Lexington: The Kentucky Horse Park

We arrived in Lexington by 1:30 pm, in time to visit the Kentucky Horse Park. This 1200 acre facility is owned by the State of Kentucky, and it's a great place to see over 100 different breeds of horses up close and personal. A quick tour of the overall facility is given in a large wagon pulled by Belgian Draft Horses.


One of the many breeds living at the park are Miniature Horses. You can meet them at the daily Parade of Breeds. When the horses aren't 'working' as tiny ambassadors, they graze in beautiful pastures throughout the Park.

One of the events that happens each day is the Hall of Champions show, where you can see seven of the biggest money winning horses alive today. The newest resident of the Hall is Funny Cide, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003.

The KY Horse Park is a warm, beautiful place to stop for a couple of hours on a nice day. It is surrounded by miles of pastures, fences and distinctive Kentucky dry stone walls.

After leaving the Park, we drove through downtown Lexington. The Historic District has some beautiful Victorian houses, but we didn't see anything that called out to us to stop. So we decided to push on, and are spending the evening in Bardstown KY, about 45 miles closer to tomorrow's destination: Oxford, Mississippi.