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TRAINING NOTES from Elizabeth

Honor and Valor with mom Dana enjoying the brillant fall colors in North Georgia.

Honor and Valor with mom Dana enjoying the brilliant fall colors in North Georgia.

 

Lise Matte and Paula Gunnels.

Lise Matte and Paula Gunnels.

 

 

 

 

Irish and Megan. Irish is a Thoroughbred for sale at Bits & Bytes Farm.

Irish Morning Mist with Megan. They both love to jump!

 

 

 

 

 

Brew This and Barry jumping logs.

Brew This and Barry jumping logs.

 

 

 

 

Irish and Megan. Irish is a Thoroughbred for sale at Bits & Bytes Farm.

Irish Morning Mist and Megan. Irish Morning Mist is a Thoroughbred for sale at Bits & Bytes Farm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heather's Best and Elizabeth over the fan jump.

Heather's Best and Elizabeth over the fan jump.

 

 

 

 

Brew This and Barry scooling over cross country fences.

Brew This and Barry scooling over cross country fences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heather's Best trotted Elizabeth over this three foot coop. November 6, 2005

Heather's Best trotted Elizabeth over this three foot coop.

 

 

 

Brew This and Barry enjoyed jumping both the stadium fences and the cross country fences.

Brew This and Barry enjoyed jumping both the stadium fences and the cross country fences.

 

 

We had a great time training at Oxer Farm.

Elizabeth with her "best boy" Heather's Best.

Marie and Two Thumbs Up schooling in the dressage arena.

Special Thanks to Marie van Roekel for this write up and most of the photos on this page and for putting together our picnic!!

training notes from elizabeth

Our horses > training notes from elizabeth > november 6, 2005

OTTB and former steeplechaser, Heather's Best with Elizabeth schooling cross-country fences at Oxer Farm. November 6, 2005
Heather's Best with Elizabeth schooling cross-country fences at Oxer Farm. November 6, 2005

Combined Schooling at Oxer Farm in Clermont, GA

It was a beautiful fall day on Sunday, November 6th. Seven horses were loaded onto the trailers for some, off-site, three-phase training with Elizabeth and their favorite riders, at Oxer Farm in Clermont, GA.

Joe Bear is so relaxed and flexable, we call him the "Rubber Band  Man".
Joe Bear is so relaxed and flexible, we call him the "Rubber Band Man". November 6, 2005

Several boarders and "Friends" shared a goal of schooling only flatwork this trip. Fort Mason, with mom Lise, and Two Thumbs Up, with mom Marie, worked on being relaxed in the dressage and stadium arenas. Both ladies were happy with how well their boys did.

Honor and Valor worked on his flat work and jumped a few cross rails.
Honor and Valor and Fort Mason worked on flat work. Val even jumped a few cross rails.

It was Honor and Valor's first trip away from home. Mom, Dana, was very proud of Val's quiet acceptance of all the activity in a new environment. He was quiet and well behaved and enjoyed watching the other horses schooling the jumps. He even tried a few cross rails himself. Val is only four.

Joe Bear and Paula Gunnels. November 6, 2005
Joe Bear and Paula Gunnels. November 6, 2005

Joe Bear and his favorite rider Paula were tearing it up in the stadium course in preparation for some upcoming combined test and jumping shows.

Joe Bear and Paula Gunnels jump the fan jump.
Joe Bear and Paula Gunnels jump the fan jump.

After jumping a course set up to three feet high, they then entered the dressage arena, where Joe Bear was showing off why we call him the "rubber band man."

Irish Morning Mist and Megan Brown. November 6, 2005
Irish Morning Mist and "Friend" Megan Brown. November 6, 2005

New "Friend" Megan Brown took Irish Morning Mist as her mount for the day. They started in the dressage arena and then moved into the stadium arena.

Irish Morning Mist and Megan Brown, schooling cross country fences at Oxer Farm. November 6, 2005
Irish Morning Mist and Megan Brown, schooling cross country fences at Oxer Farm.

After jumping everything in sight, they headed for the cross country course. There, Megan worked with Irish Morning Mist on being forward and stretching toward the jumps. They are a very impressive team.

Heather's Best showing Elizabeth has steeplechase form. November 6, 2005 Heather's Best showing Elizabeth his steeplechase form over cross country fences.

Elizabeth took her best boy, Heather's Best. As a former steeplechaser, the three foot high stadium jumps were no problem for him and he really enjoyed running cross country and jumping natural fences.

Brew This and Barry Zuber schooling at Oxer Farm. November 6, 2005
Brew This and Barry Zuber schooling at Oxer Farm.

Barry took his fox hunter Brew This aka " Brewster". They warmed up in the stadium and then headed for the cross country course with Heather's Best and Elizabeth.

Brew This aka "Brewster" with dad Barry schooling cross country at Oxer Farm.
Brew This (stilling wearing his Frankenstein bolts from Halloween) with dad Barry schooling cross country fences at Oxer Farm in Clermont, GA.

Out on the cross country course, "Brewster" and "Heather" were jumping everything that Barry and Elizabeth pointed them toward. The riders focused on having relaxed approaches to the fences, followed by quiet landings. Both riders were beaming after every fence.

Elizabeth and Barry, owners of Bits & Bytes Farm, enjoyed a beautiful fall day at their friends' Jean and Sandra Carnett.
Elizabeth and Barry, owners of Bits & Bytes Farm, enjoyed a beautiful fall day at their friends Jean and Sandra Carnett's Oxer Farm in Clermont, Georgia.

It was another successful schooling day for all of the riders and horses. The day was wrapped up with the typical Bits and Bytes spread of food and then it was time to head home and ride some more Thoroughbreds!


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