Josh: Hey, good day everyone! So today we are here at the Thoroughbred Center just
outside of Lexington Kentucky. So like I mentioned in the last video, Kentucky is
known for a couple things - the most prominent one being the Kentucky Derby,
and horse racing as a whole. So we decided to partake in something that is
very close to this, and the Thoroughbred Center is a place where they keep and
train and condition racehorses. So we're going be doing a tour of the
facility and we're going check it out see what it's like and I believe it's
going be really a good time! I think the tour is an hour or an hour and a half
long, so there's going be lots to see, lots to do, so I hope you guys like the video.
The Thoroughbred Center
So this particular facility can house up to 1000 different horses.
So right now they have about 800.
And for board it's about $200 per month.
So that's not including their food or medication or anything else that the
horses may need while they're staying here, that is just for their actual stay.
Guide: Now he will bare his teeth and shake his head. See.
He always does that.
He's a show-off.
He's a little brat.
Come on boy.
Don't bite.
Now he's a cribber, what they call a cribber.
Now he does that because he gets a kind of "high" from that.
There's not a lot of horses that do this, but they do it. See!
If you wanna pet him go up very slow.
Very slow. Let him smell your hand. Like now you can do it really easy.
He's a pretty horse!
He's a chunky horse boy!
He's really, really big.
They have buckets here where they get their water. Their water and their feed.
She's either nervous or a ghost is on the way (you decide)
Josh: You're going to have to stand...there you go.
Guide: This horse, she made him $133,000 USD
She's going to have a beautiful baby!
She just got pregnant not too long ago.
I love this horse I tell you, but she belongs to Phil.
She likes to lick.
She'll lick your hand if you let her.
In case you didn't notice - this horse is massive.
Alright everyone, thank you so much for joining us. It was really fun, it's been a
long time since I've been to like a horse barn, or a horse place before.
What about you?
Akane: I love it.
Josh: She loves it! When was the last time you saw horses?
Akane: 10 years ago.
Josh: 10 years ago? Wow!
Mine wasn't that bad.
Have you ever ridden a horse?
Akane: When I was a little kid. Like 3 or 4 years old.
Yeah so, it is a great day to get out and
pat some horses, see how they train their racing horses, it seems like a lot of
them are very young - they start training them around two years old, and then
usually most of them are retired by four - so not a whole lot of time to be in your
profession. And yeah! Too expensive for me - they say the average racehorses has
about thirty thousand dollars ($30,000 USD) put in towards them - so yeah.
Alright guys,
thank you so much for watching! If you liked the video let me know, hit the
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Alright guys, see you next time! bye!
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Filmed May 2018