Kentucky facts and facts about kentuckies, from the Random Facts shelf.
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Although bourbon is Kentucky's leading export and its production directly employs thousands of people, it is illegal to buy the
product in the very counties in which it is produced. They are all, to this day, still dry.
"Even someone who doesn't know much about horses can learn a lot about equine health just by watching the post parade from the stable to the gates during the May 6 Kentucky Derby, says an equine veterinarian at Purdue University."
A healthy horse has a resting heart rate, of 40-45 beats per minute.
The respiratory rate of an adult horse at rest is 8-16 breaths per minute.
A horse's body temperature is between 98 and 101 degrees.