In mid-May, I was fortunate to attend a photo tour of two Kentucky horse farms conducted by Mark Perry of NPEG. Both farms are in the idyllic countryside just outside of Lexington. Our early morning destination can only be described as an equestrian paradise. Perfectly manicured landscaping, beautiful residences, immaculately groomed horses, right down to freshly dressed hooves - less a working farm, more a bucolic ideal.
This first set of photos includes the homes and barns, as well as some of the landscapes.
The barns are all stone with oak and iron doors and stalls. Every one I looked in was pristine - almost as though only dream horses lived there.
This is the brood mare barn:
Every barn had a cupola for ventilation. And good looks.
No bit of hay, random tack, mucky footprints, just a broom, waiting to be called back into service.
Even the stall locks are pretty. Also, horse-proof.
Sturdy oak and iron doors, the most elegant barn doors I've ever seen.
Looking out of the brood mare barn into lovely green pasture.
Looking up into the cupola. There's netting up there, possibly to keep pigeons or bats out of the barn.
The event barn. We weren't permitted to shoot in there, by the request of the trainer. Lovely rolling countryside.
Gorgeous setting.
Hardy geraniums, blooming madly.
The owner's residence. In the foreground is a brick traffic circle. All the lane are paved, pretty unusual for farm roads.
View from the traffic circle, with another residence in the distance, as well as a small lake, turf track, and a spacious gazebo.
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