That's right. John Lyons is coming to the Kentucky Horse Park on January 16 - 17, 2010. It'll be the opening event for the Kentucky Horse Park's new Indoor Arena!

LEXINGTON, KY (October 27, 2009) The Kentucky Horse Park and the Center for Women in Racing announced today that they are partnering to bring world-renowned horse trainer, John Lyons, to a symposium extravaganza weekend in the new state-of-the-art Indoor Arena January 16-17, 2010.

       "Circle of Champions 2010: A John Lyons Symposium" will be the first major event and trade show in the Indoor Arena in 2010, and will serve as a flagship event at the Kentucky Horse Park in anticipation of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in the fall.  John Lyons will be working his magic as a horse whisperer with a variety of horses throughout the weekend representing the multi-breed, multi-discipline theme of the year.

     "We are delighted to welcome John Lyons at our opening event in the new Indoor Arena next year," said John Nicholson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park.  "I have admired Mr. Lyons for years, and have marveled at his ability to work miracles with everything from backyard ponies to racing Thoroughbreds."

      The weekend will include demonstrations from locally owned horses within the disciplines of reining, eventing, vaulting, jumping, driving and dressage.  A demonstration of Thoroughbreds in transition from the racetrack will also be included under the direction of the co-sponsor, the Center for Women in Racing , a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women in the racing industry with retired racehorses in an aftercare facility in Paris, Kentucky.

Get your gear on and make plans to attend the opening event for the NEW INDOOR ARENA.  The Kentucky Horse Park has made a LOT of improvements in preparation for the World Equestrian Games that are coming to Kentucky September 25 - October 10th, 2010.

The Kentucky Horse Park has stabling available for almost 2,000 horses and a resort style campground for event attendees.

Welcome to Central Kentucky, the Horse Capital of the World!

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 that hosted nearly 900,000 visitors and campers, as well as 15,000 competition horses in more than 100 special events and horse shows in 2008.  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.   Open daily March 15 to October 31, and Wednesday through Sunday, November 1 to March 14.

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