THIS is the tour you want! Horse-related tours in an around Lexington abound, so it was extremely difficult to decide which one to choose. I wanted to see stallions, learn how race horses are trained, have the opportunity to visit with moms and their foals – this tour provided it all! Words cannot quite capture just how pleased we were with our Unique Horse Farm Tour and it all boiled down to our guide Jeff, who is sincerely what made the tour so special. His extensive knowledge, having spent a lifetime in the business, combined with his humor and absolute love of horses, was the heart and soul of this tour. His stories were fun, informative and extensive. We traveled from farm to farm with ease, entertained by Jeff all the while. There was familiarity and mutual respect displayed between Jeff and the individuals tending to the horses; and also between he and the horses! Of note- we were never rushed; we were able to spend plenty of time at each stop and we were the only group at each property, which really made it feel like a small, private tour with a friend rather than a commercial tour. I returned from the tour excited, enriched and surprised at how little the tour cost, considering all that it encompassed. Thank you for a...
Read moreAWESOME experience. Booked a tour for myself and friend visiting from Canada - went for the morning tour as we knew it would be hot later. The owner and tour guide Shaun, was incredibly prompt and friendly. He met us exactly where he said he would with a nicely labeled small bus. When we arrived we found out that we were the only ones who had booked that tour-I was so happy that he hadn't canceled on us! Very considerate of his customers. The tour was very flexible based on what would be best for the day - we went to one large very "professional" farm first and got to see (and pet!) tons of babies and beautiful horses. Next, as we drove around gorgeous horse country getting gems of info about the area and horses, we stopped in at a farm which had a swimming pool for horses and were lucky enough to see a GORGEOUS racing horse exercising. Finally, we stopped at a historic farm with more beautiful grounds (including barns used in the Sea Biscuit film) and lovely horses of course. A wonderful experience I can...
Read moreUnique Horse Farm Tours was all that and more! We had family in from all over the country for a 2022 New Year's Eve wedding and were looking for a unique experience with some of the local flavor as none of us were Kentucky natives. Shaun absolutely delivered with his anecdotes and expertise having lived and worked in the industry for most of his life. He was both funny and informative and we felt like we got the inside scoop for all things horse-racing! It was incredible to meet horses with familiar names even to us non-horse folk and (bonus) all of the barn cats and kittens along the way. Even though the weather was drizzly and wintery, we kept warm on the comfortable bus in between stops. Shaun even went above and beyond giving us recommendations for BBQ in the area and promptly returning to the hotel when I forgot my jacket on the bus following the tour... If we are ever back in the area, we would love to go on another...
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