The Manchester Horse Farm’s stately barn sits atop a knoll overlooking paddocks framed with white fences, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Sleek horses graze in lush grass paddocks framed by white fences in the countryside surrounding Lexington, Kentucky. On a horse farm driving tour, I learned how to identify the types of horses. Stallions have their own paddock. Geldings (castrated males) typically are paired and keep each other company in a paddock. Pastures with lots of horses are populated with mares, who, like most females, would rather find ways to get along and socialize than fight.
- A weanling romps in a paddock on a horse farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
The sight that captured my heart was a paddock with half a dozen little ones – what I learned are weanlings (horses age 6 to 12 months). At six months foals are weaned from their mothers and grouped together to help each other get through the trauma, usually until they’re yearlings.
Most of the horse farms have black fences. Treated with creosote, they require less upkeep and are more economical. Proprietors willing to spend the extra money have the iconic white wood fences.
