The LaGrange KY farm for sale includes a nice house (1500 square feet), 4 stall horse barn w/ stalls & concrete floor, recently installed RAMM fencing, and more - all for the low price of $200,000!  The land lays nice, the house has had over $50,000 in updates by the seller, and the basement features extra tall ceilings and is currently being utilized by the seller as a theater media room.  Horse ready - and ideal for persons wanting to stop paying board for their horse and getting into into their own place.  And all of it is located conveniently between Buckner and La Grange (which is immediately NE of Louisville in Oldham County).  Great opportunity for persons wanting to get their children into Oldham County KY schools, and reduce their monthly expenses on board - all the while keeping a budget in mind.  Cheapest horse ready property within a reasonable driving distance of civilization that we know of currently on the market.

You can read more details and look at photos (even a slideshow) about the horse farm here:

LaGrange Kentucky farm for sale

Oldham County KY Horse Farms for sale

Farms for sale in LaGrange Kentucky

The horse property is marketed by REMAX Properties East.  Heckuva deal for someone out there.  Don’t blink - you’ll miss this opportunity!

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PROPERTY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Approximately 1/3 of the horses that were up for sale, didn’t meet the reserve prices that their owners held on the horses.  This is a big increase from the 20% figures of horses that didn’t sell in the previous year.

So, overall the slowing economy seems to be affecting a great many persons beyond just the real estate industry.  Persons are being more cautious with their investments.  One positive upspin on this is that only the very best horses in the industry are going to be purchased and bred.  This should ensure a banner crop of outstanding contenders in the coming years in the next generation and may prove to be a real boon of stronger bloodlines and quality of horses competing within the horse industry.

UPDATE:  2/25/2009: Kellie McIntosh requested we post some additional information about the facility.  That information is as follows:

Rocky Fork Feeders Horse Arena

8066 Dover Road

Shelbyville, KY 40065

Please contact Kellie McIntosh for more details

502-633-8080 office

502-633-3393 fax

740-404-0564 cell

mcintosh5360@bellsouth.net

110’ x 620’ covered barn which holds

110’ x 150’ horse working sand area

75’ x 20’ spectator seating

110’ x 150’ loping sand area

110’ x 300’ horse barn = 148 stalls

Outside of the barn

110’ x 50’ cattle pens x6

100’ x 150’ sand round pen

14’ x 16’ muck pit

20’ x 20’ concrete wash bay

Men’s & Women’s restrooms/shower houses

34 x RV 50 amp electric & water hook ups in the 4 acre rocked parking lot

Restaurant

30’ x 40’ full service restaurant w/indoor seating for 40

Horse Trainer:

Randy Harvey full time trainer resides on farm premises

Specializing in Cutting Horses

Training, Sales & Service

828-361-5935

Directions from I-71

Take EXIT 22 onto KY-53 South

Stay on KY-53 South 6.5mi

Turn Right on Dover Road (after Shelby Co Line Sign)

Continue straight towards 8066 Dover Road 1.0mi

Rocky Fork Feeders, LLC Horse Arena sign on Right

Directions from I-64

Take EXIT 35 towards Shelbyville

Stay on KY-53 2.0mi

Turn Left at US-60 1.7mi

Turn Right at KY-53/LaGrange (@ Shelby Co Fairgrounds) 12.0mi

Turn Left onto Dover Road

Continue straight towards 8066 Dover Road 1.0mi

Rocky Fork Feeders, LLC Horse Arena sign on Right

2009 Show Schedule

Feb 28-29 KCHA

Mar 28-29 KCHA

Apr 25-26 KCHA

May 5-7 Rocky Fork Practice

May 30-31 KCHA

July 4-5 KCHA

Aug 8-9 KCHA

Aug 13-16 Regional 4 Show

Aug 22 KYanna Ranch Horse

Sept 12-13 KCHA

Oct TBA KCHA

Nov TBA KCHA

The original article is as follows: A new Shelbyville KY horse arena is now open on Dover Road. This arena was constructed by Kellie & Mike McIntosh with Rocky Fork Feeds, LLC for use by the Kentucky Cutting Horse Association. This new arena will be utilized instead of the Shelby County Fairgrounds where they previously held their venues. Some of the highlights of this new horse arena include 33,000 sq.ft. for stalls and 35,000 sq.ft. for the actual show arena itself. 37 water/power outlets are available as well as Men & Women showers and bathroom facilities. The Kentucky Cutting Horse Association will be holding a show at the arena on November 8-9, 2008. For more information, please call 740-404-0564.

Despite some initial concerns over noise and traffic, it appears that the project is being well received by most persons. Investing in the horse industry in Shelby County KY is an important part of the ongoing equestrian community and helps ensures that Shelbyville and Kentucky will remain industry leaders for equine businesses and interests.

I’m sure a great many of you have immediately asked yourself that question.  Well, let me backtrack just a little.

Those of you that been following our ongoing efforts with the horse community have read about Terry Wright.  Today’s feature is about another dressage instructor:  Carol Brett.  So, who exactly is Carol Brett?  Carol Brett is a resident of jolly ole England, runs a successful saddle making business (Balance International), a dressage instructor, and horse enthusiast extraordinaire.  Additionally, she is an experienced dressage judge as well as a Pony Club A test examiner, and helped train the Gold Medal winning team in the 1991 European 3 Day Event Championships.

Now that you’ve read the summary of Carol Brett, lets dig into exactly who Carol Brett is on a deeper level.  She is schooled in the equine training of Robert Hall, of the British Equestrian Team Olympic coach fame.  This style of training and riding focuses on BALANCE as being the first and foremost measure of a rider’s success.  Balance for the rider.  Balance for the horse.  And balance for the horse & rider.  Carol Brett created the Balance Organisation which studies the impact that a saddle may have on a horse, and its movement.  This then led to additional work on creation of a variety of saddles that helped the horse move and carry himself better - which in turn allows him to help carry the rider in a most balanced way, which then in turn helps both the horse and rider able to perform much better as a pair.  What was found was that many horse saddles have a much too narrow tree to adequately and comfortably support the saddle - much less the rider when he climbs aboard.  This result in the Balance Saddles line coming into existence and a variety of non-traditional equestrian saddles are now available on the Balance International website.  Upon recognizing the true movements of horses and their states of balance, Carol withdrew from dressage judging because persons would misunderstand the scores that she would be forced to give them because of her new found insights into the bio-mechanical effeciences of horses.

Currently, Carol Brett is traveling across Europe as well as the United States providing lectures, dressage training, demonstrations of her research, and educating those riders that want to improve their & their horse’s balance when they ride.  She is currently in Kentucky provided a lecture and training session for demo riders at Midway College in Midway Kentucky.  With the training she is able to provide to those persons, they will then be able to assist in passing the knowledge of balance, and saddle fit to others in their respective communities.

So, the 2010 WEG games organizers have now decided to release an “unofficial” plate.  These can be purchased through the 2010 World Equestrian Games merchandise store - along with many other forms of memoribilia to commemorate the event (such as T-shirts, hats, etc).

The project is somewhat under a time crunch, as it needs to be completed by the next big thoroughbred sale to be held at the facility beginning on October 20.  The construction manager doesn’t anticipate any issues with meeting the time requirements for the project.

Some of the other activities at the horse adoption fair included a silent auction, door prizes for attendees, as well as food.  All auction proceeds were donated to the Save Our Horses effort.  The event was free for anyone wanting to attend and a lot of persons that weren’t necessarily horse lovers were able to come out and have a good time for a good cause.

This event will be held annually at the Kentucky Horse Park and is important to everyone in Kentucky regardless if you own horses or not because horses help fuel the local economies.  Everyone in the entire state have benefited from horses being a part of Kentucky’s heritage.  The money pours into the state from everything related to horses including the creation of jobs (farriers, feed stores, tack shops, farm workers, etc) and additional tax base from the large horse farms in KY.

If you were unable to attend this years fair, keep an eye out for it next year sometime around May or June.  Its a very worthwhile event and one that we would encourage to make an effort to attend.

As if running his own farm wasn’t enough.  Additionally he is involved in another business that something near & dear to every horse lover’s heart - a tack shop.  He runs the Quillin Leather and Tack store that is located at 1929 S. Main Street in Paris Kentucky.  There you can find a wealth of products from farm necessities to things like horse blankets, grooming supplies - and of course: TACK!

Congratulations to Ralph Quillin for his efforts in promoting farm advancements in the Bluegrass state!

The license plates cost $44.  [It requires a $28 deposit to be sent in along with the application to the World Games 2010 Foundation.]  Once the 900 applications for the license plates has been received, the deposits will be cashed, and the Department of Motor Vehicles will begin production of the plates.

Once the license plates have completed production, persons will be able to visit their local county clerk to pick up their World Equestrian Games license plates and pay the remaining $16 balance owed.  Annual renewal costs is expected to be approximately $30.