[Jim 9922]

What you want is Farm Tours Of Ocala. Local Ocala horse-connected person takes you on a tour of the Breeders Assoc, training track and 3 or 4 farms. Tours are done personally in groups of 6 to 10 people in a Ford van. Cost is about $50 for a 3 1/2 hour tour. WELL WORTH the money and time. She varies the farms during the year so as not to wear out her welcome. Each tour usually includes a stud farm, a training farm and a "nursery " farm which has many colts. Over the years we have taken 5 or 6 tours and have been treated to behind-the -scenes operations of many different farms. In several instances the farm owners meet with the tour to personally explain their operations. She also points out notable farms and local horse history while driving around the back roads to visit the farms. A great tour for adults and kids. We took our 6 year old granddaughter on one and the visit to the breeding farm was "toned down" to a very acceptable level for that age and yet conveyed fully how the operation was run. Usually the tours include feeding carrots to the horses at a couple of farms which really makes it especially great for kids of all ages. Google the name and it will lead you to the web site. Who knows what the operations are now during the current C-19 panic. I do know that Winter tours are usually booked a month in advance. Summer tours seem more like 2 weeks with lots of visiting families participating.