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
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
Playing with a Toy
Although it seems like the horse is rapidly eating straw, the “Hay Ball” provides mental enrichment and stimulation for the horse at the barn at Churchill Downs. It functions as a slow feeder, which makes it perfect to prevent boredom in the stables.
Playing with a Toy
Churchill Downs Stables
In the guided van tour, riders ride among the signature green-roofed barns, home to 1,700 horses during the racing and training season. In addition to the horses, they see some of the hundreds of people who live and work on the Backside as they care for and train the world-class Thoroughbreds.
We saw the stables where winning horses have lived during their time at Churchill Downs (there are plaques to honor each Kentucky Derby winning horse at their named stable)
McPeek Stable Winners
Winners’ Plaques at the Stable
Abandoned Horse Barn
Walking on the trails of Hisle Farm Park, we came across an abandoned horse stable and stalls
Abandoned Horse Stable
Abandoned Horse Stall
Growth on an Abandoned Stable Wall