the farm
The land that is home to Heartwood Farm has been recognized as prime horse country since the 1700s.
Its modern agricultural story begins in the mid-twentieth century, when master cattle trader Julian Rogers merged several farms into a single property. What Rogers assembled was exceptional by any measure: rolling Bluegrass pastures, rich limestone-filtered soil, and the kind of topography that has always produced good horses.
300+
YEARS OF HISTORY
1,200
ACRES
1903
OLDEST BARNS BUILT
A HISTORY IN CHAPTERS
1700s
Virginians push west and settle in Kentucky. The land that is now Heartwood Farm, which sits two miles from a Revolutionary War site, is recognized as prime land for raising horses.
Mid 1900s
Prominent cattle trader Julian Rogers merged a handful of farms to form one property.
1971
The Parrish Family & Bull Hancock Jr. purchase the land from Rogers and christen it Indian Creek Farm.
2026
Heartwood Farm is established by Juan Aguilar and Sarah Sutherland.
same land. same standards. new chapter.
some things don't change.
the 1,200 acres remain among the most productive in bourbon county.
The soil here is exceptional. Its quality is reflected in the champions it has nurtured.
At Heartwood, we board broodmares, foals, and yearlings across this property year-round. Some of our clients race their stock. Others sell. Our foal and yearling consignments are comprised almost entirely of horses raised by us since day one.
We know the mares. We know the families.
when it comes time to sell, that depth of knowledge goes with the horse.
Heartwood Farm takes its name from the densest, most enduring part of a tree—the core that forms over time and holds everything else up. It is a word that nods to the history of this land, and to what we believe a horse's early years should be: a foundation strong enough to carry everything that follows.
