Kentucky Diehard Endurance Ride at The Nature Preserve at Shaker Village

The weather was near perfect for the Kentucky Diehard Endurance Ride at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill & The Nature Preserve at Shaker Village just south of Lexington Kentucky. I stayed overnight in an old Shaker Village meeting house before the ride on Saturday November 21, 2009. My room was on the third floor up a very narrow staircase with a latch door and simple decor (except the bathroom which was modern). The room light was a lamp in the form of a candle stick and a dim electric candle light bulb.

This building was about 300 yards from the stable at Shaker Village where most of the riders had their trailers parked. Stalls and running water was available.

The well kept trails were beautiful with rolling hills and taking the riders right past the buildings of the main part of Shaker Village then out into the countryside through meadows and rolling hills. Many areas had beautiful stone fences along the trails. The brochure says there are 3000 acres of original Shaker countryside.

There were lots and lots of smiles throughout this well organized endurance ride. This is a don’t miss ride for 2010.

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The gallery is here: Kentucky Diehards Endurance