have ever had. He rode in the middle of the trailer once again with his head out the door like a dog. Nothing upsets this horse. He is eager to please. Lucky is one of Elizabeth's favorites. Watch out, he could end up on the "Special Reserve" page!

Fort Mason

Fort Mason was trying to get Lise to find bigger fences. Photo by Jan Collins.

Fort Mason proves there is life after racing and it does not just mean trail riding. Fort Mason was ready to jump any fence on the course and he proved to Lise that he could.

Broadway Joe

Former sale horse Broadway Joe takes his mom Rachael over all the fences with style. They are ready for their first cross-country competition.   Photos by Jan Collins.

Intrepid Trey

Bits & Bytes Farm boarders, Trey and Mandy, made it all look so easy. What a pretty picture they make together. We have these photos thanks to Mandy's mom Jan.

Big Money

Boarder and former sale horse Big Money and his mom Marie also enjoyed the day. Marie showed some good riding and handled this big boy well.         Photo by Jan Collins.

Captain Arias

Captain Arias has continued his training with Elizabeth at Bits & Bytes Farm. Imtiaz Anees comes on Wednesdays to teach lessons and give suggestions to keep Captain tuned up. Captain is available for showing at our farm. Please call to schedule an appointment.

Captain Arias and Elizabeth. Photo by Brett Roberts.

Captain Arias and Elizabeth. Photo by Brett Roberts.

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