Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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— Kentucky — True Colors of the Bluegrass The morning sun warms the green pastures as the thoroughbred stands alone with her young. The foals romp about testing their new limbs, as stallions and broodmares graze meadows of green. The land is quilted with black and white fences and green pastures of thoroughbred farms. What an incredible sight to hold; a scene of grace and richness that makes the Bluegrass the land of the horse. An intriguing dimension of the horse industry takes place at the auction block. The year round sales of the thoroughbred are auctions of high stakes, high drama, and the high dollar. Whether it be the sales at Keeneland in the spring, or those at Fasig-Tipton in the fall, the excitement, hype, and celebration is abound in the sales arena. At the track a unique rhythm penetrates the atmosphere. Jockeys parade their brilliantly col- ored silks, each with its unique design. There is a release of energy the moment the gate springs open and a surge of strength erupts as the cries of the jockey ' s are heard. The breeding of these animals is an intricate and most important aspect of the horse industry. It is a highly expensive and chanceful art. Genetically unique, the thoroughbred has one of the oldest records of birlh. No other records are as complete and accurate, from birlh to bloodlines to achieve- ments as those of the thoroughbred horse. It ' s a world of its own. holding for each a spirit which only the Bluegrass can. The morn will again break across the lucious fields, where the champi- ons of tomorrow will grow taller, faster, and stron- ger. Photos courtesy of Will Mansfield.