TOPS IN EQUINE very thankful to The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program for partnering with us to help raise awareness for this amazing breed. With a myriad of classes that are welcoming to freshoff-the-track Thoroughbreds as well as to seasoned show horses, we’re excited to highlight Thoroughbreds and the people who love them.” Please visit www.horseadoption.com for more information! Horses & Hope Trail Ride In 2008, First Lady Jane Beshear created Horses and Hope, a partnership with Kentucky Cancer Program, to help raise awareness of breast cancer and provide education to help prevent and treat to horse industry workers.
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The trail ride at the Horse Park goes to supporting this effort and currently the partnership is endeavoring to raise one million dollards for a mobile screening van that can go on the road to travel to various tracks and other horse industry spots. The van would screen for seven different cancers. Join them on Sunday, September 13th for the 2015 Trail Ride. Registration opens at 8am with “Pretty in Pink” judging from 9am-10am. The trail ride itself begins at 9am and goes until 1pm with a BBQ Picnic at the Alltech Arena at 1:30pm featuring First Lady Jane Beshear, merchandise sales, prize drawings and a silent auction. On-site registration is $75. (Tickets for the picnic only are $25.) For information, including Honors Registration, visit www.horsesandhope.org