Interview with Joseph "Butch" Murrell, August 6, 2008
Project: Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this second interview, Butch Murrell continues to share stories of working for E.V. Benjamin at Big Sink, and later for Three Chimneys Farm. He recalls his more than twenty-five years working the Thoroughbred auctions at Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton. Murrell tells of caring for horses owned by William Farish and working with veterinarians including Dr. Larry Bramlage. He also discusses changes in the care of horses and in farm labor.Interview Accession
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Benjamin, E. V. Big Sink Farm (Ky.) Farish, William Stamps, III, 1939- Horse grooms--Interviews Murrell, Joseph "Butch", 1943- Murrell, Joseph "Butch", 1943- --Interviews Nosey Nan (Race horse) Thoroughbred horse Three Chimneys Farm (Ky.) Veterinary medicine--Kentucky Horse industry Horse farmsInterview Rights
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Murrell, Joseph Interview by Kim Lady Smith. 06 Aug. 2008. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Murrell, J. (2008, August 06). Interview by K. L. Smith. Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Murrell, Joseph, interview by Kim Lady Smith. August 06, 2008, Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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