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Student Study Guide

Americas Heartland

Episode 105 Kentucky Horse Park

1. What is the location for this segment of Americas Heartland

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(city or town)
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(state)
2. Horses have been our beasts of burden, for transportation, served in war and peace, and been our
partners in spirited competition. How long has this relationship existed?
3. When and why did East Coast breeders move their horses?

4. Why did they stay there?

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5. List four breeds of horses you can learn about at the Kentucky Horse Park:

6. What percent of Kentucky Derby winners have been born in Kentucky?

7. What surprising facts might a visitor learn about managing horses?

8. What important American event would not have happened if it had not been for the horse? Why?

2008, KVIE and the American Farm Bureau.