10 year-old "Beagle Buddy" lounges in the sun outside The Stage Stop off Louisville Road in Bardstown. Owners Donna Corum and Howard Perkins raise Tennessee walking horses and tend to the family farm.
Hats are casually organized at The Stage Stop in Bardstown.Howard Perkins enjoys a little music during slow times at The Stage Stop in Bardstown.
A century-old cash register has a maximum ring-up of $3.99. Donna Corum uses a calculator for every other purchase.Donna Corum jokes with Tammy Abell, 31, (left) of Holy Cross, as she fits boots Friday morning at The Stage Stop in Bardstown. At right is friend Shaina Newton, 11."Darn cats get in the way," said Howard Perkins as he walks the narrow ledge of his barn behind The Stage Stop in Bardstown.
Decorative hooks hold tack on the horse barn walls behind The Stage Stop in Bardstown.Howard Perkins tends to his horses Wednesday evening behind The Stage Stop in Bardstown. Beauties, aren't they," he asks.Another day ends for The Stage Stop in Bardstown as Howard pulls the barn door closed.