THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — 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 horsemanship to addicts, with the prospects of a job and a future if they get clean. But in short order they were making him feel content, the same emotion he used to chase with alcohol and drugs. Read More

As the sun rises over Taylor Made Farm in Jessamine County, several dozen men gather in a home, heads bowed, and deep in prayer. Each man is on a journey to rebuild a life shattered by drug and alcohol addiction. Welcome to Stable Recovery, a long-term residential program focused on helping men not only become sober but find a path to a successful life that includes a meaningful career. Read More Or listen below

WASHINGTON — Final Gambit didn’t take home the garland of roses in this year’s Kentucky Derby, but finished fourth in the field. Blane Servis, who helped Brad Cox train the horse at Turfway Park, was among those cheering him on. Read More

ABC36 NEWS NOW — Keeneland and Stable Recovery, an addiction rehabilitation program, are teaming up to provide a peer-driven program that offers those in recovery a chance to learn skills needed to work in the Thoroughbred industry. Read More

The Stable Recovery program at Taylor Made Farm changes lives with the remarkable healing power of animals.

AMERICA'S BEST RACING — Addiction is a disease that has affected almost everyone in some capacity and the road to recovery can be a long, uphill battle with both victories and setbacks along the way. Read More

Recovery center prepares people to work in one of the Commonwealth's signature industries.

Throughout the course of Scott Shepherd’s life, his mind had always been plagued by chronic, inescapable fear and doubt.