A Horse Lover's Guide to Kentucky

By Patti Nickell

Horse Lover’s Guide to Kentucky is the ultimate tour of the equine capital of the world. Veteran travel writer Patti Nickell explores the cultural and historical importance of the horse to the commonwealth and shows visitors and residents the best places to get up close and personal with horses.
Horse Lover’s Guide takes readers inside:

Famous horse farms such as Calumet and Claiborne; Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, and historic Keeneland Race Course; the Kentucky Horse Park and other equine attractions; unique places to stay, dine, and shop.

While horses are the main focus of the book, Horse Lover’s Guide to Kentucky is also a roadmap to the state itself — its history, fascinating characters — past and present — and the most intriguing places it has to offer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eclipse Press
• Release date: Nov 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781581502169

Patti Nickell

Patti Nickell is a freelance travel writer whose assignments have taken her to 101 countries and six continents, where she has gotten plenty of fodder for her bi-monthly travel features in the Lexington Herald-Leader.Her articles have also appeared in numerous newspapers, including the Washington Post, San Antonio Express News, FortWorth Star Telegram, Dallas Morning News, and USA Today, andin magazines such as Keeneland magazine, Elite Traveler, Woman’s Day, European Homes and Gardens, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Las Vegas magazine, Forbes, and Forbes Asia. In addition, she has contributed to Fodor’s Travel Guide and television’s The Travel Channel, and has done consulting work for the Kentucky Department of Tourism and the Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau.Prior to moving to Lexington, Patti lived in New Orleans, whereshe was a staff writer for CityBusiness newspaper, and contributed to New Orleans magazine, Southern Woman, Gambit, and the Times-Picayune, and served as travel editor of New Orleans City Life magazine. She was the recipient of the New Orleans Press Club’s highest award for print journalism, the Alex Waller Award, for a piece that appeared in New Orleans magazine.Horse Lover’s Guide to Kentucky is her first book.