Virtual Horse Tours This Week

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Virtual horse tours

As we start another week of physical distancing, Visit Horse Country is working with their members to bring the public several virtual tours.

Horse Country, Inc. is an organization of horse farms, equine medical clinics and equine attractions dedicated to sharing the stories of Kentucky’s Horse Country. Usually, they organize real tours by sharing stories of the horses, the land, and the people with our guests; ultimately to develop fans of farms and clinics through tourism experiences.

In this period of time when we can’t host tours in person, some of our members are offering virtual experiences periodically. We’d love to have you check those out – see a list here or see what is upcoming in the list below. Please know the Virtual Tours page & the members’ social accounts will be the most current place to find information on the streamed experiences.

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I’m looking forward to tuning in. On days when you can’t go see your own horse, these experiences offer you a chance to see some pretty nice horses at famous breeders such as Taylor Made, Claiborne,

Monday, March 30 — 11:00-11:30 a.m. EDT: Taylor Made Farm’s Yearling Tour

Log onto Taylor Made’s Facebook Page. There will be a red LIVE button next to “videos” on the menu. You can click on that while the experience is happening. The video will also be posted for viewing later.

Taylor Made Farm is one of the top breeding farms in the US, most recently the home of California Chrome.

Monday, March 30 — 10:00 a.m. Tour of U Barn at Spendthrift Farm

Join Spendthrift Farm on Facebook or Instagram for a virtual tour of their Stallion Complex. This is a 3 part series beginning Monday, March 30.

Spendthrift Farm is the home to an impressive roster of stallions including Into Mischief, Malibu Moon, Omaha Beach, Vino Rosso, Bolt D’Oro and more.

Tuesday, March 31 — 10:00-11:00 EDT: Virtual Tour of Claiborne Farm.

Visit Claiborne’s Facebook page/ or Instagram at the appointed time for the live tours. There will be a “live” button next to “video” on the menu on Facebook. The video on Facebook will be saved and can be watched at a later time. On Instagram, the live video will appear in your stories at the top of your feed, or if you go to their page, it will be live on their story.

Claiborne Farms, founded in 1910 has been the home of some of the most famous racehorses in the world — Bold Ruler, Secretariat, Swale, Pulpit, Nijinsky II, and Buckpasser among others.

Wednesday, April 1st: 12:30 p.m. Lane’s End Farm tour

Join Lane’s End owner Bill Farish for a Facebook Live Tour.

Lane’s End has been the home to hundreds of Thoroughbreds, including legendary stallions A.P. Indy, Kingmambo and Dixie Union, current leading sires Candy Ride, Lemon Drop Kid, Mineshaft, Union Rags and Quality Road, and world-class broodmares like Weekend Surprise and Zenyatta.

Wednesday, April 1st: 2:00 p.m.: Birthday celebration for Serena’s Song

Serena’s Song won 11 grade 1 events and nearly $3.3 million.

Help celebrate Serena’s Song’s 28th Birthday with Denali Stud. Visit their Instagram page.

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