WEG Games to Highlight Kentucky Experience

As Lexington prepares for the two-week extravaganza known as the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, state officials want to make sure the rest of Kentucky is part of the party, too.

To that end, they plan to set up a 25,000 foot, three-part pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park for the Games called The Kentucky Experience.

One one side, visitors can sip bourbon; on the other, they can explore a virtual Mammoth Cave; and straight ahead, they can listen to pure Kentucky bluegrass.
 
The Kentucky Experience, a pavilion at the World Equestrian Games, will highlight various regions of the state and allow the areas other than Lexington to have a presence at the 2010 event.

“It is all about Kentucky, and we are anxious to educated our visitors about what there is to see and do in Kentucky,” said Cheryl Hatcher, chief marketing officer for the Kentucky Department of Travel…

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Date: 7-6-2009
By: www.kentucky.com