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Learn About Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds from Their New Owners After Racing

This site was created to tell the true stories of former race horses who have now moved onto second careers as sport horses. The stories are written by their new owners in their words. These off-the-track Thoroughbreds are family horses and show horses.
These Thoroughbreds are ridden in English tack and Western tack. They compete in dressage, combined training/eventing, hunter/jumper and some are just pleasure horses enjoyed by children, adults and grandparents.

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Austin’s Wolf

Austin’s Wolf was a horse purchased from Bits & Bytes Farm in January 2006. Watch him grow and gain confidence with his mom Lauri Flebotte of Davie, FL.

Austin's Wolf - January 2010
Austin's Wolf - January 2010

Wolfie competes at his first show in 2010!

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Austins Wolf - November 21, 2009
Austins Wolf - November 21, 2009

Wolfie did Hunters on Saturday - including our first 'Hunter Derby'; and equitation on Sunday. He did well both days and we have more three colored ribbons!

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Austins Wolf - September 6, 2009
Austins Wolf - September 6, 2009

We did our usual Hunters on Saturday and Equitation on Sunday, doing well in light of the fact that riding has been hit or miss for a couple of weeks due to work and weather.

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Austins Wolf - July 12, 2009
Austins Wolf - July 12, 2009

“Wolfie” did great this weekend. The first day was hunter day and the second, equitation. Over the weekend, we won three firsts, three seconds, Reserve Amateur Adult 2’6” Hunter and Grand Amateur 2’5” Equitation.

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Austins Wolf - April 26, 2009
Austins Wolf - April 26, 2009

Wolfie and Laurie had another successful weekend with the Palm Beach County Horseman’s Association show at Wellington, FL. The team won a second, third, 2 fourth, and 2 fifth place ribbons. Their second place came in the adult amateur equitation medal over 2’6” fences. Go team!

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Austins Wolf - January 25, 2009
Austins Wolf - January 25, 2009

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!

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Austins Wolf - January 17, 2009
Austins Wolf - January 17, 2009

Three Years Later – Three Blues, A Red and a Reserve Championship!

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Austins Wolf - The Early Years
Austins Wolf - The Early Years

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