If the Kentucky Derby Festival doesn’t keep you busy around Louisville, you can always drive an hour away down I-64 towards Lexington and see where the magic happens.
Central Kentucky, renowned for its rolling hills of Kentucky bluegrass is home to many farms dedicated to our equine friends. Horse farms, from trotters, to show horses to the thoroughbreds that will race on Derby Day dot the landscape. Several farms offer tours of their facilities though you may find more enjoyment scheduling a tour through one of several tour services. To book a tour, visit one of these sites:
The last option comes from the Kentucky Horse Park, a Commonwealth of Kentucky State Park, located just north of Lexington on I-75. The Horse Park opened in 1978 following the grant of the land to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It’s the only park dedicated to the horse’s relationship with man. You can visit the museum, go horse back riding (and pony rides for the kids), camp, tour other horse farms or if you’re heading up this weekend take in the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event!
The horse farms of central Kentucky, are beautiful, rich with equine history and is something you should take in while you’re there.
You can read this great article about one of the most historic farms, Calumet here.