The big event for Cheryl and I today was a visit to Bella Meade Plantation. Over the years we spend in the South we're visited a number of old plantations. What makes this one special is that it was one of the very first horse breeding and racing plantations. It was established in 1807 and the main part of the house was started in the 1820s and finished about 1853. The Thoroughbred linage that comes from this plantation includes about 70% of all Thoroughbred horse alive today. I think they said all but three Kentucky Derby winners trace their linage to one of the Bella Meade's horses.
This is the horse barn and is much nicer than most homes. It was a working horse farm up until the early 1950s (I think) when it was sold to the state.
This is a replica of the slave cabins that were common at the time this plantation housed over 130 slaves.Well so far we're having fun. My luggage arrived today from parts unknown but didn't sustain any damage in its travels. We'll keep on bloggin'
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Boy, I don't think you'd better tell anyone in Kentucky that all those thoroughbreds can trace their lineage to Tennessee. That could be considered Bluegrass Blasphemy! :-)
Wow, it sounds like fun so far!!!
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