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A Walk Among the Horses ... Part Six

As our remaining horses become more far-flung, this project is more about driving and less about walking. Nonetheless, Alec and I did our share of walking with the first three horses today, which are all at the Bluegrass Airport. One was inside, but the other two were at entrances to the airport, which required walking through grassy areas not really intended for pedestrians.

This horse was inside the airport terminal:

Pegasus Flight

This horse celebrates our Sister Cities, including Deauville and its neighboring town of Falaise, where Caroline had a summer internship last year.

Sister Cities

Deauville

And this horse greets those entering the airport:

True Colors

True Colors closeup

Later today, we drove over to the vicinity around the University of Kentucky to "catch" four more horses.

Casablanca

Sam, the Fan

This horse has several foals (painted by the students at various elementary schools) surrounding it.

Stone Horse

You would never know from this shot that this horse is overlooking Lexington's busiest thoroughfare, Nicholasville Road!

Equestrian

Our count now is up to 78 horses ... we only have four more horses left to see!

A Walk Among the Horses ... Part Five

Driving around Lexington in search of horses probably isn't everyone's idea of a fun Saturday night activity, but that's what Alec and I did. We started first with a horse we had missed before on Vine Street, maybe because it's dark in color (although it is wired to generate its own light inside) and raised up off street level.

Day Star

This horse was in the Woodward Heights neighborhood:

It's Rocking Lexington

One of my very favorites ... this horse looks good enough to eat, and it's appropriately situated across from Wine + Market, where they sell arguably the best baguettes in town.

Lady Godiva's Horse

But, so far, I think this one is my all-round favorite because the colors are just beautiful. And, it's in front of one of my favorite restaurants, Jonathan's at Gratz Park Inn ... which would make a great excuse to eat out there more often :)

Lesson in Walking on Water

And I like the way the horse seems to be peeking out as you're walking down the street!

This horse is at Sayre School:

Kentucky in Black and White

We had to hunt around for these two horses, which are located at the "Isaac Murphy Memorial Garden" ... basically just a field in an "up and coming" (but right now, a bit sketchy) neighborhood near downtown. The garden has a big sign saying that it's going to be an "art garden" ... I guess the horses are the first temporary exhibits.

Kentucky's Power

Knight and Day

I was surprised to find this horse in front of the Walton Avenue office of our former kitchen designer.

The Industrial Evolution

And this horse is in front of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. In 2000, the "Mirrored Horse," one of the kids' favorites, was placed here:

These Colors Run

And, finally, I took advantage of the relatively little traffic to cross Richmond Road to photograph this horse:

Old Lexington

So ... that leaves only eleven horses left on our quest!

A Walk Among the Horses ... Part Four

Thankfully, we are experiencing cooler weather in the Bluegrass, at least for a day or two. Despite spending the day at the Newport Aquarium, I was up for an early evening walk with Alec to nab as many horses as we could. Weather and lighting conditions being nearly ideal, we ended up visiting almost all the central downtown horses, starting at George's office building (the big blue building) and making a loop from Phoenix Park to Triangle Park and back.

The first two horses were in the courthouse square:

Kentucky Theatre Day and Night (Night)

Kentucky Theatre Day and Night (Day)

Lexington (left side)

Lexington (right side)

The next two horses are not part of the "official" 82 ... but instead are two of the seven full-size horses painted by local high schools. These are placed at various libraries throughout town, with these two being in front of the Central Library.

Eulogia

Bottle Up

Now back to the official 82:

Dark Star

Man O'Worchid

This is one of my new favorites:

Grapevine

This horse is covered with maps of Kentucky:

Glorious Cartographer

Egyptian Treasure

Bourbon Barrel Horse

Red River Parade

Goochiepoochieploddapony

The Siren of the Bluegrass

The Siren of the Bluegrass closeup

Crazy Quilted Horse

Race to Reason

Bewitched

Midway

Midway closeup

Cloisonneigh

Henry, a Tribute to Henry Faulkner

Running Around in Circles

Saw(yier) Horse (left side)

Saw(yier) Horse (right side)

Digital Horse

Keeneland Experience

Silver Rose

Nightmare

Nightmare closeup

So after that marathon session, what's our tally? We've visited/photographed a whooping 61 horses and have only 21 left! However, these will require more effort, as we've now exhausted almost all the "downtown" horses. The others are more spread out, with some even on the far edges of Fayette County!