Kentucky is horse (and bourbon) country. Today we'll talk about horses. Lexington is the place for show horses and the center of the universe for these magnificent  creatures is the Kentucky Horse Park. This state owned facility has hundreds of fenced grazing acres for horses, arenas, museums and display areas for all varieties of horses. The Park is also the retirement home for some of the world's most famous horses. The Park also has a large RV park with spacious sites.
We were lucky because the Park was sponsoring trials for dressage and jumpers for a subsequent competition. This was big stuff and an amazing experience where we could watch hundreds of very well trained horses and equestrians doing their very best to qualify.

This paint is approaching the circle where dressage judges will score the quality of the ride. The three judges sit in the small shed to the right of the picture.

A beautiful horse, well groomed and ready to go.













Last gate...up, up and away.