Kentucky Wonderland

Spent the last few days living life Kentucky style. Chris has a friend who LIVES on and runs a thoroughbred farm. It all really gives a whole new meaning to the horse Industry. These aren't just people who say, "Oh, I'd like to have a few baby horses!" This is like a machine, a system, and a business. Everywhere I look it's green fields and gorgeous thoroughbreds. Heavenly! They have to actually MOW the fields like 3 times a week, even with six horses on it. Mind boggling to us desert rats.
They were kind enough to invite us to dinner where we had some amazing lime and honey marinated pork, fried apples, homemade pumping AND pecan pie (yes, this is why the south and subsequently I am rollie pollie) and a little bit of "really nice" moonshine straight from a mason jar. Great horse stories shared all around. It was lovely.
The next day since our new friends run thoroughbreds all over, they had box seats at the grand Keeneland
racetrack. The horses were fabulous, the people looked rich, and the jockeys were sinewy little fellas. Everything I expected.
We also toured Three Chimneys farm where they have about 15 classy stallions they keep there. Seattle Slew being one of them once upon a time. Quite majestic.
But, I would say the highlight of the past few days was, the animal psychic!!!! So insane! I have always of course thought horses can sort of read your thoughts just because of how easily they can respond just by what you think. And obviously horses have such personality you can almost hear what they say to you just by their actions. But, as you know, we drive a four in hand and by doing so, we can really see their personality not just by how they respond to us, but we can see how they interact with their teammates while being driven. So, I feel like I know these horses pretty dang well. I like to imagine what theyr would be like if they were humans.
This psychic though was right on!! She says that by touching them, she is able to see pictures of what they have seen, and then tell about how they feel. She said so many things that she could have never made up, that I know she had something special going on. Overall, we now know that we have one incredibly vain horse, one that chatters too much in the trailer, two that think they are the fastest, they all think cows are dumb and slow, and they all love their new leather harness because it makes them pretty. All of their communication with her made me really love those little ponies even more. They really do have their own personalities, likes and dislikes, self image, interests, and attitude! I would definitely have somebody "read" my horses like that some time. Cooky, maybe, but totally awesome.
Tomorrow is our last full day living at the KHP. Sad day!