Bits & Peaces

10/17/2026

Having fun with Phoenix Boats. 🚤

10/15/2026

On a research farm in Norway, 23 horses learned to walk up to a white board and touch one of three symbols with their noses.

The question behind the study was a practical one, because owners routinely decide when a horse should wear a blanket based on their own sense of the weather, and nobody had ever asked the horse. The researchers designed a board with three symbols, one meaning put my blanket on, another meaning take it off, and a third meaning leave things as they are.

Training was short and gentle, with 10 to 15 minutes a day and small pieces of carrot as rewards. On average the horses reached the free-choice stage around the eleventh day, and every one of the 23 had mastered the task within 14 days.

Then the researchers tested them in different weather, and the horses' choices were plainly connected to the conditions rather than random. On cold, wet and windy days they were far more likely to ask for a blanket, while on pleasant days they generally preferred to go without one. A later study using the same board found the same pattern, with very few horses asking for a blanket once the temperature climbed above about 10°C.

The researchers described the board as a simple way for a horse to report on its own comfort, and in cold, driving rain the report from almost every horse was the same request for the blanket.

10/02/2026

Companion Horses Available

We have several companions looking for 🏠 that are very well behaved and have limited riding ability if anyone is looking. Each adoption will come with halter, lead and winter blanket.

09/29/2026

CLOSING FRIDAY NIGHT 10/2 ‼️

Get your shirt orders in this week!

09/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who has signed up already! We have closed Wednesday and the 3 day sign up options. You can still select Monday or Tuesday! We would love to have you for our Fall Break Camp next week!! 🐴

🐴🍂 FALL BREAK HORSE CAMP! 🍂🐴

Looking for something fun for the kids to do over fall break? Come spend a day (or all three!) with us at Bits & Peaces for Fall Break Horse Camp!

📅 October 5–7
⏰ 9 AM–2 PM
🐴 $55/day or $150 for all 3 days

Horse time, hands-on learning, and plenty of fun! ❤️

Spaces are limited — register now!

👉 REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/mV4S7eqY9UFnMKzt6

Feel free to share with anyone who might have a little horse-loving kiddo looking for something fun to do over fall break! 🐎🍁

09/28/2026

Through equine therapy, our women learn responsibility, patience, trust, and compassion as they care for our horses. These simple daily tasks become meaningful steps toward healing and a healthier future.

09/26/2026

This is what it’s all about ❤️

09/21/2026

🐴🍂 FALL BREAK HORSE CAMP! 🍂🐴

Looking for something fun for the kids to do over fall break? Come spend a day (or all three!) with us at Bits & Peaces for Fall Break Horse Camp!

📅 October 5–7
⏰ 9 AM–2 PM
🐴 $55/day or $150 for all 3 days

Horse time, hands-on learning, and plenty of fun! ❤️

Spaces are limited — register now!

👉 REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/mV4S7eqY9UFnMKzt6

Feel free to share with anyone who might have a little horse-loving kiddo looking for something fun to do over fall break! 🐎🍁