The interview is part of an ongoing project called Life’s Work, which documents the stories of equine industry professionals many of whom have spent their entire lives with the care and management of Thoroughbred horses. The interviews reflect on breeding, foaling, racing, farm management, history, and after care amidst the ups and downs of economics, success, and luck. The launch of Life’s Work results from the partnership with UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, Keeneland Association, Keeneland Library and Museum Foundation, and the Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN). Twenty interviews, conducted by TDN’s Chris McGrath and based in the Kentucky Bluegrass, constitute the initial harvest gathered in July 2019.
Access the Nunn Center’s full interview with Arthur B. Hancock III online:
https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7106xqph662
Access the Nunn Center’s Life’s Work: Reflections on Life in the Equine Industry Oral History Project online: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7lqxqwlnc2x
Here are some other related Nunn Center collections:
Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Project Summary
This project contains interviews with a variety of Kentucky horse industry professionals from trainers, owners, and farm managers to jockeys and breeders. Subjects discussed include Kentucky politics and government, Kentucky Derby, racing organizations, national race tracks, Churchill Downs, horse racing, horse breeding, farm management, thoroughbred race horses, African Americans in the horse industry, women in the horse industry, equine medicine, and laws and legislation. Thoroughbred Industry audio-visual project interviews conducted by Blood-Horse Magazine are also included in this collection.
https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt78gt5ff61n
Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry Oral History Project
Project Summary
The Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry is an online, interactive archive of photos, documents, artifacts, and oral histories of African Americans who have worked, and continue to work in equine industries. The International Museum of the Horse partnered with the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History to archive and preserve the oral history component of the Chronicle.
https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7qt7l5rpzzd
Equestrian Competition Oral History Project
Project Summary
This is a series of interviews with members of the horse industry, with a focus on the 2010 World Equestrian Games held in Lexington, Kentucky.
