Little Kentucky Farm Thoroughbreds

November 1, 2016 there will be an opening for full board, consignments, long-short term training and rehabbing.

Contact the farm for more information.

All of the farm’s Thoroughbreds are registered with the Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program (also known as T.I.P.)

Week 5 since leaving her racing life behind, Betsy is progressing very well. She is developing new muscles and learning to carry herself in a rounder frame. She was too slow to be a racehorse, but she is certainly blossoming into a lovely show horse prospect.

Our new sale prospect Deanie may only be 3 years old with 4 career starts, but she is also like an onion with many layers of talent that I’ve been peeling back with each ride. She understands voice commands, neck reins, does easy rein backs using the breastplate, and knows leg yields. Her canter work is quiet nice too! Watch a recent video posting on the HORSES FOR SALE page.

When my young prospects leave the track behind them and begin a new life as a show horse, there are many things I take into account for each individual horse.  Their physical make-up and their level of intelligence tells me where to begin their training transformation and how much I can challenge them. If it’s too much, we slow things down a bit and back off and then gradually build up to more interesting and difficult tasks.

The photo above was taken the Fall of 2014 of Eor The Terrific (Louis) when he was a few days away from the track. He was 3 years old, 17.3 hands and one of the biggest Thoroughbreds I’ve had the pleasure to own with size 3 feet. I had and still have A LOT OF HORSE to work with. Due to his size and body development, I work a lot on stamina, flexibility and learning how to lengthen and shorten his gaits with half-halts. It takes work and repetition, and we are starting to see the pay offs.

Now at 5 years of age, he’s really been one of the nicest horses I’ve ever had the honor to ride. He’s getting better and better, sometimes by inches and sometimes by miles.

When I talk to people about my prospects to purchase, I always remind them that the payoff isn’t overnight. It take works. It take time. It takes money. It takes dedication. It takes love. It’s totally worth it. . .  I swear.

GO Lou!  GO Thoroughbred!

We’ve added 3 YouTube links of Betsy on the HORSES FOR SALE page. It’s only been 3 weeks since leaving the track, and she has been living up to her proud Fort Prado bloodlines. She’s certainly a rising star. She is sister to my Louis and shows the exact same temperament and class. For those of you who drooled over Lou, you can do the same with Betsy and have her for your own. She is at a super price that includes 30 days full training board.

2013 Thoroughbred filly by Nobel Causeway. She has an incredible mind, very mature and extremely easy going. Not much rattles this girl, and much of it is contributed to her Natural Horsemanship training while she was running.

All prospect prices include 30 days full training board. It gives the Thoroughbreds the chance to begin their transitions smoothly and to get into a training routine. It is a valuable opportunity that we are happy to offer our buyers!