Hi Everyone….
Hope this note is finding you all doing well. On June 17th -19th I visited Lexington, KY. To be more specific I stayed at the Kentucky Horse Park. Where the 2010 World Equestrian Games will be held! Now let me tell you, if you are any kind of a horse lover (as I am) then this is a place to visit.
It is 1,224 acres of horse land. There are approx 260 campsites located here (with electric & water) and many more “primitive campsites” are available. The park has many perks- including a swimming pool. They have so many year round activities such as:
American Saddlebred Museum
International Museum of the Horse
Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop
Film “Thou Shalt Fly Without Wings”
Meet the Draft Horses
Draft Horse Harnessing
Horse Drawn Trolley Tour
Draft Horse Exodus
Horse Farm Tours
Then they have many seasonal programs:
Hall of Champions Show
Parade of Breeds
Mare & Foal Show
Trail Rides
Pony Rides
Now on top of this they also have special monthly events such as:
Horse Shows, Mounted Police Training, Dog Tracking, Polo Matches, Large Animal Rescue Training, Dog Shows….just a name a small few!!! There is always something going on here at the park, and for one small price you get to see all of it!! ($15.00 park admission- excludes horseback riding & pony rides)
I really enjoyed my time here and would recommend this as a stop to make, if you find yourself in the Lexington area!
And you’ll never guess what else I found here!!!!! Remember the Cows, Whales, Clowns, Carousel Horses, and the Gas Pumps….that I have been finding across country…well the International Horse Museum has on exhibit here from June 2 - September 9 the “Trail of Painted Ponies“!! These life size horses are painted with different artist expressions of early America. I had found one in the Carls Bad Cave Information Center (New Mexico) …and was looking forward to finding more of them through out the west. They have 4 of them here at the Kentucky Horse Park. They also had several smaller versions of other horses to be found around the country. I was very lucky to find so many in one area!! I’m looking forward to finding more of these Painted Horses in my travels….plus what ever other Charity Art Work there is out there! If you know of any other Charity Art Work out there…please drop me a line and let me know. I’d be very interested in seeing more!
If you would like more info on this place go to:
www.KyHorsePark.comWell hope everyone enjoys the pictures…..I’m off to post more…..so keep an eye out!
See you soon- Love Donna
1 comment:
I love those horses, they are so beautiful................those 2 big black horses are gorgeous................those painted horse statues are so nicely done.
Love ya,
Babs
so glad u had a good time there
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