NEWS RELEASE Lisa Jackson Kentucky Horse Park 859-259-4224 Lisa.Jackson@ky.gov
KENTUCKY HORSE PARK CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY The Showplace for Saddlebreds/American Saddlebred Museum Open Wednesday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2013) - The Kentucky Horse Park will be closed on Thanksgiving Eve and Day, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 27-28, 2013. The park is normally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during the winter season, so the park is also closed Nov. 25-26 this week. The park will be open its normal schedule Friday through Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Showplace for Saddlebreds, the American Saddlebred Museum and Gift Shop, regularly part of the Kentucky Horse Park admission ticket, will be open on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a special admission rate of only $3 per person. The museum will be closed Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving and will reopen Friday following the Kentucky Horse Park schedule.
The special holiday driving event, Southern Lights, is open every night until Dec. 31, 2013 from 5:30-10 p.m. The other attractions inside the park will be open every night except Nov. 28 and Dec. 24-31. The lighted drive will be the only attraction offered Nov. 28 and Dec. 24-31. The cost is $15 per passenger car Sunday through Thursday evenings and $20 per passenger car on Friday and Saturday nights.
Information about Kentucky Horse Park is available at 859-233-4303, 800-678-8813 or www.KyHorsePark.com. Information about Southern Lights is available through the KHP Foundation at 859-255-5727 or at www.SouthernLightsKy.org.
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The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm/theme park and equine competition facility dedicated to man's relationship with the horse. The park is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and hosted more than 800,000 visitors and campers, as well as 15,000 competition horses in more than 200 special events and horse shows in 2012. The park is home to the National Horse Center, which comprises more than 30 national and regional equine organizations. Located at Exit 120, Interstate 75, just north of Lexington, the Kentucky Horse Park is The place to get close to horses. Information about the park's programs and activities can be found on-line at www.KyHorsePark.com, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube and Instagram.
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