When completing the tour, we saw an artistic horse piece hanging on the wall of the gift shop at Claiborne Farm
Horse Art
Horse Art at Claiborne Farm
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Horse Cemetery at Claiborne Farm
The horse cemetery at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, is the final resting place of many great horses, including Secretariat. The graveyard is past two brick pillars with granite roosters behind the farm’s main office.
Horse Cemetery
Tombstones for Horses
Eye of War Front
Horse eyes are among the largest of all land mammals. Only whales, seals, and ostriches have larger eyes. Horses’ large eyes, with large corneas, allow a significant amount of light to enter. Their pupils can dilate to an area three times larger than a cat or dog and six times that of a human.
Horses have a nearly panoramic field of vision due to their eyes being on each side of their head, estimated to be around 350 degrees with only a small blind spot immediately behind them. This means they can see almost all the way around them without moving their heads.
Here is the eye of War Front at Claiborne Farm.
Eye of War Front
Looking for Peppermint
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
War Front at Claiborne Farm
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 Stall
A horse in the stable photographed somewhat as a silhouette through the grill at Clairborne Farm
A Horse in the Stall
Hanging Horse Reins with Nameplates
Horse reins with individual name plates hang outside the horse barn at Claiborne Farm
Hanging Horse Reins with Nameplates
Hanging Horse Reins
Open Horse Barn at Claiborne Farm
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
Horse Pen at Claiborne Farm
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
Stallion Showing
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
Stables Inside a Horse Stud Barn
Stalls for stallions in a horse stud should be large enough to accommodate their size and energy level and allow them to move around without injury. Stallions are social animals, so they should not be kept isolated. Here are stables inside a stud at Claiborne Farm.
Horse Stud
Horse Stud from the Other Side
A Stud Barn at Claiborne Farm
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.
A Pair of Swans
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
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
Secretariat at Claiborne Farm
After his racing career, Secretariat stood as stud at Claiborne Farm until he passed away at 19. Here is the nameplate of the barn where he was stabled.
Secretariat’s grave is in an understated horse cemetery, past two brick pillars with granite roosters atop them. It is a simple headstone often surrounded by flowers, apples, and peppermints left by fans.
Secretariat Nameplate
Secretariat Tombstone