Video: "Reindeer Man," Trainer to the Holiday Stars

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December 22, 2006—Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and … Eli?

They might not carry traditional names, but these reindeer do carry the holiday spirit. That's because this team from Wisconsin has been specially groomed to star in Christmas festivals, parades, television shows, and movies at locations across the country.

Go behind the scenes at Dancing Reindeer Farm to meet the U.S. Marine Corps veteran turned "jolly rancher" whose unusual retirement plan developed into a passion for raising and training the iconic holiday animals.

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