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standardbreds in America graze contentedly on meadows of bluegrass behind white
(mostly black now) wooden fences. For a firsthand look at the business of horses, stop at
Keeneland Race Course, a traditional track complete with shade trees and grandstand. Or
spendanafternoonatKentuckyHorsePark(1,200sprawlingacresdedicatedtoman'slove
of the horse and recent home of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games).
Head out of town on Rte. 68, a charming road edged with ancient stone walls, gabled
horse barns (some as fancy as French châteaus), and seemingly endless fields of grain and
tobacco.(Thetobaccoproductionhasbeencutdrasticallyinrecentyears.)Theroadcrosses
the Kentucky River Gorge, where the olive-green river flows between palisades of white
limestone. Farther along, the route passes through lush, rolling farmland punctuated by
stands of walnuts and oaks.
An aerial view of Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill
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