Oldham County Farms
Kentucky’s own Luxury Bed and Breakfast with Horse Lodging!Bluegrass Country Estate Equine Bed & Breakfast
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Acorn Lane Farm at Boone Gardiner - Petting Zoo Tours April – October, Wednesday-Saturday 9am – 5pm. Cost: $5 per person general self-guided admission, $10 guided with a craft. Group tours are also available. Come see our unique petting zoo in greenhouses and enjoy the Garden Center! Kids will love to feed goats, pot-bellied pigs, fish, alpacas, Arabian and miniature donkeys, climb Wood Chip Mountain, see the garden train exhibit, and tour our butterfly habitat with native Kentucky plants! Come watch baby goats play in early spring and later in the summer come back to learn how to milk a goat! We also do birthday parties! |
Bluebonnets & Bluegrass Alpaca Farm Tours by Appointment Only. Cost: Depends on tour given and number of visitors. |
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Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Creasey is a public nature preserve whose hours are sun-up to sundown. Cost: No cost. Office hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:30am – 4:30pm. Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve is a 170-acre scenic and popular destination. With 9 miles of wooded trails, 4 year-round springs, creeks and ponds, picnic pavilions and native grasslands, there are many recreational opportunities for the entire family. There is a natural history museum featuring a bird blind and a toddler’s magical forest play area. The 207-year-old historic Mahan Manor and Spring House are available for tours. Always family-friendly, visitors may enjoy the City of Goshen playground, open fields, gazebos and the county library, too! Beautiful gardens feature native woodland wildflowers, ferns, and creeks and waterfalls. |
Foxhollow Farm & Café Foxhollow is a working biodynamic vegetable and grass fed beef farm. We offer scenic self- guided tours and behind the scenes small group tours with our owner (by appointment). Come for our delicious local food, and then explore our 1 mile nature trail, thriving gardens and greenhouse. Lush cattle pastures, meditation stones and a natural playground make this a great destination for families and adults alike. |
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Harvest Moon Dairy Farm www.harvesthomedairyky.com Tours by Appointment Only. Tour prices: $6 per person. We provide tours for people of all ages and would love to show you and your group how we operate our farm. At Harvest Moon Farm & Dairy, we love what we do on the farm. We enjoy sharing our farm life and the experiences of a working dairy farm with our visitors. Tours are educational and can offer the hands on experiences, of making corn meal to milking and feeding our animals. |
We also offer tours of the rest of our farm showing how we grow, harvest, and store crops, use conservation practices to protect the environment, or any farm activity in season at the time.. We can customize your tour to the things you want to see. Come at milking time and get a real taste of farm life. Feed the cows, maybe even milk one or bottle feed the baby calves. We offer outdoor walking tours (weather permitting) and can also do tours on our tractor pulled wagons. |
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Hemmer Hill Sheep Farm Tours by Appointment Only. All ages are welcome. Cost: $5-$10 per person depending on the season. We are a small working farm, with diverse agriculture. We raise St. Croix Hair Sheep for breeding and food. St. Croix sheep are from the Virgin Islands and are one of the few parasite resistant breeds in the US. Our flock is pure bred and registered. We also raise Shiitake mushrooms on oak logs, in addition to wine cap and oyster mushrooms. We sell fresh and dehydrated mushrooms at farmers markets and we operate a CSA (EpiCurious) which specializes in gourmet vegetables. During a tour in the spring, one might observe births and bottle feed a baby lamb. In harvest season, visitors can help with harvesting garlic, mushrooms and vegetables. We also own a special donkey, Churchill, who loves visitors of all ages. He spent his early days in a petting zoo, now he is a guard animal for our sheep. |
Hermitage Farm Tours by Appointment Only on select weekdays. All ages are welcome. Cost: $10 per person Known for its world-class equine operations, Hermitage is a legendary 700-acre farm located just 20 miles east of downtown Louisville in Goshen, KY. Tied to Oldham County’s rich farming history, Hermitage has roots that span generations. A scenic tree-lined drive through rolling pastures will lead you to century-old barns where you can peek inside the private working thoroughbred operation that has made Hermitage famous. |
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Depending on the day of the week and time of year, tours might include a selection of the following: Spring’s latest crop of newborn foals, prospective sale yearlings, talented racehorses and broodmares, or special Carriage Driving demonstrations. Hermitage is a working farm and tours are scheduled around the routines of our horses and employees. Tours are offered by appointment only on select weekdays at 1:00 pm, blackout dates apply. It is recommended that you contact the farm in advance to confirm availability. |
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Little Big Horse Trails Horseback Riding We are located on a 500 acre privately owned farm and the trails meander through shady woods with gently rolling hills, cross rippling creeks, and pass through beautiful meadows that are abundant with wildflowers and butterflies. While riding we often see whitetail deer, wild turkeys, red tail hawks, numerous native birds and an occasional coyote. Our trail rides are an excellent way to experience Kentucky in her “natural state” and in the best possible way “on horseback”. |
Meadowview Farm & Natural Habitat Gardens Tour a sustainable farm that specializes in Kentucky native plants, heirloom corn and vegetables, and wild crafted home décor. You will be introduced to tall grass meadow establishment, management, native plant use as predator habitat, habitat health, species diversification, wildlife management, high and low tunnel season extending production methods. The property consists of 5.124 acres, 2.5 are wooded with the remaining 2.5 used in vegetable, fruit and nursery stock production. Since 2003 the property has been intensively managed for invasive plant identification and removal, continual review of meadow species diversification, introduction of Bluegrass Region specific Kentucky native trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses, wildlife use and overall habitat health with the identification of bird, butterfly and insect species. |
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Spruce Point Farm Tours for persons with disabilities and their caregivers only. Tour is By Appointment Only. Spruce Point Farm is home to Exceptional Equitation, a nonprofit therapeutic riding program. The interactive tours for persons with disabilities includes grooming and learning about horses, feeding chickens, petting dogs and cats, gathering eggs, and seeing alpacas. Exploring the 15 acre farm gives participants an opportunity to observe the natural environment. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the country! |
Windy Meadows Horse Farm Come meet the characters from the owner’s first children’s book, “The Tails of Windy Meadows” and see a working horse farm through the eyes of its animals! “The Tails of Windy Meadows” is the first children's book by Ellie Troutman. Horse lovers of all ages will enjoy the stories told by the horse stars of Matem, Charlie, Bubba, Twist and corgi Ernie. For more information visit www.TheTailsOfWindyMeadows.com. This tour is fabulous because it allows you the opportunity to see different breeds of horses on one farm and this farm is located in the equine community of L’Esprit, a community of commercial horse farms. The farm owner, Ellie Troutman, also owns 3 shops on historic Main Street, including The Treasured Child toy store, Absolutely Fabulous Antiques, and the 1887 Corner Store. |
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Woodland Buffalo Farm Group tours only: 10-35 people. Cost: $15 per person. This tour is HIGHLY educational and consists of 3 sections. Group tours given April – October. Section 1. Pasture raised bison and chickens: We’ll visit one of the bison herds and explain the benefits of rotational grazing. While in the field, you’ll learn about the role our free range chickens play in pest reduction and fertilization. Section 2. Horticulture: We’ll head to the greenhouse and gardens to discuss raising produce with no synthetic fertilizers or chemicals. You’ll get a feel for the plant production systems that have worked for us. Section 3. Pastured heritage pork. Finally,the tour will head down to the river bottoms, where we’ll see hogs being raised alongside their feed sources. We’ll share how this methods helps reduce cost while improving meat quality. |
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens In addition to the Yew Dell castle that sits atop the gardens, Yew Dell is a nationally-recognized center of gardening and sustainable horticulture that offers extensive display gardens, a diverse slate of educational programs, family-oriented community events, ongoing research into new and better garden plants, and a wide range of private event facilities. Yew Dell offers something for everyone from homeowners and beginning gardeners to green industry professionals, school children and families, hikers, academics in plant and environmental fields and more. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Preservation Project of the Garden Conservancy, a national non-profit dedicated to preserving the Nation's most exceptional gardens. |
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Horse Show Venues & Shows
42 Fleur De Lis Mini-Trial Series At the end of the Mini-Horse Trial Series, the 42 Fleur De Lis hosts a year end banquet and awards ceremony to celebrate the participant’s hard work and accomplishments throughout the season! |
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Circle Bar C Ranch Circle Bar C Ranch is the area’s best example of a professional equine facility and operational horse ranch. The owners of Circle Bar C Ranch have spent more than 20 years designing and building this premier training and boarding facility and spared no expense when it came to the horses safety and quality of life. Every minute detail has been considered and addressed to allow horse owners peace of mind when it comes to the care of their animals. The facility at Circle Bar C Ranch is second to none in the area. With over 100 acres of pasture for horses to graze to 50+ miles of trails to ride and enjoy. The ranch includes 12′ x 12′ stalls and individual paddocks plus 3 hot and cold wash racks. Nelson automatic feeders and waterers and therapeutic flooring in the stalls help to care for the animals as well as multiple daily checks by the ranches professional staff. |
The Benton Jackson Arena provides over 55,000 sq. ft. of premium quality Kiser footing to ensure the safety of the animals as well as the participants. This high-tech arena incorporates an announcer’s booth, attached holding stalls and an advanced digital camera system to catch the action! This is one of the best indoor arenas in Kentucky and it is available for shows, competitions, clinics and open arena riding. |
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Oldham County Saddle Club We offer a wide range of activities at all levels including shows, trail rides, and social events! If you are looking for a casual, fun environment to enjoy your horse, meet new friends, and just have a good time, this is the Club for you! |
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