Horse country by danette

Horse country

Ocala is certainly horse country. 14 of the horses in the Kentucky Derby this year were born or trained in Ocala. As we were driving around, we noticed this new subdivision with the gate open, so I took advantage and photographed this beautiful fountain. The gate had closed behind us, so I was glad we were able to get out!

Since I took this while on a mini-vacation, I will use it for today's word of vacation (how I wish I were on a longer one!).
What a pretty scene. So cool how the horse is at the top. Great find and capture.
June 15th, 2013  
Horses are beautiful and I didn't know that Ocala was so important as horse country :)
June 15th, 2013  
Beautiful shot. I love this scene.
June 15th, 2013  
Glad you weren't trapped! What a great capture!
June 16th, 2013  
A sculpture of grand scale on top of that fountain!
June 16th, 2013  
What a beautiful fountain
June 16th, 2013  
My grandson loves horses. When he was visiting us before his move to Florida a friend of ours told him about a place around the Panama City area that had a lot of horses. She told him maybe he could get a job working at the stables.
June 16th, 2013  
What a beautiful scene!! So pleased you could get out again!!
June 16th, 2013  
@mittens @anazad511 @jesperani @darylo @calm @bkbinthecity @skipt07 @pamknowler
Ocala competes with Lexington, KY as the Horse Capital of the World for a number of reasons but the main reason is the type of soil, known as #8 soil. Horses thrive on this kind of soil and it is mainly found in the NW area of Ocala, where I had my house!
June 17th, 2013  
What a wonderful statue!
June 17th, 2013  
Meg
Beautiful Danette....congrats on 365!
June 17th, 2013  
Beautiful shot.
June 22nd, 2013  
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