On the first Saturday in May, all eyes around the world will be on Kentucky. This year marks the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby – the longest continually held sporting event in the country. While the Kentucky Derby, set for May 4 this year, is known for thoroughbreds, mint juleps, and fashion, those fastest two-minutes in sports mean more to Kentucky and Kentucky agriculture than just a day of pageantry.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Council, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, recently collaborated on the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey. This was a follow-up to the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey, which was the first comprehensive study of equine agriculture in Kentucky in more than 30 years.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Council, committed to both safeguarding and promoting the well-being of equines and equine agriculture in the state, recently collaborated on the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey. The report gathered data on all Kentucky horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules.
Read MoreEquine therapy, also known as equine-assisted therapy (EAT), is a therapeutic approach that uses horses as a tool for emotional growth and learning. Therapists may work with individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, PTSD, autism, and more. The interaction with horses is designed to help clients build skills such as responsibility, self-confidence, communication, and problem-solving.
Read MoreSeven horses died in the span of a week leading up to the Kentucky Derby, and two more passed away on Derby Day. Churchill Downs is looking into what has led to the deaths.
Read MoreEven for those who have lived in the commonwealth for years, there are endless opportunities for new travel and entertainment experiences connected to Kentucky’s No. 1 tourism attraction: horses.
Read MoreSteve Koch, a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, was recently hired to a substantial leadership position in Florida’s Thoroughbred racing industry.
Read MoreWhile the thoroughbreds take center stage this time of year, the state’s horse industry is as diverse as all of the Commonwealth’s agriculture sector.
Read MoreFor this Warren County native, the equine industry is not just something she’s involved in, it has provided a lifelong journey that is leading to a lifetime career
Read MoreIt is springtime in the Bluegrass and throughout the Commonwealth there is anticipation for this weekend’s Kentucky Derby. That is what brought Erin O’Keefe, Customer Relations Manager for Millenium Farms, to Kentucky.
Read MoreThe Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest traditions in the Commonwealth and with the Run for the Roses comes excitement, anticipation, and plenty of yummy food.
Read MoreSB-139 will next move to consideration by the full Senate.
The Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee today unanimously passed a bill that would designate equines as livestock, an action that if approved will provide tremendous benefit the entire horse industry. Securing livestock classification of horses and equine has been among the top policy priorities of the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP), since being founded in 2004.
Read MoreIn the world of Kentucky agriculture, it doesn’t get much more traditional than tobacco and horses. The state leads the nation in burley and dark tobacco production while the equine industry ranks number one in horse sales.
Read MoreAt the young age of 22, Danielle Milbern has worn many hats when it comes to her involvement in agriculture. She has been raised in a family of farmers on a hay and cow/calf operation located in Jessamine and Garrard Counties.
Read MoreFor the Clay family, breeding Kentucky’s most popular horse has been a way of
life for four generations. The family owns Runnymede Farm in Paris. The 365-acre farm is the state’s oldest continuously operated Thoroughbred breeding farm.
Horses are an iconic symbol of Kentucky, and the equine industry is as important to the state as the limestone-rich water is to nurturing these majestic animals.
Read MoreKentucky is known across the world for its top-notch Thoroughbreds at high-profile races, such as the Kentucky Derby. In fact, each May, up to 20 three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in the famous race, and the vast majority of them are Kentucky-bred.
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