Hello From the Bluegrass State

by Darren Fisher

Title

Hello From the Bluegrass State

Artist

Darren Fisher

Medium

Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

Description

Close up image of a beautiful horse captured here in Kentucky. The image is from one of many horse farms in Lexington Kentucky. I used effects and textures to give the image the look of a painting.
Lexington has been known as a major center for Thoroughbred breeding since the late 18th century due to the high calcium content in the soils of the Inner Bluegrass Region, which leads to stronger bones and greater durability in horses.

The city is home to two horse racing tracks, Keeneland and the The Red Mile harness track. Keeneland, sporting live races in April and October, is steeped in tradition; little has changed since the track's opening in 1936. The Red Mile Harness Track is the oldest horse racing track in the city and the second oldest in the nation. There you can see horses pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies while racing, also known as harness racing.

The Kentucky Horse Park, located along scenic Iron Works Pike in northern Fayette County, is a comparative late-comer to Lexington, opening in 1978. Although commonly known as a tourist attraction and museum, it is also a museum and working horse farm with a farrier and famous retired horses such as Cigar and 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. The Since its opening in April 1978, the Kentucky Horse Park has hosted the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, which is one of the top 3 annual equestrian eventing competitions in the world and held immediately before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. In September and October 2010, Lexington hosted the World Equestrian Games,[47] the first time the games were held outside of Europe. Since October/November 2011, the Kentucky Horse Park has hosted the National Horse Show.

Uploaded

July 25th, 2013

Statistics

Viewed 2,319 Times  -  Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/24/2024 at 9:03 AM

Colors

Embed

Share

Sales Sheet

Tags