Kentucky Horse Park

Kentucky Horse Park A USEF Elite Training Center Also the largest attraction in Central Kentucky, the park is dedicated to sharing Kentucky’s love of the horse with the world.

The Kentucky Horse Park ( ) is Kentucky’s largest state-owned tourist attraction and is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet. Based in Lexington, the park hosts about 500,000 visitors and 18,600 competition horses in 200 special events and horse shows annually. The only park of its kind in the world, the Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm, educational them

e park, equine competition facility, and equine office park dedicated to man’s relationship with the horse. The park is set on more than 1,200 acres in the heart of Kentucky’s famous Bluegrass Region. Featuring dozens of different breeds of horses at work and at play, the park showcases the horse in daily equine presentations, horse-drawn tours, and horseback and pony rides during the main summer season, and an exciting array of horse shows and special events throughout the year. Three museums are included with admission to the park throughout the year - the International Museum of the Horse ( ), a Smithsonian Affiliate, explores man's relationship with the horse; the American Saddlebred Museum & Gift Shop, the "Showplace for Saddlebreds," is the home of Kentucky's first native breed; and, the Wheeler Museum in the USHJA headquarters, showcases memorabilia from the hunter jumper sport and the Show Jumping Hall of Fame.

It's a love story and Pixie just said yes! 💍🐴💕
08/27/2025

It's a love story and Pixie just said yes! 💍🐴💕

🇺🇸🐴 Labor Day Weekend Hours Reminder 🐴🇺🇸Planning a visit to the Kentucky Horse Park this holiday weekend? We’ll be open ...
08/27/2025

🇺🇸🐴 Labor Day Weekend Hours Reminder 🐴🇺🇸
Planning a visit to the Kentucky Horse Park this holiday weekend? We’ll be open every day from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm so you can enjoy the horses, museums, shows, and beautiful grounds!

📅 Holiday Weekend Hours:
Thursday, 8/28 | 9 am – 5 pm
Friday, 8/29 | 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, 8/30 | 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday, 8/31 | 9 am – 5 pm
Monday, 9/1 (Labor Day) | 9 am – 5 pm

Come celebrate the long weekend with us at the park! 🌞🐎

🐂 🐎 📆  The 12th annual Battle in the Saddle Team Penning Event is this Friday, August 29th, at the Kentucky Horse Park’s...
08/26/2025

🐂 🐎 📆 The 12th annual Battle in the Saddle Team Penning Event is this Friday, August 29th, at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Covered Arena! Teams compete against each other to determine who has the skills and bravery needed to pen a group of cattle in the fastest time. And all of this fun is in the name of charity – to raise funds to support the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation! General admission is FREE!
Learn more: https://www.khpfoundation.org/battle-in-the-saddle/

08/24/2025

🐴✨ It’s time for ! We’re giving a big thank you to Dover Saddlery. Thanks to their support, our Breeds Barn horses have some beautiful new saddles. As you can see, the horses think they’re pretty “wow!”

Remembering Ron Turcotte, a legendary jockey and an essential part of racing history…The iconic Secretariat statue at th...
08/23/2025

Remembering Ron Turcotte, a legendary jockey and an essential part of racing history…

The iconic Secretariat statue at the Kentucky Horse Park captures a moment frozen in time: Secretariat being led into the winner’s circle after his 1973 Kentucky Derby victory. In the irons is Ron Turcotte, whose masterful ride helped launch a Triple Crown campaign that would culminate in a jaw-dropping 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes.

Sculpted by Edwin Bogucki, this life-size bronze masterpiece also features groom Eddie Sweat, a reminder that greatness is a team effort. Weighing 1,500 pounds, the statue stands near of the Kentucky Horse Park Visitor Center as the centerpiece of Secretariat Plaza.

🛍️ Don't miss the KHP Flea Market on Saturday, September 20, 2025! 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM, 🌧️ Rain or ☀️ ShineKHP Visitor Cen...
08/20/2025

🛍️ Don't miss the KHP Flea Market on Saturday, September 20, 2025! 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM, 🌧️ Rain or ☀️ Shine

KHP Visitor Center Parking Lot
4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511
$10 Parking

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Come out this weekend and visit with Rockin’ R Ranch “Baby Horse Wednesday” superstars at the Breeds Barn! Foals Nova, B...
08/16/2025

Come out this weekend and visit with Rockin’ R Ranch “Baby Horse Wednesday” superstars at the Breeds Barn! Foals Nova, Bella and Andre will be there with their beautiful mamas 11am and 2pm Saturday and Sunday! 🐴❤️

Summer fun continues at the Kentucky Horse Park! ☀️🐴⏰ Daily Schedule | Now – November 2🔹 10:00 am | Horse-Drawn Trolley ...
08/15/2025

Summer fun continues at the Kentucky Horse Park! ☀️🐴

⏰ Daily Schedule | Now – November 2
🔹 10:00 am | Horse-Drawn Trolley Tour - Sponsored by Visit LEX
🔹 10:30 am | Hall of Champions Show
🔹 11:00 am | Equine Showcase - Sponsored by Absorbine
🔹 11:45 am | Draft Horse Presentation
🔹 12:30 pm | Facts & Fun at the Museum
🔹 1:15 pm | Hall of Champions Show
🔹 2:00 pm | Equine Academy - Sponsored by Absorbine
🔹 2:45 pm | Horse-Drawn Trolley Tour - Sponsored by Visit LEX
🔹 3:30 pm | Hall of Champions Nightcap

Open daily, closed Tuesdays

Plan your visit today! ⤵️
https://kyhorsepark.com/explore/

🎒🐴 School’s back in session and our students are ready!
08/13/2025

🎒🐴 School’s back in session and our students are ready!

Address

4089 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY
40511

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18592334303

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The Kentucky Horse Park (#KyHorsePark) is Kentucky’s largest state-owned tourist attraction, and is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet. Also the largest attraction in Central Kentucky, the park is dedicated to sharing Kentucky’s love of the horse with the world. Based in Lexington, the park hosts about 860,000 visitors and 18,600 competition horses in 200 special events and horse shows annually. The only park of its kind in the world, the Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm, educational theme park, equine competition facility, and equine office park dedicated to man’s relationship with the horse. The park is set on more than 1,200 acres in the heart of Kentucky’s famous Bluegrass Region. Featuring dozens of different breeds of horses at work and at play, the park showcases the horse in daily equine presentations, horse drawn tours, and horseback and pony rides during the main summer season, and an exciting array of horse shows and special events throughout the year. Meet retired champion horses from Thoroughbred, Standardbred and Quarter Horse racing. Enjoy the sound and excitement of the show ring with the Parade of Breeds. Take a 8 to 10-minute trolley tour of the grounds and meet our Draft Horses in their home in the historic Big Barn. Three museums are included with admission to the park throughout the year - the International Museum of the Horse (#IMHorg), a Smithsonian Affiliate, explores man's relationship with the horse; the American Saddlebred Museum & Gift Shop, the "Showplace for Saddlebreds," is the home of Kentucky's first native breed; and, the Wheeler Museum in the USHJA headquarters, showcases memorabilia from the hunter jumper sport and the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. Our main tourist season is April to October, with our daily shows and presentations, horseback riding and pony rides, museums and many horse shows and special events. The museums become our main focus in the winter months, November to March, as the live horse presentations and other equine activities abate for the season, but the grounds and barns are open and you may witness some training taking place or horses turned out to winter pasture.

In 2013, TripAdvisor named the park as a Travelers' Choice Award Attractions winner in the Top 25 Amusement Parks and Water Parks in the United States category, the first year the award has been offered, and annually receives the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Come see for yourself why the park has received such great national accolades and attention! Please note: Any posting to this page may be subject to disclosure to third parties. The Kentucky Horse Park reserves the right to address or remove any posts or comments at its discretion. The Kentucky Horse Park has not evaluated and does not endorse any products advertised or opinions expressed on this page.