An intricate horse and red deer sculpture at the Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, North Carolina
Sculptures of Horse and Deer
Sculpture of a Deer
Horse and Deer Sculptures
Tag Archives: horse
Equestrian View
Floating in a cable car over the Charrería grounds in Mexico City, there are views of charros expertly practicing with their horses, as well as a view of horses with riders on a dirt field.
Equestrian view from Cable Car
View of Horses from Cable Car
Animals in the Backyard
A horse and donkeys in the backyard of the home in Lexington countryside
Horse in the Backyard
Framed View of the Backyard
Horse Art at Claiborne Farm
When completing the tour, we saw an artistic horse piece hanging on the wall of the gift shop at Claiborne Farm
Horse Art
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
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
Stables for Stallions
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
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
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.
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
Colorful Horses
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
A Sizeable Lead
One horse has a sizeable lead and will cross first at the finish line marker at Churchill Downs
A Sizeable Lead
Finish Line Markers
Galloping Down the Stretch
Horses racing down the stretch at Churchill Downs
Running Away
Galloping Horses
Down the Stretch
“Down the Stretch” is the “home stretch” in Thoroughbred Racing. It can also be called the “last leg,” but certainly not as often. The home stretch is the last quarter of a mile to the 8th of a mile of the race and is parallel to the backstretch.
Here are the horses coming down the stretch at Churchill Downs.
Down the Stretch
Taking the Lead
One horse takes an early lead out of the gate at Churchill Downs
One Leads at the Start
Off They Go
One of the biggest challenges of the starting gate is having a horse on their toes and ready to break sharply but also relaxed and confident during the process. Here are horses breaking off in the race at Churchill Downs.
Off they Go