Unique Horse Farm Tours with Insider Access to Private Farms

Experience the best of Kentucky’s thoroughbred horse culture with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of three horse farms. Meet the horses, learn about racing and breeding, and enjoy beautiful views and rich history.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Unique Horse Farm Tours - Tours feature approximately 3 attractions such as some example stops below.
  • KatieRich Farms, LLC - Disembark the tour bus on this beautiful horse farm, including 3 horse barns totally over 29,000 square feet and 62 stalls plus an indoor training track. Feed the horses peppermints and get up close Insta worthy pictures with broodmares and foals!
  • The Thoroughbred Center - See young yearlings swim up close and personal. Swimming horses is great exercise and they really love it!
  • Lexington - Are you visiting Lexington, KY, and searching for something more than you run-of-the-mill tourist options? Join Unique Horse Farm Tours and explore the singular industries for which Kentucky is famous and gives you a chance to see history in action.

Many of the horse farms in this area have been operated by the same families for generations, relying on the same methods the grandparents developed to maintain their success into the 21st century. Our unique tours in Lexington, KY, give area visitors a peek at the time-honored traditions that have contributed to the area’s wealth and identity for over a century.

What's Included
  • 3 Lexington Area Horse Attractions - Locations Chosen by Best Availability & Activities
  • Air-Conditioned Tour Bus
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Want exclusive insights into Kentucky’s renowned thoroughbred horse culture? Engage in an unmatched behind-the-scenes tour. Our seasoned guides, being industry insiders, offer an abundance of wisdom and personal encounters. Get familiar with horse breeding and racing while touring three horse farms, offering a unique perspective on the upbringing, breeding, and race preparation of these horses. Under the guidance of your host, get the opportunity to interact with the horses and feed them treats. Don’t let this vivid, informational personal tour with stunning landscapes and a deeply rooted history slip by.

  • Tours typically last 2.5 - 3 hours and start at 8:30 AM and 12 Noon
Location
Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington/UK Coldstream
Newtown Pike
Unique Horse Farm Tours Look for the (Unique Horse Farm Tour) Bus
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Elsa
Sep 1, 2024
Great intro to Kentucky Horse farms - This was a nice introduction to thoroughbred horse breeding with trips to three horse farms, visiting foals, yearlings, and learning about the auction process. Shaun, our tour guide, was a wealth of experience and knowledge.
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Isa_d
Aug 30, 2024
Book this tour! - The whole tour was amazing, our guide Sean (apologies if I misspelled the name!) was awesome, very knowledgeable, personable and thorough. Kept the tour lively and knows anything you ask him! Would 100% recommend this tour, we plan on coming back with family and will be doing this tour again!
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M7122mxtimothyc
Aug 29, 2024
Great time at Unique Horse Farm Tour. - My husband Tim and I thoroughly enjoyed the Unique Horse Farm tour. Our guide, Jeff, having worked at the largest horse farm in the area for 30 years had so much knowledge and experience with the thoroughbred horses and answered all our questions. He entertained us with various stories and would definitely recommend this tour to family and friends.
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Bev_b
Aug 24, 2024
Amazing one of a kind experience! - Amazing and informative tour of many of the top Kentucky Derby stables with lots of opportunities to pet these majestic horses. Our guide Shaun was incredibly informative, friendly and funny. Highly recommended
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Steven_b
Aug 22, 2024
Fabulous experience. - Our tour guide Jeff was so nice and informative. He shared fun side stories too. We loved being able to pet the horses. The horse farms we visited were gorgeous. Loved the whole tour.
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Sunshine775482
Aug 21, 2024
Equine Experience with Jeff - Had a great time visiting the horse farms, the experience was made even better because of our wonderful guide Jeff. He was very personable and his years of experience and the information he shared was thoroughly enjoyed by us all!
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Y6641cklisaj
Aug 19, 2024
Fantastic tour - Shaun was a fantastic tour guide. He entertained the group with numerous stories and historical tidbits..and he clearly has a strong relationship with the farm owners and workers. You couldn't ask for a better guide. If you're looking for a truly interactive experience, this is it.
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775hc
Aug 19, 2024
THIS is the tour you want! - THIS is the tour you want! Horse-related tours in an around Lexington abound, so it was extremely difficult to decide which one to choose. I wanted to see stallions, learn how race horses are trained, have the opportunity to visit with moms and their foals – this tour provided it all! Words cannot quite capture just how pleased we were with our Unique Horse Farm Tour and it all boiled down to our guide Jeff, who is sincerely what made the tour so special. His extensive knowledge, having spent a lifetime in the business, combined with his humor and absolute love of horses, was the heart and soul of this tour. His stories were fun, informative and extensive. We traveled from farm to farm with ease, entertained by Jeff all the while. There was familiarity and mutual respect displayed between Jeff and the individuals tending to the horses; and also between he and the horses! Of note- we were never rushed; we were able to spend plenty of time at each stop and we were the only group at each property, which really made it feel like a small, private tour with a friend rather than a commercial tour. I returned from the tour excited, enriched and surprised at how little the tour cost, considering all that it encompassed. Thank you for a fantastic time, Jeff!
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Peter_g
Aug 19, 2024
We had a great time... - We had a great time visiting with 3 different breeders barns and interacting with the horses. Driver had wonderful stories and transportation was clean and air conditioned.
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Rebecca_j
Aug 18, 2024
Best tour I have ever been on ! - Have you ever met someone that loves their job and knows what they are doing? You think to yourself, this person is in the right place, is passionate about what they are doing, and I am having a wonderful time as their energy radiates off of them. Best part of our trip. Kids had a wonderful time!
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