Road to the Horse

Overview

The Road to the Horse is an annual colt-starting competition held at the Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Four trainers are invited to choose a colt from a remuda of untouched three-year old quarter horses. They then have a specified amount of time over three days to gently get a saddle and tack on the colt and ride it. Road to the Horse was by Tootie Bland and is now part of Morris Communications Company since 2018. In the past, the competition has been held at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas and Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.