Visitors were feeding peppermints to thoroughbred horses at Claiborne Farm. Not only does it taste delicious to horses, but it also has many health benefits associated with it. Peppermint oil has been known to soothe colic symptoms, help digestive issues, and relieve sore muscles and joints.
Here is a horse waiting for a peppermint.
Looking for Peppermint
At Claiborne Farms, War Front is by the legendary stallion DANZIG, who sired 198 black-type winners and 10 champions. A true heir to the throne, War Front is carrying on this legacy of excellence with eight champions internationally and 12 millionaires.
Side View of War Front
Portrait of War Front
War Front Nameplate
A horse in the stable photographed somewhat as a silhouette through the grill at Clairborne Farm
A Horse in the Stall
Horse reins with individual name plates hang outside the horse barn at Claiborne Farm
Hanging Horse Reins with Nameplates
Hanging Horse Reins
Housing for horse breeding should provide enough space, ventilation, and light for each horse while being easy to clean and disinfect. The design should also help prevent injury and disease.
A tack box is a trunk where horse breeders store the riding equipment and hang a named rein for the stabled horse.
A Stable for Horses
A Horse Rein Tack Box
Horse Rein Closeup
Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, has stud barns that house world-renowned Thoroughbred stallions. Visitors can walk through the iconic shed rows of stallion barns and see the stables,
Open Horse Stud Barn
Bright Colored Horse Stable
Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, has many horse pens. A horse pen is a round or square enclosure used to train, exercise, and ride horses. Horse pens are often used for training young horses but can also be used for mature horses.
Horse Pen
Horse Pen with Space
A Named Horse Pen
During a tour at Claiborne Farm, stallions are brought out of their stable to offer an opportunity to view them up-close.
Bringing Out a Horse
A Horse on Display
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry is an establishment for selective livestock breeding. The word “stud” comes from the Old English stod, meaning “herd of horses, a place where horses are kept for breeding.” Here is a stud at Claiborne Farm.
While waiting for the tour at Claiborne Farms, we saw a pair of swans in the small river nearby
A Pair of Swans
Swans in a Pair
Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910 by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by his family members ever since.
We will post images from a tour there and were surprised to see statues of jockeys instead of horses there.
Claiborne Farm Sign
Jockey Statue
Another Jockey Statue
The University of Kentucky Arboretum is home to a sculpture commemorating the Comair Flight 5191 crash victims. A 17-foot tall sculpture of 49 stylized silver bird figures sweeps heavenward in a rush of energy and movement: the number of birds corresponds to the 49 souls lost in the Flight 5191 tragedy.
Flight 5191 Memorial Plaque
Flight 5191 Memorial
Flight 5191 Memorial Other Side
“Spirit Rising,” a sculpture by Davis Caudill, is an acknowledgment and deepest thanks to the friends of the University of Kentucky Arboretum Founders whose vision became the beauty surrounding the visitors
Spirit Rising Plaque
Spirit Rising
Other Side of Spirit Rising
The University of Kentucky Arboretum in Lexington was landscaped well, and there is a pond with greenery, sky, and cloud reflections.
Reflections on the Pond
Colorfully designed ceramic horses, the famous feature of the state, in the Kentucky Children’s Garden at the University of Kentucky Arboretum attract children.
A Colorful Horse
A Colorful Horse Hidden Behind Goldenrods
The Kentucky Children’s Garden at the University of Kentucky Arboretum features child-sized representations of Kentucky’s landscapes (natural and man-made, past and present) and themed sections such as butterfly, vegetable, and transportation gardens. Here is a colorful entrance.
A Colorful Welcome
A greenery walkway leads one to the University of Kentucky Arboretum landscape with flowers.
A Walkway of Greenery
A Colorful Setting
Colorful hydrangeas at The University Of Kentucky Arboretum in Lexington, Kentucky.
Flowers with Color
Cultivated in Britain and part of the popular and profusely blooming Swan Series, Anemone x ‘Dainty Swan’ produces large, two-toned blossoms of white tinged with purple-pink on the reverse side and golden yellow centers, which appear in June and continue into October. Here are some at the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Lexington, Kentucky.
Dainty Flowers
Dainty Flowers Closeup
The Kentucky state flower is the Goldenrod. The tall and spindly plant thrives in many conditions and soil types. The flower has green and prominent yellow foliage that actively blossoms in the summer. Here is an image of the flowers at the Arboretum.
Goldenrods at the Arboretum