Are you in the market for a new athletic partner - one that has beauty, elegance and talent - but won't break the bank? Consider getting an off-the-track-thoroughbred (OTTTB). Contrary to popular belief, they are not all crippled or crazy. Many of these horses have incredible bloodlines and breeding but do not have the desire (they're too laid back) or the speed to win. Many of today's popular warmblood mixes have lots of thoroughbred bred into them to give them the elegance needed to compete in the dressage arena, so why not compete on a thorougbred? Thoroughbreds are bred into many breeds to improve them. Thoroughbreds that are too slow for the racetrack are still the most competitive in eventing. They have the breeding to make the times necessary to have a clean x-country run. So why not get an OTTB?

At the September 6 Kudzu Klinic with Zeb Fry, during lunch, Elizabeth Wood will share with you her secrets for finding OTTTBs

• Finding the right horse
• Finding the good trainers
• Using the resources at the track for vet checks and trucking
• Getting TB pedigrees (breed your OTTTB), race records, win photos and video

Learn about resources for finding and training TBs on the Internet
Learn what to expect at the track if you go on your own

• How to get on the track
• How to get help
• What to expect from the trainers who have horses for sale

Learn about horses already off-the-track

• In training
• At breeding farms and lay up barns
  

Learn what to expect when you get your TB home
Learn how to start your TB correctly
Learn about Bits & Bytes Farm's program of getting OTTTBs and retraining them as sport horses

Many OTTTBs are given away by trainers, many perfectly sound horses are sold for under $3000. Rescue organizations have horses priced from as little as $200 with the average being around $800. Horses in this price range may have physical restrictions or may be 100% sound but may not be resold or bred. Learn more about the wonderful work of these rescue organizations and the new Secretariat Center being created at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The Secretariat Center will showcase OTTTBs and their potential. You will be able to "try before you buy" at the Kentucky Horse Park. Learn more at the September 6 Kudzu Klinic with Zeb Fry and Elizabeth Wood. We look forward to your visit to Bits & Bytes Farm in Canton, GA. Even if you are not riding, come for our lunchtime seminar.