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Whittle Family Raises Horses

story by Kerry Maloney

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Annette leans in to pet Lady as she and the girls make their way back from the neighbor's house after taking care of their horse's while they are away. Horses are really good for kids," said Annette, "They teach them all the aspects of life kind of in one little world. A lot of kids that live in town will never know that."

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Annette Whittle helps her daughter Chelsea to clean out the neighbors horse stalls while they are away. Horses are really good for kids," said Annette, "They teach them all the aspects of life kind of in one little world. A lot of kids that live in town will never know that."

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Chelsea pulls back her hair on the fence while her sister works a horse in the barn.

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Chelsea, 12, reluctantly fills out her 4-H record book due to the persistence of her sister Jennifer, 17, who does the county 4-H newsletter over the girls' week-long fall break from school.

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Chelsea and Jennifer take a break on their farm in Anderson County after feeding horses. "If Chelsea wasn't here there woulddn't be any excitement," said Jennifer.

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Kayaira Doss, 4, spends the afternoon with her dad Jason Doss at Carol's Family Restaraunt, which was formerly Anderson Grill, on Main Street to eat burgers and sing nursery rhymes. Kayaria's pre-school was on fall break so she got to go to college with her Dad who is a student at Kentucky Sate.