Kentucky Rolex

Back in April a few of us from the barn went to see the Kentucky Rolex 3-Day Event. America's ONLY 4-star event. This attracts competitors from all over the world and is part of eventing's "Grand Slam"... like winning the Triple Crown of eventing.

We arrived Thursday for the first day of the dressage phase. And found the Kentucky Horse Park grounds just beautiful! The entry lined with blooming trees, white board fences and green Kentucky blue grass enough to make us all sigh with pleasure right there!

Everywhere you looked, beautiful fencing and green grass. Be prepared.. if you ever go here... for LOTS of walking. The parking is way out in the fields and the various venues of places to go and things to see here are spaced far apart... as a horsey place should be.

The stadium where the dressage and stadium jumping phases are sports the iconic statue of the first winner of this event... Bruce Davidson aboard Might Tango. This whole Park and city and county and country! abound with statues.

Also here at the Kentucky Horse Park is the remains of Secretariat, and a lifesize statue. All around the monument are stones with reminders of his life, past grooms, trainers, owner, sire, dam . . . all aspects of his life.