One of the highlights of the trip
Stonestreet welcomed us with a private tour of their incredibly beautiful facility on the Sunday morning of our trip. With RTIP graduate Hillary Neese as our tour guide, we were shown around the farm and the barns, noticing that each was named for a different wine. We were introduced to the weanlings as they made their way from the barn to the paddocks and the broodmares who were still with their foals.
After learning how the farm functions through the seasons, it was time to meet its most famous resident, Rachel Alexandra. Hillary answered many questions about Rachel Alexandra and the two retired broodmares who are her pasture buddies. The group gathered along the fence line as she showed off for the crowd (always in the lead!).
The tour at Stonestreet was one of the highlights of the trip as it showed us so much about the broodmare side of a commercial breeding operation. — Taylor Owens