Field of Broken Dreams
I was
out exploring the beautiful countryside in 2019. I was searching for
junkyards close to my home and I found one just outside of Paris, Ky. It
took me a while to find the driveway/road back to it as it sits about a
half mile from the main road. It was a rutted dirt road and had water
standing from the recent rains.
As I drove toward my destination, I was reminded of the movie
"Deliverance" and I could hear the banjos playing in my mind. I realized
that I had told no one where I was going and that if I disappeared,
then that was that. None of this turned out to be true, the gentleman
that runs the place was very nice and let me wander through the rows and
back fields to take pictures of rusted vehicles. I found several that
where worthy of being immortalized in color pencil.
When I did research on this bus, it seems no one has any idea about
where it came from, why it has Kentucky Saddler on the marquis and what
it was used for. I contacted the museum at Keeneland,, Lexington
Library, UK digital Library and no one has any idea about this bus. I
then contacted Marmon Herrington and they did not have any information
either.
About the Horse
The American Saddlebred is a horse breed from the United States.
This breed was referred to as the "Horse America Made".[1] Descended
from riding-type horses bred at the time of the American Revolution, the
American Saddlebred includes the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer,
Morgan and Thoroughbred among its ancestors. Developed into its modern
type in Kentucky, it was once known as the "Kentucky Saddler", and used
extensively as an officer's mount in the American Civil War. In 1891, a
breed registry was formed in the United States. Throughout the 20th
century, the breed's popularity continued to grow in the United States,
and exports began to South Africa and Great Britain. Since the formation
of the US registry, almost 250,000 American S
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