Mounted Police Training Clinic A Huge Success

| February 8, 2012

Eleven horses and riders from Bit of Hope participated in the Feb 4th and 5th Clinic held at Wolfe’s Born to Ride in Parrish. Robert and Kathy Wolfe were excellent hosts! Tek was a brilliant leader and trainer. Much was learned while we took our horses through maneuvers and over obstacles. The confidence building took [...]

Christmas for the Horses!

| October 9, 2011

Help our horses have a Merry Christmas! For a $25.00 donation we will decorate a stocking with the horses name and put it on their stall. We will fill it with horse treats, carrots and apples. We will post pictures of the horses eating their treats on Chrismtas Day! You can send your donation through [...]

CHRISTMAS PARTY!!

| October 9, 2011

Please join us at our ranch for our annual Christmas Party!! Monday December 19, 2011 from 5-8pm. We will have chili, please bring a dish to share. Please RSVP by 12/15/11.

BARN WORK DAY!!

| August 30, 2011

Please join us at the ranch Saturday, October 8, 2011 @ 9am. Bring your own tools, the ranch will provide drinks and snacks. Please contact the ranch if you have any questions or to RSVP.

Congrats!

| June 21, 2011

Congratulations to the PGHA 2010/2011 end of the year winners. We are very proud of their accomplishments and can’t wait till next season! Pictured L to R: Sheridyn (Simon) Bella (Cisco) Reagan (Cino) Carrie (Mercy)

Waffle Update…

| June 21, 2011

Waffle has had her second treatment, one to go! If you would like to help with the cost of her treatment, please contact the ranch.

WAFFLE

| June 20, 2011

Waffle, one of the horses at Bit of Hope Ranch, is suffering from a skin infection (cellulitis) in one of her hind legs. This is a common problem for horses of her breed (Belgian Draft) due to the fact that they have long hair that grown around their feet (feathers). These feathers, when not taken [...]

Summer Camp 2011

| May 4, 2011

* Beginner Camp-July18-22 * Intermediate Camp-July 25-29 * Trail Camp-August 1-5 Please click on the forms below to print. There are a total of (5) pages in the packet. Forms can be mailed, Emailed or brought to the ranch. All forms need to be turned in by July 1, 2011 with a $75.00 non-refundable deposit. [...]

Sun Fiesta Success

| October 18, 2010

We had great success with the Sun Fiesta! We raised a good amount of money that was put towards Mercy’s Medical Bill. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to help, and all the people who donated for our cause. A very special Thanks to Classic Shears of Venice, they were there all [...]

Venice Sun Fiesta

| September 29, 2010

For the Venice Sun Fiesta the Bit of Hope Ranch will have a booth set up the 15th-17th of October and participating in the parade on the 16th. We need volunteers to help with the booth! The Sun Fiesta is an annual fundraiser for Women’s Sertoma of Venice and other community organizations. Sertoma exists for [...]