Sports Horse Racing Horses on a Kentucky farm are helping men build sober lives, gain work and reunite families. ... a 36-year-old former underground coal miner from eastern Kentucky.

The 1,000-pound animals unnerved him upon his arrival at a farm outside Lexington that teaches horsemanship to addicts, with the prospects of a job and a future if they get clean.

That includes rising at 4:30 a.m., cleaning their room, keeping the public areas spotless. There are Alcoholic Anonymous meetings at 6 a.m. and work hours run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. four days a week.

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Rodriguez, one of two Bob Baffert-trained horses that were scheduled to run in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, has been scratched from the race.

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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jaron Kohari never thought his path to sobriety would involve horses. The 1,000-pound animals unnerved him upon his arrival at a farm outside Lexington that teaches… ...

Thoroughbred horses on a sprawling Kentucky farm are helping men trying to carve out ... a 36-year-old former underground coal miner from eastern Kentucky. ... AP horse racing: https://apnews.com ...

“You’re not used to caring for anything,” said Kohari, a 36-year-old former underground coal miner from eastern Kentucky. “You’re kind of selfish and these horses require your attention ...